EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/
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The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?
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PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.
The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
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Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-violations-fines-vegas-loop?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Petition: Wyoming Must End Unlimited, Cruel Wolf Killings Now https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/petition-wyoming-must-end-unlimited-cruel-wolf-killings-now/
In an extraordinary example of resilience, Namibia’s desert lions—once thought to be confined to the arid interior—are now roaming the Atlantic coastline, evolving into the world’s only known maritime lions. According to BBC Future, these rare big cats have adapted to extreme conditions by changing their diet and habitat, swapping traditional prey like oryx and springbok for seals, flamingos, and even cormorants
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In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was ready to publish in April.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-report-chellie-pingree-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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40% of New England EPA employees furloughed amid government shutdown, union says
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-gas-wastewater-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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(29 Oct) Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/nk80t Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/67mc5 #environment #pollution
Wildlife officers make disturbing autopsy discovery after euthanizing sick bear: 'It's a call we wish we never had to make'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wildlife-officers-disturbing-autopsy-discovery-110000647.html?
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Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest member of J Pod, a newborn known as J64, was not among them.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/endangered-orcas-return-to-puget-sound-without-newborn-j64-presumed-dead
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