"A Warmer World Creates Bigger And More Damaging Hailstones, Study Says"
"A warmer world will likely make bigger and more damaging hail, a new study said."
Source: AP, 05/28/2026
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"The Cookware Industry Has a Major Fight Brewing Over PFAS Claims"
"The war over forever chemicals in cookware has seen celebrity chefs, major cookware makers, and state legislatures enter into battle. Now, a new front has opened over advertising claims."
Source: WIRED, 05/28/20261 Dead And 9 Missing After Chemical Tank Rupture At Washington Paper Plant
"At least one person has died, nine people were injured and nine employees remain unaccounted for after a large tank of chemical treatment product, including hazardous materials, ruptured at a paper and packaging facility in Washington state, fire officials said."
Source: CNN, 05/27/2026Trump Admin Proposes Non-Disclosure Agreements For All Federal Workers
"The Trump administration is planning a government-wide nondisclosure agreement that would bar federal workers from sharing a wide array of “confidential government information,” according to a draft notice posted to the Federal Register on Tuesday by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management." "The rule, aimed at cracking down on leaks to media organizations, would expand nondisclosure agreements instituted at the Pentagon and other agencies."
Source: Washington Post, 05/27/2026India Records Over 300 Suspected Heatstroke Cases As Temperatures Spike
"More than 300 suspected cases of heat-related illnesses have been reported in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh from the start of March to mid-May, the state's health department said."
Source: Reuters, 05/27/2026Vermont Is 1st US State To Ban Paraquat Herbicide Over Parkinson’s Fears
"Vermont is the first US state to ban the weedkilling pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical substantially increases the risk of the incurable brain ailment known as Parkinson’s disease."
Source: Guardian, 05/27/2026Trump’s FDA Delivers For Tobacco Following $5 Million Super PAC Donation
"During his yearlong tenure leading the Food and Drug Administration, Marty Makary managed to bother various constituencies, but it was fruit-flavored vapes that apparently sealed his fate."
Source: MS NOW, 05/27/2026"AI-Fueled Cyberattacks Threaten Water Sector, Experts Say"
"Artificial intelligence is making it easier for bad actors to initiate cyberattacks on water infrastructure, yet the water sector remains inadequately prepared, a panel of experts told lawmakers Thursday." "House lawmakers are considering whether more funding or expanded EPA authority could address the problem."
Source: E&E News, 05/27/2026"Interior Proposes Opening 95% Of Wildlife Refuges To Hunting"
"The Interior Department plans to expand hunting and fishing access across national parks and wildlife refuges." "The hunting and fishing expansions would occur at refuges in 32 states, while Interior also removed some restrictions on hunting at certain national parks."
Source: E&E News, 05/27/2026"U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel"
"The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to companies that want to convert the dangerous material into fuel for nuclear power plants. The plan has generated debate and some unease among nonproliferation experts."
Source: New York Times, 05/27/2026Greens Sue To Enforce Marine Mammal Protections for Imported Seafood
"Environmental groups on Thursday sued the United States government to ensure internationally sourced seafood doesn’t threaten whales or dolphins that become entangled or drown due to sometimes lethal fishing techniques."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/27/2026"How ‘Sentinel Gardens’ Help Spot Dangerous Bugs Abroad"
"Scientists have planted American trees in China, Korea and elsewhere to attract hungry insects. Their hope is to identify the most damaging bugs before they cross the ocean."
Source: New York Times, 05/27/2026"Pope Leo Meets Families Of Youth Lost To Illegal Toxic Waste Dumping"
"Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia."
Source: AP, 05/26/2026"Court Overturns Landmark Fluoride Ruling, Sides With EPA"
"A federal appeals court said a judge erred in ruling that adding fluoride to water poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s brain development."
Source: E&E News, 05/26/2026Bayer’s Proposed Roundup Settlement Violates Constitution, Filing Claims
"Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion class action settlement is a “sweetheart deal” that violates the US Constitution by running “roughshod over basic due process rights, according to a court filing that seeks to undo the nationwide program."
Source: The New Lede, 05/26/2026
