Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics a…
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President Donald Trump fires US Attorney General Pam Bondi, US media report ⊖
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Trump had reportedly privately discussed the possibility of firing Bondi and replacing her with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
25 days ago
US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding ⊖
Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal
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Mining made this US tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life ⊖
The Quapaw Nation is the only US Native community to carry out a cleanup of one of the country’s worst sites of environmental contamination
They call this land the Laue. In the late 1800s, part of the…
45 days ago
The Guardian view on Trump’s war on science: Europe should pick up talent fleeing the US | Editorial ⊖
The president’s cuts have defunded and alienated thousands of American scientists. Europe can benefit, if it makes the right offer
Donald Trump has spent much of his second term at war with science an…
48 days ago
How Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oil ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Without federal climate regulation, fossil fuel industry may be more vulnerable to local lawsuits
The Trump administration’s repeal of a foundational climate determination could clear a path for new l…
54 days ago
Trump has done more than harm the government’s ability to fight global heating | Jamil Smith ⊖⊖
By repealing the EPA’s determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health, the president is denying reality itself
The climate crisis is killing people. These deaths are measurable, documented…
55 days ago
Bayer agrees to $7.25bn proposed settlement over Roundup weedkiller lawsuits ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Thousands of lawsuits accuse the agrochemical maker of failing to warn people that its weedkiller could cause cancer
The agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed…
58 days ago
Trump’s repeal of landmark Obama-era climate rule: four key takeaways ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Environmental groups say ‘cynical and devastating’ reversal of endangerment finding has grave implications
The Trump administration has dismantled the basis for all US climate regulations, in its most…
59 days ago
Enforcement of laws against polluters nearly non-existent in US, analysis finds ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
EPA’s records show one environmental consent decree filed in last year – 26 were filed in year one of first Trump term
Enforcement of environmental laws against major polluters has virtually ground to…