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Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?
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NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
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Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
This administration didn’t just roll back protections—it made pollution a business model. Corporations get loopholes. Enforcement disappears. Cancer risk rises. Asthma attacks increase. Polluters profit. Communities pay.
Learn more: ajustclimate.org
Learn more: ajustclimate.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This administration didn’t just roll back protections—it made pollution a business model. Corporations get loopholes. Enforcement disappears. Cancer risk rises. Asthma attacks increase. Polluters profit. Communities pay.
Learn more: ajustclimate.org
Learn more: ajustclimate.org
Dismantling FEMA, NOAA, the CDC, and climate investments won’t stay abstract.
Hurricanes, wildfires, farm losses, and rising costs will hit everywhere — including communities the administration claims to represent.
When crisis hits, disinformation won’t hold.
Hurricanes, wildfires, farm losses, and rising costs will hit everywhere — including communities the administration claims to represent.
When crisis hits, disinformation won’t hold.
January 31, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Dismantling FEMA, NOAA, the CDC, and climate investments won’t stay abstract.
Hurricanes, wildfires, farm losses, and rising costs will hit everywhere — including communities the administration claims to represent.
When crisis hits, disinformation won’t hold.
Hurricanes, wildfires, farm losses, and rising costs will hit everywhere — including communities the administration claims to represent.
When crisis hits, disinformation won’t hold.
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UCS’s @dminovi.bsky.social new blog describes how, under the Trump administration, the public is increasingly being cut out of decisions that affect their health, communities, and livelihoods—and how this troubling trend is also playing out at the state level.
Preserving Community Science in the Face of Attacks
Increasingly, the public is being cut out of decisions that impact their health, communities, and livelihoods—and, unfortunately, we are also seeing this play out at the state level.
blog.ucs.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:12 PM
UCS’s @dminovi.bsky.social new blog describes how, under the Trump administration, the public is increasingly being cut out of decisions that affect their health, communities, and livelihoods—and how this troubling trend is also playing out at the state level.
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Changes in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory methods prioritize the interests of polluting industries at the expense of public health. Read more from CEO @gretchentg.bsky.social, Economist Rachel Cleetus and Fellow Kristie Ellickson.
Ignoring deaths, benefiting polluters: EPA discards science on pollution harms
Changes in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory methods prioritise the interests of polluting industries at the expense of public health, say Gretchen Goldman and colleagues
This mont...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Changes in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory methods prioritize the interests of polluting industries at the expense of public health. Read more from CEO @gretchentg.bsky.social, Economist Rachel Cleetus and Fellow Kristie Ellickson.
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Trump’s EPA is rolling back public health protections by weakening limits on toxic pollutants like mercury and soot. Its leadership is siding with polluters over people and abandoning the EPA’s mission to protect human health.
‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health
A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Trump’s EPA is rolling back public health protections by weakening limits on toxic pollutants like mercury and soot. Its leadership is siding with polluters over people and abandoning the EPA’s mission to protect human health.
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The Trump Administration is gutting the EPA. It is slashing regulations meant to protect public health and the environment. Cutting the agency’s budget and staff. Distorting the agency’s mission so that it protects polluting industries instead of the American public. www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The Trump Administration is gutting the EPA. It is slashing regulations meant to protect public health and the environment. Cutting the agency’s budget and staff. Distorting the agency’s mission so that it protects polluting industries instead of the American public. www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
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Trump's ICE agents are making it pretty damn clear—they're not here to keep us safe.
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump's ICE agents are making it pretty damn clear—they're not here to keep us safe.
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A thimble-full of #paraquat can kill you, but don’t worry, everyone — Lee Zeldin’s #EPA is asking for one more study on paraquat’s safety to be conducted not by independent, unbiased scientists but by its manufacturer.
Get the rest in this op-ed from our Environmental Health Science Director ⬇️
Get the rest in this op-ed from our Environmental Health Science Director ⬇️
Opinion: Reapproving the toxic pesticide dicamba poses a serious public health risk.
Nathan Donley of @biologicaldiversity.org says "MAHA-washing" allows Big Ag to keep using millions of pounds on US crops with virtually no safety measures.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/comi...
Nathan Donley of @biologicaldiversity.org says "MAHA-washing" allows Big Ag to keep using millions of pounds on US crops with virtually no safety measures.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/comi...
Coming to a social media post near you – a “MAHA-washed” dicamba approval
To start the new year off on the right foot, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin needed something he could sell to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.
www.thenewlede.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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On the eve of a bellwether US trial over claims that the weed killer paraquat causes Parkinson’s, Syngenta quietly settled with a retired landscaper who blamed the company for his diagnosis.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/syng...
www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/syng...
Syngenta settles bellwether US trial over paraquat links to Parkinson's
On the eve of the opening of what would have been a bellwether US trial over allegations that a widely used weed killer causes Parkinson’s disease, paraquat-maker Syngenta reached a settlement with th...
www.thenewlede.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
On the eve of a bellwether US trial over claims that the weed killer paraquat causes Parkinson’s, Syngenta quietly settled with a retired landscaper who blamed the company for his diagnosis.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/syng...
www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/syng...
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Despite claims that the EPA is "reassessing" the controversial weedkiller paraquat, the Trump administration is simply continuing work started by the Biden administration—but not reevaluating the science on the herbicide’s link to Parkinson’s.
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports. ⬇️
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports. ⬇️
The EPA Is Not Starting a New Review of Paraquat
Despite claims the EPA is ‘reassessing’ a controversial weedkiller, the Trump administration is not reevaluating its link to Parkinson’s.
civileats.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Despite claims that the EPA is "reassessing" the controversial weedkiller paraquat, the Trump administration is simply continuing work started by the Biden administration—but not reevaluating the science on the herbicide’s link to Parkinson’s.
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports. ⬇️
@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports. ⬇️
Behind closed doors, members of Congress admit what they won’t say publicly: environmental rollbacks are causing real harm. They fear speaking out now.
Our job is to make silence politically riskier than telling the truth.
Join us at ajustclimate.org
Our job is to make silence politically riskier than telling the truth.
Join us at ajustclimate.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Behind closed doors, members of Congress admit what they won’t say publicly: environmental rollbacks are causing real harm. They fear speaking out now.
Our job is to make silence politically riskier than telling the truth.
Join us at ajustclimate.org
Our job is to make silence politically riskier than telling the truth.
Join us at ajustclimate.org
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EPA study: When air quality monitors go dark, pollution rises
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January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
EPA study: When air quality monitors go dark, pollution rises
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The environmental justice movement didn’t disappear when protections were rolled back. It’s held together by local, justice-led organizations and the networks that connect them — neighbors organizing neighbors, keeping hope and truth alive.
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The environmental justice movement didn’t disappear when protections were rolled back. It’s held together by local, justice-led organizations and the networks that connect them — neighbors organizing neighbors, keeping hope and truth alive.
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"The purpose of TSCA is to protect people and the environment from harmful chemicals. The proposed changes to this law are alarming: they remove public health guardrails, undermine EPA’s ability to protect people from harmful chemicals, and will lead to more death and disease."
January 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"The purpose of TSCA is to protect people and the environment from harmful chemicals. The proposed changes to this law are alarming: they remove public health guardrails, undermine EPA’s ability to protect people from harmful chemicals, and will lead to more death and disease."
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🚨 65+ health and nursing groups, including ANHE, urge Congress to oppose reopening or weakening TSCA, the law that protects us from toxic chemicals. Public health must come first. Read the full letter here (link in bio): zurl.co/YsTdn
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
🚨 65+ health and nursing groups, including ANHE, urge Congress to oppose reopening or weakening TSCA, the law that protects us from toxic chemicals. Public health must come first. Read the full letter here (link in bio): zurl.co/YsTdn
As a national network committed to environmental health and safety for everyone, we condemn the ongoing and escalating violence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents against civilians.
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Coming Clean condemns ICE violence, violation of civil rights, and racial profiling
Coming Clean is a national network committed to environmental health and safety for everyone, regardless of race,...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:42 PM
As a national network committed to environmental health and safety for everyone, we condemn the ongoing and escalating violence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents against civilians.
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In 2025, the Trump regime erased decades of environmental protections and stripped frontline communities of their right to clean air, clean water, and a say in their own futures. One year later, we are still here. Still united. Still resisting.
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In 2025, the Trump regime erased decades of environmental protections and stripped frontline communities of their right to clean air, clean water, and a say in their own futures. One year later, we are still here. Still united. Still resisting.
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A year ago today, the Trump regime erased decades of environmental protections and stripped our communities of their right to clean air, clean water, and a say in their own futures. We are still here. Still united. Still resisting. Join our movement to stand with EJ: ajustclimate.org/j20-toolkit
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A year ago today, the Trump regime erased decades of environmental protections and stripped our communities of their right to clean air, clean water, and a say in their own futures. We are still here. Still united. Still resisting. Join our movement to stand with EJ: ajustclimate.org/j20-toolkit
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"Expectant mothers laboring in hiding...new mothers are laying low and deferring checkups for their babies as they weigh the benefits of health care against the risk of indefinite detention"
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Minnesota doctors say immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota doctors say immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives Diabetics rationing insulin. Jaundiced babies missing appointments. Appendicitis festering untreated for day...
minnesotareformer.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"Expectant mothers laboring in hiding...new mothers are laying low and deferring checkups for their babies as they weigh the benefits of health care against the risk of indefinite detention"
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/20/m...
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As President Trump marks one year back in office, his EPA has proposed rolling back key air and climate protections, which experts say has already begun to strain Texas’ air quality and public health.
The EPA is easing pollution rules under Trump. Here’s how it’s affecting Texas
As President Trump marks one year back in office, his EPA has proposed rolling back key air and climate protections, which experts say has already begun to strain Texas’ air quality and public health.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
As President Trump marks one year back in office, his EPA has proposed rolling back key air and climate protections, which experts say has already begun to strain Texas’ air quality and public health.
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“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.
Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
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🆕 report shows that half of the world's emissions come from just a handful of companies:
“[it's] clear that big polluters must phase out fossil fuels & #PayUp. When the facts are plain & the law is clear, accountability must follow,” CIEL's CEO Rebecca Brown.
👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“[it's] clear that big polluters must phase out fossil fuels & #PayUp. When the facts are plain & the law is clear, accountability must follow,” CIEL's CEO Rebecca Brown.
👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
🆕 report shows that half of the world's emissions come from just a handful of companies:
“[it's] clear that big polluters must phase out fossil fuels & #PayUp. When the facts are plain & the law is clear, accountability must follow,” CIEL's CEO Rebecca Brown.
👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“[it's] clear that big polluters must phase out fossil fuels & #PayUp. When the facts are plain & the law is clear, accountability must follow,” CIEL's CEO Rebecca Brown.
👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Before Urban Raids, Border Patrol Tested Tactics in California Farm Country
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
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Before Urban Raids, Border Patrol Tested Tactics in California Farm Country
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Before Urban Raids, Border Patrol Tested Tactics in California Farm Country
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
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“Zeldin’s EPA hasn’t done a single thing to protect public health this past year and he now seems intent on “MAHA-washing” everything that comes out of his office..." - Nathan Donley, Center for Biological Diversity. www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/epa-...
EPA chief ’s MAHA tweet - PR stunt or real progress?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin sparked news stories around the US last week when he tweeted that the agency had made the “proactive decision to freshly reassess” the sa...
www.thenewlede.org
January 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
“Zeldin’s EPA hasn’t done a single thing to protect public health this past year and he now seems intent on “MAHA-washing” everything that comes out of his office..." - Nathan Donley, Center for Biological Diversity. www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/epa-...
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A new analysis argues two newly approved pesticides qualify as PFAS under the most accepted scientific definition. One can break down into trifluoroacetic acid, a highly persistent #PFAS found widely in water. Reducing reliance starts with prevention. #CleanWater
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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January 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A new analysis argues two newly approved pesticides qualify as PFAS under the most accepted scientific definition. One can break down into trifluoroacetic acid, a highly persistent #PFAS found widely in water. Reducing reliance starts with prevention. #CleanWater
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com/opinion/ener...