"France’s Top Court Strikes Down Pesticide Clause In Farming Law"
"France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide."
Source: AP, 08/08/2025
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Federal Judge Orders Chemours To Immediately Stop Polluting Ohio River
"A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant."
Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 08/08/2025
Document Shows Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974
"Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign."
Source: DeSmog, 08/07/2025
Trump Admin Memo Urges Nations To Reject Plastic Production Caps In Treaty
"The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives at the start of U.N. plastic treaty talks in Geneva, according to a memo and communications seen by Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 08/07/2025
"As EPA Weakens Rules On ‘Forever Chemicals,’ States Are Moving Forward"
"At least 250 bills to regulate the hazardous chemicals have been introduced this year in more than two dozen states."
Source: Washington Post, 08/06/2025
Nations Gather In Geneva To Again Confront The World’s Plastic Crisis
"Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet."
Source: AP, 08/06/2025
"Pesticide Manufacturer Spent More Than $200K Lobbying In Iowa"
"Bayer, the biotech company and manufacturer of Round Up, has substantially increased its spending on lobbying in Iowa since the introduction of a pesticide labeling bill in 2024."
Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch, 08/05/2025
"West Virginia Scrambles To Strip Artificial Dyes From School Meals"
"When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays. Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles and and older verisons of Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made with synthetic dyes."
Source: AP, 08/05/2025
Amid PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2 Billion DuPont Settlement
"While the federal government is scaling back regulations on “forever chemicals,” New Jersey is holding polluters accountable, announcing a record-breaking $2 billion settlement with DuPont and several related companies with a $875 million payout and up to $1.2 billion in cleanup costs."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025
Report Calls Plastics “Grave” Danger To Health As Nations Negotiate Treaty
"Plastics are a “grave” danger to humans and the planet, responsible for an estimated $1.5 trillion annually in health-related costs, and nations need to center human health as they finalize the global plastics treaty, scientists said in a new report released Monday."
Source: The New Lede, 08/05/2025
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