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After Bold Pledge, EPA Shelves Microplastics Testing In Drinking Water

"For the next five years, the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated it will not require public water utilities to test for microplastics or pharmaceuticals in drinking water, according to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register."

Source: Los Angeles Times, 07/01/2026

EPA Relied on Roundup Study After Learning Monsanto Was a “Ghost Writer”

"A newly revealed government memo identifies yet another compromised paper used to justify Roundup’s safety."

"The US Environmental Protection Agency has known for nearly a decade that an influential 2013 scientific paper that concluded glyphosate is safe was actually ghostwritten by developer Monsanto. But the agency never informed the public and continued to rely on it, according to an EPA memo obtained by Mother Jones and revealed here for the first time.

Source: Mother Jones, 06/26/2026

Lawsuit Demands USDA Release Records On Glyphosate Executive Order

"The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is violating the law by failing to turn over records related to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump protecting production of the controversial pesticide glyphosate, according to a lawsuit filed Monday."

Source: The New Lede, 06/26/2026

Supreme Court Hands Bayer A Win on Roundup That Rattles MAHA

"The Supreme Court has dealt a devastating blow to the Make America Healthy Again Movement by blocking a path for users of the popular Roundup weedkiller to secure payouts from Monsanto for failing to disclose the product’s cancer risk."

Source: E&E News, 06/26/2026

"The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?"

"Since April, an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ballooned to 1,114 confirmed cases and 279 deaths, already the third-largest such epidemic since the disease was identified 50 years ago. Despite its worrying size, this outbreak is threaded with mystery — particularly regarding its origins."

Source: New York Times, 06/25/2026

Interview: "An EPA Researcher Details the Agency’s Assault on Science"

"In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting."

Source: YaleE360, 06/22/2026

Trump NSF Reverses Defunding Of Oceans-Monitoring Network After Outcry

"The National Science Foundation on Thursday reversed a decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists who rely on it to track everything from ocean circulation to extreme weather."

Source: AP, 06/22/2026

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