Trump’s LNG Strategy Makes No Sense. It Will Raise Gas Prices.
"President Trump says increasing liquefied natural gas exports will lower gas prices. He’s got it all backward."
Source: Sierra, 02/10/2025
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"Study Finds Microplastic Contamination In 99% Of Seafood Samples"
"Microplastics contamination is widespread in seafood sampled in a recent study, adding to growing evidence of the dangerous substances’ ubiquity in the nation’s food system, and a growing threat to human health." "The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp".
Source: Guardian, 02/10/2025
"Battle Rages Over Proposed Legal Protections For Pesticide Makers"
"Pesticide company efforts to push through laws that could block litigation against them is igniting battles in several US farm states and pitting some farm groups against each other. Laws have been introduced in at least 8 states so far and drafts are circulating in more than 20 states, backed by a deluge of advertising supporting the measures."
Source: The New Lede, 02/10/2025
"As War Halts, the Environmental Devastation in Gaza Runs Deep"
"The war in Gaza has taken a heavy toll on the environment, with water supplies contaminated, raw sewage pouring into the Mediterranean, once-fertile soils ruined, and the land stripped of trees. Experts say the extent of the damage needs to be tallied to help plan for a recovery."
Source: YaleE360, 02/10/2025
"CDC Scientific Report Resumes Publication After Unprecedented Pause"
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resumed publishing its weekly scientific report Thursday after an unprecedented pause, but information about the bird flu virus that was supposed to appear remained on hold even as the outbreak spreads."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2025
"EPA To Prioritize AI, Lobbyists And Staff Cuts In ‘Mission To Traumatize’"
"A new and starkly different vision for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been outlined by the Trump administration – one that involves mass staff cuts, an influx of industry lobbyists and, unusually, the promotion of artificial intelligence as a key agency priority."
Source: Guardian, 02/07/2025
"Exxon Is Quietly Planning A New $8.6 Billion Plastics Plant In Texas"
"Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution."
Source: Grist, 02/06/2025
"Republicans Move To Repeal Lead Limits Imposed By Biden-Era Rules"
"Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration are attempting to repeal the Biden administration’s groundbreaking rules that require all the country’s lead pipes to be replaced over the next 13 years and lower the limit on lead in water."
Source: Guardian, 02/06/2025
"FDA Must Set Limits On PFAS In Food, Lawsuit Says"
"US regulators are failing to address concerns about toxic PFAS chemicals in foods despite having the scientific tools to do so, according to a lawsuit filed by an environmental group in Tucson, Arizona."
Source: The New Lede, 02/05/2025
"Inside The Energy Department’s Partnership With The Plastics Industry"
"Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the country’s largest lobbying group for the plastics industry." "Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest."
Source: Grist/ExxonKnews, 02/04/2025
