People & Population

Internal Docs Show USDA Reorganization Aims To Gut Agency, Unions Say

"Labor unions and nonprofits moved to halt the Agriculture Department’s reorganization plans Wednesday, arguing USDA officials acknowledged their proposals will lead to mass resignations."

Source: E&E News, 07/06/2026

EPA Approves Three New Fluorocarbon Pesticides

"The Trump administration has approved three new pesticides that may be considered “forever chemicals” under an international definition, though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  is disputing the characterization."

Source: The Hill, 07/02/2026

Trump Unit Seeks To Stomp Out All Fires Quickly, Reviving Old Policy

"The deaths of three U.S. government firefighters in a Colorado wildfire are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire service and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly."

Source: AP, 07/02/2026

EPA Plans Roundtable On “Safety Challenges” Of Paraquat Weed Killer

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday that it will host a roundtable to hear from scientists, farmworkers, community advocates, and others to discuss the “documented safety challenges associated with the chemical,” and explore “potential solutions and alternatives.”"

Source: The New Lede, 07/02/2026

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