"Why Swedish Scientists Gave Salmon Cocaine"
"A recent study caught our eye: salmon on cocaine. Or really, researchers giving salmon cocaine…for science."
Source: NPR, 05/14/2026
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Bill Sought To Reckon With Sludge Use On New Hampshire Farms: How it Went
"Earlier this year, a proposal from the New Hampshire House sought to pause the practice of applying PFAS-containing sewage sludge to farmland in New Hampshire. But over the course of multiple packed hearings and after a handful of amendments, the bill’s provisions have changed shape, sparking concern among some early supporters."
Source: New Hampshire Bullwtin, 05/14/2026
"Marty Makary Out as FDA Commissioner"
"While running the FDA, Makary led efforts to get companies to ditch food dyes and was popular among followers of the MAHA movement."
Source: Civil Eats, 05/13/2026
Bayer’s Proposed Roundup Settlement Pays Lawyers, Snubs Plaintiffs: Critics
"A class action settlement proposed in the nationwide Roundup litigation would award $675 million to lawyers who negotiated the settlement, while plaintiffs suffering from cancer would receive, on average, $10,000 to $165,000 each, according to a new court filing in the case."
Source: The New Lede, 05/13/2026
Red State AGs Want EPA To Censor Public Database About Chem Plant Hazards
"A group of 18 state attorneys general are pushing EPA to delete its public online database of chemical facilities, citing vulnerabilities to hackers or other security threats."
Source: E&E News, 05/13/2026
Health Advocates Warn FDA Claims Of Baby Formula Safety Contradict Data
"The Trump administration announced earlier this month that hundreds of baby formula samples it tested for toxic chemicals “meet a high safety standard”, but public health advocates warn this claim contradicts data showing a majority were contaminated with dangerous substances, such as Pfas or phthalates."
Source: Guardian, 05/12/2026
"As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air"
"Coal-fired power plants across the country released more mercury last year as power demand surged, reversing a yearslong downward trend in the emissions of a toxic metal that impairs brain development."
Source: New York Times, 05/12/2026
The Rebuilding Of Milwaukee’s Lead Program – And How It Could Change Lives
"Thousands of Milwaukee children are growing up with poison in their blood. It courses through their veins, cements in their bones and threatens to rob them of impulse control, learning ability and physical health."
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 05/11/2026
EPA Will Propose Weakening Some Biden-Era PFAS Limits, Official Says
"The Trump administration will soon propose softening Biden-era limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, delaying but keeping tough standards for two common types and rescinding limits on some rarer forms of the substance, according to an EPA official."
Source: AP, 05/11/2026
Appalachian Lithium Deposit Could Replace 328 Years Of Imports: USGS
"The U.S. Geological Survey announced a massive lithium deposit in the Appalachian Mountains, large enough to replace years of imports of the mineral." "While the figure is an official USGS estimate, extracting the mineral poses major technical and environmental challenges."
Source: Snopes, 05/08/2026
