Environmental Health

Interpol-Backed Police Arrest Nearly 200 In Amazon Region Gold Mining Sweep

"Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday."

Source: AP, 01/23/2026

Hearing Shows Partisan Rift Over GOP Bill To Loosen Chemical Safety Rules

"The deep rift between Democrats and Republicans over the future of the nation’s premier chemical safety law was on full display on Thursday in a hearing designed to kickstart legislation that would allow faster federal approvals for new chemicals."

Source: The New Lede, 01/23/2026

Hearing Shows Partisan Rift Over GOP Bill To Loosen Chemical Safety Rules

"The deep rift between Democrats and Republicans over the future of the nation’s premier chemical safety law was on full display on Thursday in a hearing designed to kickstart legislation that would allow faster federal approvals for new chemicals. "

Source: The New Lede, 01/23/2026

Long-Banned Pesticide Still Showing Up In Long Beach And Other Communities

"A highly toxic pesticide that was banned in California more than two decades ago is still widely used across the state, potentially endangering communities near farm fields and bustling shipyards, according to a new study."

Source: LA Times, 01/23/2026

"Looming Water Supply 'Bankruptcy' Puts Billions At Risk, UN Report Warns"

"The world is facing irreversible water "bankruptcy", with billions of people struggling to cope with the consequences of decades of overuse as well as shrinking supplies from lakes, rivers, glaciers and wetlands, U.N. researchers said on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters, 01/21/2026

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