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Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal - Inside Climate News Companies feared rules and lawsuits based on the Office of Research and Development’s assessments of the dangers of formaldehyde, ethylene oxide and other substances.

The petrochemical industry didn’t like the science that the EPA was putting out on chemical risks. Now, the office responsible for that work has been eliminated by the Trump administration and the future of agency risk assessments is uncertain.

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30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem - Inside Climate News CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she’d known since she was a child had been found dead on the steps of a church...

In the neighborhoods where Black residents were hit hardest by Chicago's 1995 heat wave, many systemic disparities remain unaddressed.
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Chicago Was Supposed to Warn Residents About Toxic Lead Pipes. It’s Barely Started - Inside Climate News This story is a partnership between Grist, Inside Climate News and WBEZ. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropo...

Eight months past a federal deadline, >90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven't been warned that their water may be contaminated with lead. 2nd story in our summer lead pipes series is out @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org, from me + @juanpab.bsky.social

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EPA Employees Called on the Agency to Stop Undermining Public Health. The Trump Administration Put Them on Leave - Inside Climate News The 139 employees signed a petition dissenting with recent EPA actions, saying they endanger the public.

139 EPA employees were put on administrative leave today for signing a petition (on their own time) that expressed disagreement with the administration. Very important unpacking here from @lisasorg.bsky.social and @shamaan.bsky.social

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NIH Scientists Link Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Mutations in Non-Smokers - Inside Climate News Research from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute, an agency beleaguered by funding cuts and censorship, finds that particulate matter pollution impacts lung cancer at the DNA level.

Air pollution is making the gene-level mutations in lung cancer tumors of nonsmokers look a lot like those in smokers' lungs. New research from NIH today @insideclimatenews.org
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For Unhoused People in Chicago, There’s No Escaping This Heat People experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable to the health ramifications of extreme heat, which is worsening due to climate change. Finding a cool place at night is a particular challe...

“It’s like you got a mask on,” Curtis Hackett said. “It’s just like you got a fan on and it’s blowing hot air, that’s exactly how I feel.”

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Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline - Inside Climate News Banking for now on an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration, the city with the most lead service lines in the country doesn’t plan to finish replacing them until 2076.

Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the country, and its current plan to replace them is lagging behind a federal mandate. This story kicks off our summer series on lead pipes in Chicago, with @insideclimatenews.org, @wbez.org and @grist.org

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New York City Has a Trash Problem. A Packaging Reduction Bill Could Help - Inside Climate News A proposal in the state Legislature that would require a steep drop in non-recyclable packaging faces fierce opposition from businesses that would have to meet new package and recycling demands.

"It’s a rogues’ gallery of polluters that have lined up to oppose the bill," Enck says. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social: Put #NewYork over industry profits. Pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. @insideclimatenews.org @laurendalban.bsky.social

Study Says Clean Energy Rollbacks Will Cost Economy $1.1 Trillion by 2035 - Inside Climate News As the Trump administration makes the economic case for the repeal of climate policies, sobering numbers emerge on health and energy costs.

Any economic benefit from the Trump administration’s retreat on climate policy would be overwhelmed by the negative costs of air pollution and contraction in clean energy jobs, a new study says.

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy, Reduce Oversight - Inside Climate News The orders emphasize streamlining nuclear energy for defense and AI projects, and call for a “substantial” overhaul of the agency that ensures the industry doesn’t harm public health and safety.

President Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday focused on speeding up nuclear energy development by reducing regulations that officials said have “choked” the industry for decades.

The show was inspired in part by the death of Michael Broadway, who died of asthma during a heat wave at Stateville Correctional Center. Extreme heat, combined with inadequate healthcare, is one of the many climate-related hazards facing incarcerated people across the country

In Chicago, Artists Imagine a World Without Prisons or Environmental Hazards - Inside Climate News An exhibition featuring work from incarcerated artists highlights links between environmental and climate injustice and the prison system.

In Chicago, artists highlight environmentally hazardous prison conditions and draw links between abolition and environmental justice — the show is staying up through June 7!

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Chubb No Longer Insuring Gulf Coast LNG Project That Faces Sustained Opposition Over Health Concerns - Inside Climate News The change, revealed through public records, follows an activist campaign pushing for insurers to drop fossil fuels. But the reason is unclear.

Chubb is no longer providing property insurance to a Louisiana LNG project that has faced sustained local opposition over health and environmental concerns @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1605202...

Farah Waseem, a medical intern in Lahore, spoke with me right after a 31-hour hospital shift about how Pakistan needs international support to combat dire climate health risks.

“It’s not just that my own country needs to step up,” she said. “Other countries also need to step up.”

Invisible Deaths: As Climate Disasters Kill in Pakistan, the True Scale Is Unknown - Inside Climate News Climate change deaths are largely underreported as the crisis impacts millions and strains an already overburdened healthcare system, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Pakistan contributes just 1% of global emissions, but floods and heat waves are causing devastating death and disease. A new Amnesty International report explains that the country is severely undercounting climate deaths, even as the crisis intensifies
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EPA Says It Will Act on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Advocates Raise Red Flags - Inside Climate News The announcement emphasizes research, failing to mention ongoing litigation and existing regulation.

As the Trump administration rolls back public health protections, the EPA says it's targeting toxic forever chemicals. Experts and advocates are skeptical and are raising red flags with the announcement
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Trump Administration Halts Construction on New York Offshore Wind Project - Inside Climate News Empire Wind 1’s developer says it is considering its legal remedies. New York, meanwhile, needs renewable energy projects to meet its climate goals and to ensure the continued growth of green job oppo...

Offshore wind is an important part of the state's climate goals, and NYC's vision for a green economy. Last week, the Trump administration halted a crucial offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island.
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Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High - Inside Climate News A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate change and Trump administration actions, experts warn, will worsen the trend.

More Americans are breathing unhealthy air than any time in the last decade, and climate change is making the problem worse. That’s really bad news for public health. Learn more @insideclimatenews.org

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New Trump Orders Aim to Keep Coal Power Alive, Despite Climate and Economic Costs - Inside Climate News As President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders Tuesday aimed at keeping coal power alive in the United States, he repeatedly blamed his predecessor, Democrats and environmental regulation...

Trump touts coal as cheap and efficient, although the market says otherwise. His new executive orders seek to force a revival of the industry and the president talks of a “guarantee” for coal investments.

After Decades of Shattered Trust, Chicagoans Demand Transparency on South Side Quantum Computing Development - Inside Climate News The multi-billion-dollar project is slated to develop a long-vacant former steel mill site, with the potential for thousands of jobs. But residents fear further contamination and displacement in a com...

Developers are building a new quantum computing project on a long-vacant steel mill site in Chicago. Residents want a binding commitment that concerns about contamination and displacement won't be ignored. Read more @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2903202...

Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn - Inside Climate News Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture.

Global warming is literally baking the moisture out of the top layers of Earth's soil across most continents ...

NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...

The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.

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EPA Deregulation Would Be a ‘Tragedy’ for Health, Experts Say - Inside Climate News Physicians and scientists say rollbacks on pollution, transportation and greenhouse gas emissions regulations are a serious risk to public health.

Turns out doctors are not in favor of throwing out pollution regulations…
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Severe Weather Warnings Persist After a Deadly Weekend of Tornadoes, Dust Storms and Fires - Inside Climate News The storms came amid the Trump administration’s big layoffs at the National Weather Service and its parent agency.

Severe weather warnings persist after the weekend’s deadly tornadoes and wildfires, which came amidst cuts to federal agencies providing crucial extreme weather information. New from me and @leehedgepeth.bsky.social
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Taking It to the Streets: Scientists Mobilize to Fight Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Anti-Science Agenda - Inside Climate News Scientists turned out at rallies from coast to coast and in Europe to “Stand Up for Science,” revitalizing a movement to defend scientific integrity that started during Trump’s first term.

From Birmingham to San Francisco, Raleigh to New York, and even Vienna where EU scientists showed solidarity, @lizagross.bsky.social @dennispillion.bsky.social @bberwyn.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org colleagues captured Stand Up For Science! insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...

Thanks @maibached.bsky.social for sharing your insights!

@keertigopal.bsky.social of @insideclimatenews.org did a nice job placing these survey findings in context in her reporting: insideclimatenews.org/news/0403202...

The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2

With Trump’s Second Term Looming, the Climate Movement Is Putting Class Issues Center Stage - Inside Climate News As activists double down on the disruptive tactics of recent campaigns, the movement’s leaders see opportunities to broaden its base to include people concerned about pocketbook issues like jobs and t...

Good piece here by @keertigopal.bsky.social at @insideclimatenews.org with more coverage of the Summer of Heat on Wall St. campaign organized by @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @pop4climate.bsky.social @climatedefenders.bsky.social

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