World news | The GuardianApr 30
Democrats say EPA head’s budget cut proposal ‘reads like climate change deniers’ manifesto’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/epa-budget-cut-proposal #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsSenate #TrumpAdministration #Environment #UsNews #UsPolitics #ClimateCrisis #Pfas
Democrats say EPA head’s budget cut proposal ‘reads like climate change deniers’ manifesto’

Lee Zeldin claims before Senate that Trump administration plan will make Environmental Protection Agency ‘more efficient’

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US news | The GuardianApr 27
US supreme court to hear case that could weaken consumers’ ability to sue for failure to warn of product risks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/supreme-court-pesticides-case #UsSupremeCourt #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsPolitics #Pesticides #Herbicides #Monsanto #Bayer #Business #Health #Cancer
US supreme court weighs blocking lawsuits against Roundup makers alleging weedkiller causes cancer

Case centers on glyphosate, pesticide used in Roundup and other products that has been linked to cancer in some studies

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World news | The GuardianApr 22
Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/air-pollution-report-dangerous-levels-children #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #Health #Environment #ClimateCrisis #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsPolitics #YoungPeople
Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections

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Climate crisis | The GuardianApr 14
Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/dc-conference-climate-deniers-trump-epa-chief #UsNews #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #TrumpAdministration #Environment #UsPolitics #WashingtonDc #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’

Trump’s EPA chief Lee Zeldin’s presence shows how much influence climate deniers now have, experts say

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World news | The GuardianApr 3
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/03/epa-microplastics-pharmaceuticals-water #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Water #TrumpAdministration #Plastics #UsNews #Environment #UsPolitics #Pollution
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say

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World news | The GuardianMar 27
Trump EPA relied on industry science to weaken formaldehyde cancer rules, documents show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/27/trump-epa-cancer-rules-formaldehyde #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics
Trump EPA relied on industry science to weaken formaldehyde cancer rules, documents show

Papers reveal how chemical lobby influenced policy, reversing Biden-era limits on a common carcinogen

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 24
US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/24/fire-epa-zeldin-public-health #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsNews #Environment #TrumpAdministration
US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency

Advocates say Lee Zeldin’s EPA has rolled back protections and cut staff and funding, putting health at risk

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 19
US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/us-states-trump-climate-crisis-endangerment-finding #ClimateCrisis #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsNews #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Environment
US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding

Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 15
Mining made this US tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/15/quapaw-nation-oklahoma-superfund-cleanup #NativeAmericans #Oklahoma #Environment #UsNews #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #IndigenousPeoples #Agriculture
Mining made this US tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life

The Quapaw Nation is the only US Native community to carry out a cleanup of one of the country’s worst sites of environmental contamination

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US news | The GuardianMar 12
Republican farm bill criticized as agribusiness giveaway: ‘pesticide industry wishlist’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/republican-farm-bill-pesticide-environment #UsNews #Environment #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Pesticides #Farming #Health #EndangeredSpecies #ChemicalIndustry
Republican farm bill criticized as agribusiness giveaway: ‘pesticide industry wishlist’

Advocates say the bill weakens safety reviews, boosts industry influence and shields pesticide makers from legal liability

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