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Dwindling Colorado River Can’t Wait For States To Cut Water Use, Experts Say

"A group of experts says Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado River. The river’s major reservoirs are less than one-third full, and another dry winter would push reservoirs toward critically low levels."

Source: LA Times, 09/15/2025

"Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs"

"FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny."

Source: KFF Health News, 09/15/2025

MAHA Report Critics Say Corporate Pressure Wins Over Public Health

"A long-awaited and highly controversial report issued on Tuesday by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission provides a few “crumbs” for public and environmental health advocates, but big wins for powerful food and chemical industries seeking to skirt limits on their products and practices."

Source: The New Lede, 09/11/2025

House Bill Amending Clean Water Act Could Mean Dirtier Water in Iowa and US

"A bill drastically reducing the scope of the Clean Water Act passed through committee in the U.S. House and will likely reach the floor for debate later this month. The legislation would narrow the definition of bodies of water that qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act and would remove laws requiring permits before discharging pesticides or manure-contaminated stormwater from factory farms into waterways."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/10/2025

"Budget Shortfalls Put Mass Transit At Risk Across US"

"Transit agencies have been warning for years that the twin problems of diminished ridership and rising costs could send entire public transportation systems into a tailspin. Now, some worry that day has come."

Source: E&E News, 09/10/2025

"Fat Bear Week Is Coming. Prepare To Binge On Bear Cams."

"Fat Bear Week, an online vote conducted via a single-elimination bracket, will take place from Sept. 23 to 30, the National Park Service announced Thursday."

Source: Washington Post, 09/08/2025

Small Communities Lack Advanced Water Treatment For PFAS, Other Contaminants

"As the US wrestles with how to deal with widespread PFAS pollution in drinking water supplies, most utilities are lacking advanced filtration systems that could protect public health from not just PFAS but an array of harmful contaminants, according to a new study."

Source: The New Lede, 09/05/2025

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