Trump Shutters Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions
"Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?"
Source: Verite/Grist, 06/18/2025
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"Kraft Heinz To Remove Synthetic Dyes From All Products By 2027"
"Kraft Heinz, the food giant behind dozens of popular brands including Oscar Mayer, Jell-O, Velveeta and Kool-Aid, will not launch any new foods with synthetic dyes and will remove the dyes from its current products by the end of 2027, the company said Tuesday."
Source: The New Lede, 06/18/2025
Judge Rules Some NIH Grant Cuts Illegal, Calling Them "Discrimination"
"A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination."
Source: AP, 06/18/2025
Lobbyist Claims That NY Plastic Bill Harms People Of Color Called ‘Misleading’
"The oil and petrochemical lobby is attempting to fend off a New York state proposal to slash plastic waste by arguing that it will disproportionately burden people of color, advocates and assembly sources say, despite widespread evidence that the plastic supply chain poses serious health risks to Black and brown communities."
Source: Guardian, 06/18/2025
"Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs"
"Two federal programs that experts consider indispensable for bird research and conservation in the United States could be eliminated under the Trump administration’s proposed budget for 2026."
Source: The Revelator, 06/18/2025
Court To Hear Chevron, Exxon Bid To Move La. Wetlands Cases To Federal Court
"The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments from Chevron and Exxon that coastal wetlands lawsuits filed by two Louisiana parishes should be transferred to federal court — a decision that could ripple across dozens of similar cases seeking billions of dollars in damages."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/18/2025
"7,500 Interior Workers Took Trump Buyouts Or Early Retirement"
"The Interior Department has shed nearly 11 percent of its staff during the Trump administration, a reduction of nearly 7,500 employees who took buyout offers or early retirement in the past five months, according to data obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."
Source: E&E News, 06/18/2025
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