Pollution

"Republicans Move To Repeal Lead Limits Imposed By Biden-Era Rules"

"Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration are attempting to repeal the Biden administration’s groundbreaking rules that require all the country’s lead pipes to be replaced over the next 13 years and lower the limit on lead in water."

Source: Guardian, 02/06/2025

Advisers Push CDC To Explain Data Removal, Say When Info Will Be Restored

"Top advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking the agency’s acting director to explain the abrupt removal of information and data from CDC websites, and say when it will be restored." "Agencies took down info on topics including gender, vaccines, and climate change"

Source: STAT News, 02/04/2025

"Inside The Energy Department’s Partnership With The Plastics Industry"

"Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the country’s largest lobbying group for the plastics industry." "Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest."

Source: Grist/ExxonKnews, 02/04/2025

Levels Of Microplastics In Human Brains May Be Rapidly Rising: Study

"The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new study."

Source: Guardian, 02/04/2025

"East Palestine Residents Allege Wrongful Deaths From 2023 Derailment"

"A new lawsuit filed by more than 700 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, makes the first wrongful-death allegations in connection with the 2023 derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in the village."

Source: The Hill, 02/04/2025

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