"Federal Chemical Safety Board Sends Warning on Trump Disaster Policy"
"The board said the administration is taking “a significant step backwards” on preventing chemical disasters."
Source: New York Times, 05/19/2026
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"E.P.A. to End Some Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water"
"The Trump administration announced Monday that it will drop some limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water that officials had determined can cause cancer and other serious health problems — angering some key activists who had supported President Trump’s campaign."
Source: New York Times, 05/19/2026Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Okla. Regulators Don't Help.
"The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act like it would go away,” the family says."
Source: Frontier/ProPublica, 05/19/2026"Data Centers Drive 76% Surge In PJM Power Prices"
"The findings highlight inflationary pressures on electricity costs in mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. “The price impacts on customers have been very large and are not reversible,” the grid market monitor said."
Source: E&E News, 05/19/2026Calif. Hazardous Waste Rules Slammed as Years Late and ‘Polluter-Friendly’
"Wherever they turn, residents in and around Santa Fe Springs, California, contend with toxic hazards." "Proposed hazardous waste oversight changes are years behind schedule and fail to account for a community’s health risks from pollution, environmental groups warn."
Source: Capital & Main, 05/19/2026TVA Put Out Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks. Experts Call it ‘Dishonest.’
"A 35-page booklet distributed in a public meeting by the Tennessee Valley Authority about coal ash is filled with “lies” and misleading information, according to coal ash researchers."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/19/2026Minnesota Sues 3M, Says PFAS From Cottage Grove Continue To Pollute Water
"The state of Minnesota has filed a new lawsuit against Maplewood-based 3M, alleging that PFAS from the company’s manufacturing plant in Cottage Grove continue to contaminate groundwater and the Mississippi River."
Source: MPR News, 05/19/2026Steve Pearce's Confirmation Tested Senate Public Lands Caucus. It Failed
"The Senate on Monday narrowly confirmed Steve Pearce, a former New Mexico congressman with a long history of pushing for federal public land sell-offs, to serve as director of the Bureau of Land Management."
Source: Public Domain, 05/19/2026"Trump Picks A Potomac River Site For ‘Heroes’ Statue Garden"
"President Donald Trump said Friday that he plans to build a statue garden of “American heroes” at a park location along the Potomac River near the Tidal Basin in Washington."
Source: E&E News, 05/19/2026"The Surprising Climate Fix That Democrats And Republicans Both Love"
"Politicians across the spectrum want more housing. Apartments are a great answer, because they also slash carbon emissions in a big way."
Source: Grist, 05/18/2026Appeals Court Weighs Legality Of Orders Keeping Michigan Coal Plant Open
"Michigan’s Department of Attorney General and several environmental justice groups presented oral arguments on Friday before a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, arguing that emergency orders that kept the J.H. Campbell coal plant from retiring were illegal applications of federal law."
Source: Michigan Advance, 05/18/2026"China Widens Its Clean Energy Lead"
"While Chinese companies continue to expand their dominance of clean energy industries, the data shows, their American counterparts are withdrawing from those sectors."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/15/2026Trump EPA Aims To Roll Back Limits On Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to roll back limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers through polluted groundwater, saying a three-year-old rule is unduly costly for the energy industry at a time when energy demand is spiking."
Source: AP, 05/15/2026"US EPA Proposes Delaying Enforcement Of Biden Vehicle Pollution Rule"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed a delay in enforcement of a regulation requiring significant cuts in air pollution from vehicles."
Source: Reuters, 05/15/2026Watchdog Groups Urge Senate To Investigate Alito Over Oil Stock Conflicts
"The supreme court justice Samuel Alito, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating court ethics codes by participating in certain cases that could benefit big oil, government watchdog groups say. In a Thursday letter, a coalition of watchdog organizations called on the Senate judiciary committee to investigate Alito, the sole supreme court justice with holdings in energy companies."
Source: Guardian, 05/15/2026
