"No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills"
"A year after a shipwreck flooded India’s beaches with tiny plastic pieces, scientists fear the environmental damage has just begun."
Source: bioGraphic, 06/12/2026
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"Workers at Washington Paper Mill Died of Chemical Burns"
"Ten of the 11 plant workers killed at a Longview, Wash., paper mill last month died from alkaline chemical burns, the result of caustic liquid that flooded out of a failed holding tank and through the plant."
Source: New York Times, 06/12/2026
EPA’s HFC Delay Tests Trump’s Made in America Agenda
“The agency’s regulatory rollback for grocery refrigerators has sparked a backlash from U.S. manufacturers.”
Source: E&E News, 06/09/2026
Federal Review on Weedkiller Sparks Backlash from Environment and Health Groups
"Advocates for environmental and human health protections are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide linked to cancer and other health problems."
Source: The New Lede, 06/08/2026
A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation
“More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say.”
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/08/2026
An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water.
"After shuttering two wells for recurring nitrate contamination, the riverside community of Princeton may face yet another costly fix."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/04/2026
Island Has Highest Levels Of Toxic Pfas In Drinking Water In Scotland. How?
"Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas"
Source: Guardian, 06/03/2026
Trump Wants To Close Federal Watchdog Probing W. Va.’s Chemical Disasters
"President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates funding for the Chemical Safety Board, the agency investigating last month’s deadly chemical leak in Kanawha County."
Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 06/03/2026
"Dangerous Chemical Plant Disasters Spotlight Trump’s Deregulatory Efforts"
"Critics are outraged that the Trump administration is moving to roll back chemical safety rules even as the U.S. faces deadly industrial chemical incidents."
Source: The Hill, 06/02/2026
Report Calls For Stricter Fertilizer Rules As Nitrate Pollution Grows
"Lax regulations and mismanaged applications in the US are to blame for the tons of nitrogen fertilizer that runs off into waterways each year and contributes to water and air pollution, cancer and environmental damage, according to a report released Monday."
Source: The New Lede, 06/02/2026
