News & Articles By Iva Greene
08/18/2026
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By Iva Greene
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Semiconductor Chemicals Used in AI Data Centers
Three environmental organizations filed suit on Friday, Aug 14, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco – challenging the Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) approval of two chemicals used in semiconductor manufacturing. CHIPS Communities United and the Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed the petition, according to Children’s Health Defense [1]. The […]
08/06/2026
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By Iva Greene
Atrazine and Imidacloprid Lead Pesticide Risks in U.S. Waterways, USGS Study Finds
A U.S. Geological Survey review identified the herbicides atrazine and metolachlor and the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid as the pesticides posing the highest risk in U.S. surface waters, according to the study findings. The study, published in May in Environmental Science & Technology, analyzed pesticide concentrations across the Continental United States between 2013 and 2022. Atrazine […]
08/05/2026
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By Iva Greene
DC Circuit Reinstates Injunction Blocking EPA From Rescinding $20B in Climate Funds
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled Tuesday that a preliminary injunction barring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from rescinding billions of dollars in climate grant funds remains in effect. A divided federal appeals court on Aug. 4 prevented the Trump administration from terminating the Biden-era climate grants, according […]
08/05/2026
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By Iva Greene
EPA Promotes PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge While Halting Regulatory Restrictions
A regulation proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with a comment period ending Sept. 4, 2026, would allow sewage sludge – also called biosolids – used as fertilizer in agriculture and land management to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The rule, titled “Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids,” establishes voluntary, nonbinding guidance […]
07/28/2026
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By Iva Greene
Trump Orders Review of Federal Judges’ Scientific Evidence Manual
President Donald Trump has ordered a review of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence used by federal judges, according to administration officials. The directive, issued in July 2026, instructs the Federal Judicial Center to reassess the manual’s guidance on evaluating scientific testimony in litigation. Officials said the review aims to address concerns that the manual […]
07/24/2026
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By Iva Greene
Pesticide Industry’s Recent Legal Victories Raise Concerns Over Long-Term Public Health Risks
Federal courts and regulatory agencies have issued a series of rulings and decisions favorable to pesticide manufacturers since 2020, according to court records and agency filings. These decisions include the overturning of bans on specific pesticides and the approval of new uses for existing chemicals, as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Public health […]
07/15/2026
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By Iva Greene
New Studies Link Pesticide Exposure to Breast Cancer
Recent studies continue to link pesticide exposure to breast cancer, a disease diagnosed in nearly 400,000 U.S. women annually and causing more than 40,000 deaths, according to reports from Beyond Pesticides. This growing body of evidence stands in contrast to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell (June 25, 2026), which stated […]
07/10/2026
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By Iva Greene
EPA Accused of Working to Shield Pesticide Industry from Accountability
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised a webpage explaining its decision not to classify many pesticides as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on Nov. 26, 2025, according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The revision occurred the same day that CropLife America, the pesticide industry’s primary trade association, submitted a paper […]
07/07/2026
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By Iva Greene
EU-Approved Pesticide Fluazinam Linked to Brain Development Risks in New Study
A new analysis of a 2005 neurotoxicity study has found that the EU-approved pesticide fluazinam is associated with statistically significant impacts on brain development in rat offspring, researchers at Stockholm University reported. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, re-examined data from a 2005 investigation conducted by Huntingdon Life Sciences on behalf of ISK, […]
07/07/2026
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By Iva Greene
Supreme Court Ruling on Roundup Shifts Paraquat Fight Back to EPA and Congress
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on June 25 that federal pesticide law bars state-law failure-to-warn claims against Bayer AG over its Roundup weedkiller, a decision that blocks tens of thousands of lawsuits and redirects the legal battle over paraquat, a herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease, back to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Congress. […]
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