Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state courts cannot hold Monsanto liable for Roundup's labeling, stating federal law preempts such claims. The decision overturned a $1.25 million award to a man who claimed Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh's majority opinion and a dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Santa Monica Pier in California has been ranked as the second most polluted beach in the U.S. for the second consecutive year due to fecal pollution, urban runoff, and sewage spills. Despite infrastructure upgrades like stormwater systems, bacteria levels remain elevated, prompting public health advisories. Heal the Bay highlights the need for sustained investment to address chronic pollution.

The Trump administration proposes to partially roll back drinking water protections from toxic 'forever chemicals'. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will allow delays for water systems and rescind some types of forever chemicals covered under a Biden-era rule. This move aims to regulate these chemicals in drinking water.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request, which seeks to cut EPA funding by 52 percent. The proposed budget authority for the EPA is $4.2 billion. The hearing follows President Trump's previous actions regarding the EPA.

House Republicans split over removing a pesticide liability shield from the farm bill, with 73 GOP lawmakers backing Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s amendment to strip the provision. The MAHA movement, advocating for stricter pesticide regulations, influenced the vote, while opponents argued the change could increase consumer costs.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers removed a controversial pesticide liability provision from the farm bill after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., threatened to block the legislation. The vote, with 73 Republicans supporting the amendment, highlights the MAHA movement's influence, as advocates pressured GOP members to back the change, while opponents argued it would raise consumer costs.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin clashed with Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. during a congressional hearing over EPA policy changes and climate change impacts, with Zeldin making a cryptic reference to Menendez's father, a former senator imprisoned for corruption. The exchange highlighted partisan tensions over environmental regulations and fiscal policies.

The Trump administration, through the EPA, is enhancing efforts to combat childhood lead exposure by launching public-education tools, reallocating $3 billion for lead reduction in drinking water, and pressuring states to use previously unused funds. The EPA is also enforcing lead renovation rules and addressing lead contamination in older homes and schools.

Omaha, Nebraska, faces significant lead contamination due to a Superfund site, yet most children aren't tested for lead. A lack of universal testing laws in Nebraska contrasts with 13 other states that require lead screening for all kindergarten-aged children, leading to missed cases of elevated lead levels.

A government watchdog alleges the Obama-era EPA pre-determined legal grounds for climate regulations through internal emails, which are now central to a legal battle over the Trump administration's attempt to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding. The case involves multiple organizations challenging the validity of the EPA's regulatory framework.

A government watchdog accused the Obama-era EPA of pre-determining climate regulations through internal emails, which the GAO claims laid the groundwork for extensive energy policies. The Trump administration seeks to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, facing legal challenges from environmental groups.