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Environmental Health

UN Sets August Date For Extra Session To Finalize Plastics Treaty

"The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan, South Korea."

Source: Reuters, 03/04/2025

Attempted NOAA Mass Firing May be Illegal, Threatens Public Safety: Experts

"Forecasters with the National Weather Service were among those who lost their jobs, raising questions about the service’s ability to continue providing the free, accurate, up-to-the minute information on potential hazards like heat waves, blizzards, tornadoes and hurricanes that is critical to industries such as agriculture and aviation, as well as the weather reports the general public relies on."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/04/2025

"FBI Takes Up EPA Probe Amid Pushback From Judge, Prosecutors"

"FBI agents this week questioned Environmental Protection Agency employees regarding a Biden administration grant program for climate and clean-energy projects, escalating a criminal probe that already caused one veteran prosecutor to resign, according to two people familiar with the matter."

Source: Washington Post, 03/04/2025

"Trump May Rue Firing Experts When Environmental Rollbacks Land In Court"

"Amid spending freezes and policy rollbacks from Donald Trump, environmental advocacy groups are gearing up for a long series of legal showdowns with the administration."

Source: Guardian, 03/04/2025

"Over-Planting Of GM Corn Costing Farmers Billions, Study Finds"

"A new study adds to evidence that farmers in the US corn belt have over-planted a type of genetically modified (GM) corn, leading to estimated losses of more than $1 billion as the pests the corn was designed to repel have grown resistant over time."

Source: The New Lede, 03/03/2025

"Hundreds Of Weather Forecasters Fired In Latest Wave Of DOGE Cuts"

"Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said. Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country."

Source: AP, 03/03/2025

"Pipeline Safety Agency’s Senior Leaders Exit Amid Trump Push"

"More than half of the senior executives at a key US government regulatory body responsible for overseeing safety of the US pipeline system will depart the agency in the next three months, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg."

Source: Bloomberg, 02/28/2025

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