"We Can’t Kill Our Way Out of a Problem"
"As ecologists debate what to do about “invasive” swans in New York City, volunteers fight to keep them alive."
Source: The Revelator, 04/30/2025
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"Chemical In Plastics Linked To 350K Heart Disease Deaths: Research"
"Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture household plastics may be connected to more than 356,000 cardiovascular-related deaths in 2018 alone, a new analysis has found."
Source: The Hill, 04/30/2025
Canadian Company Turns To Trump For Permission To Mine International Waters
"A Canadian company announced Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor, sparking outrage by bypassing a U.N. agency that regulates deep international waters."
Source: AP, 04/30/2025
"CDC Reinstates Workers Who Screen Coal Miners For Black Lung Disease"
"The Trump administration temporarily rehired as many as 40 employees who screen coal miners for the deadly and incurable disease."
Source: Washington Post, 04/30/2025
Labor Dept. Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face Crminal Charges
"A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business."
Source: ProPublica, 04/30/2025
"The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance"
"“This president is a master of distraction and is destroying what it took 250 years to build. Here’s another distraction in his quest for attention. Another failure of his first 100 days,” said North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams, responding to efforts to physically remove the Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth’s lunch counter exhibit from the National Museum of African American History and Culture — affectionately known as the “Blacksonian.”"
Source: BlackPressUSA, 04/30/2025
"Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes"
"The governor wants assurances that the federal government will pay its share before moving forward." "Pritzker was reacting to the administration’s freezes and cancellation of funding around the country. But the move concerns Great Lakes advocates and freshwater biologists."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/30/2025
"EPA Canceling Nearly 800 Environmental Justice Grants"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is canceling nearly 800 grants, most of which have to do with environmental justice, according to a court document."
Source: The Hill, 04/30/2025
"EPA Says It Will Act on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Advocates Raise Red Flags"
"As the Environmental Protection Agency works to roll back multiple public-health protections, it announced Monday that it intends to take action to combat toxic forever chemicals. Advocates are skeptical, saying the language of the announcement raises red flags." "The announcement emphasizes research, failing to mention ongoing litigation and existing regulation."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/30/2025
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