Environmental Health

Pa. Gas Producer CNX Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting on Health Risks

"A lawsuit by CNX Resources Corporation accuses the news organization of defamation for quoting sources critical of an industry-written study. Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit."

Source: Capital & Main, 11/05/2025

"Trump Killed A Crucial Disaster Database. This Nonprofit Just Saved It."

"As the Trump administration deletes climate data and shutters resources that track the impacts of a warming world, nonprofits, state-level governments, and independent scientists are rushing to preserve the information."

Source: Grist, 11/05/2025

Health Advocates Call For Federal “Reboot” On Ultra-Processed Foods

"A diverse group of food advocates, farmers, chefs and scientists is urging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define ultra-processed foods through a lens of public health, including what’s added or taken away from foods during processing, as well as any new risks introduced."

Source: The New Lede, 11/05/2025

How Powerful Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out

"In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state regulators."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/04/2025

"Dept. of Energy Directs $100 Million to Modernize Declining Coal Plants"

"The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $100 million in federal funding for projects modernizing the nation’s remaining coal plants, nearly half of which were slated to close by 2030."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/04/2025

"Mussels Reveal Growing Microplastic Pollution In Greece's Prized Seas"

"Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic across the Mediterranean are contributing to a rise in pollution in Greece's azure waters, say Greek scientists who have deployed thousands of mussels on the seafloor to help detect microplastics."

Source: Reuters, 11/04/2025

Exxon-Funded Thinktanks To Spread Climate Denial In Latin America: Documents

"Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process."

Source: Guardian, 11/04/2025

Citizen Pollution Monitoring Persists In Louisiana, Despite Law That Limits It

"Communities around Louisiana, in a bid to get more information about the environmental and health impacts of industrial pollution, are taking data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their research findings can be used to enforce state regulations. "

Source: Louisiana Illuminator, 11/04/2025

"Poultry Plants Consistently Violate Salmonella Standards, Report Finds"

"Several of the country’s largest chicken and turkey companies operate processing plants that routinely violate the federal government’s safety standards for salmonella contamination, according to a new analysis released by the animal welfare organization Farm Forward."

Source: Civil Eats, 11/04/2025

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