Landmark Calif. Bill Now Requires State To Disclose PFAS Pesticide Use
"A new law in California requires the state to track and publicly disclose the use of PFAS pesticides."
Source: The New Lede, 09/29/2026
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Drying Colorado River Seen as Risky Bet for Mexico Water Swap
"A proposal to find new water for the Southwest by using desalinated ocean water from Mexico faces difficult odds as what remains of the waning Colorado River is legally contested by its surrounding states."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/29/2026A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu
"A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more specific: a coast with few defenses, with a record El Niño winter closing in."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/29/2026Nor’easter Lashes Coastal Areas With Soaking Rain, Wind And Massive Waves
"A powerful, early-season nor’easter brought wind, soaking rain and massive waves to the Northeast this weekend."
Source: CNN, 09/28/2026Trump’s Power Plant Air Rule Revives Old Carbon Capture Dispute
"Litigation over the EPA’s rollback of Biden-era power plant emission rules will likely put the Trump administration in the position of poking holes in a technology it has, at other times, incentivized and promoted."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/28/2026Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases
"State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year."
Source: New York Times, 09/28/2026Why Germany Is Building An Ark For US Climate Data
"Fearing the Trump administration might meddle with U.S. climate data, scientists in Germany are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Hamburg."
Source: Yale Environment 360, 09/28/2026Trump Now Says Kennedy Center Could Be Deadly. Months Ago, It Was ‘Great.’
"The president’s assessment of the Kennedy Center’s physical condition grew increasingly dire after his name went up on the building and revenue began to plunge."
Source: Washington Post, 09/28/2026‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms
"Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races."
Source: POLITICO, 09/28/2026In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life
"On a spring day last year, Andrew Willoughby drove three and a half hours to a cheap motel in Nags Head, N.C. From the parking lot, he texted a stranger he had met online."
Source: New York Times, 09/28/2026California Rules On Air Pollution From Ships Under Challenge
"Congress recently challenged California’s authority to regulate air pollution from cargo ships and large commercial boats, opening the door to dirtier air in portside communities."
Source: Los Angeles Times, 09/28/2026New Jersey Datacenter Fined $1.1M For Dozens Of Unpermitted Generators
"New Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a datacenter on Tuesday following a recent Floodlight investigation with the Guardian that found DataOne’s facility in Vineland operating at least 45 gas-powered generators without a state permit."
Source: Floodlight, 09/28/2026Trump WH Considers Building Baseball Park In Grand Teton National Park
"Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials from the White House and MLB confirmed Saturday."
Source: Washington Post, 09/28/2026EPA and HHS Team Up On Expanded Review Of Glyphosate Weedkiller Safety
"US officials said this week they are expanding a scientific review of the widely used weed killer glyphosate, a chemical popular in agriculture but also linked for years to cancer and other health problems."
Source: The New Lede, 09/25/2026Anthropic AI Is Teaching Itself Biology. Now It’s Made Its First Discovery.
"Biologists at Anthropic announced on Wednesday that they had used artificial intelligence to identify genes in viruses that produce enzymes that work in a new way, the first discovery emanating from a research lab the company opened this spring."
Source: New York Times, 09/25/2026
