Environmental Policy Archives • Children's Health Defense

Environmental Policy

capitol building and word "chemical"

January 30, 2026

No More Citizen Petitions? Industry Lobbies Congress to Weaken Key Protections Against Toxic Chemicals

mary holland, meryl nass, dane wigington, charles eisenstein, james corbett and patrick wood

January 29, 2026

Control Is the ‘Holy Grail’: CHD Panel Debates Geoengineering, Earth’s Future

air pollution and human heart

January 26, 2026

Air Pollution Damages Nearly Every Major System in the Human Body

pfas warning symbol and golf course

January 22, 2026

Groups Sue to Overturn EPA Approval of ‘Forever Chemical’ for Crops, Golf Courses and Lawns

paula yockel and sludge

January 20, 2026

Oklahoma Mom Tells Trump: Dumping Sewage Sludge on Farmland Won’t Make America Healthy Again

January 16, 2026

Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Protect Pesticide Giant Bayer From Cancer Lawsuits

air pollution and letters "EPA"

January 12, 2026

Big Chemical Wants to Prevent EPA From Revising Pollution Rules Based on Latest Science

pesticide tractor and word "liability"

January 05, 2026

Bayer Loses Round One in Fight for Legal Immunity, But More Battles Lie Ahead

air pollution

December 16, 2025

EPA Wants to Nearly Double ‘Safe’ Limits of Formaldehyde Despite Known Links to Cancer

Abbie Frank

December 09, 2025

Teachers Routinely Forced to Rush Kids Indoors as Nearby Farms Spray Chemicals

December 04, 2025

‘Serious Ethical Concerns’: Journal Retracts Key Glyphosate Safety Study, Allegedly Ghostwritten by Monsanto

pfizer pills and letters "PFAS"

December 01, 2025

PFAS in Lipitor and Prozac: Why Drug Giants Asked DOJ to Override State Laws Regulating ‘Forever Chemicals’

word "superbug" and pesticide tractor

November 26, 2025

Groups Urge EPA to Ban Use of Pesticides Linked to ‘Superbugs’ on U.S. Farms

November 25, 2025

‘New Phase of Attack’: Children’s Health Defense Tells FCC to Protect People, or ‘Get Out of the Way’

atrazine bottle and child

November 25, 2025

WHO Declares Atrazine ‘Probably Carcinogenic’ as EPA Moves to Reauthorize It

pfas and oranges

November 21, 2025

EPA Greenlights Second ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide in Two Weeks

girl holding magnifying glass with U.S. map inside and word "toxin"

November 18, 2025

With RFK Jr. Leading MAHA, Will Regulators Finally Act on Toxic Chemicals? Or Will ‘Hostile Politics’ Win Out?

pesticides on lettuce and sign that reads "forever chemicals"

November 06, 2025

EPA Greenlights First PFAS Pesticide Despite Warnings of Lasting Health Threats

air pollution

October 30, 2025

Industrial Air Pollution Far Worse Than Estimated, But Trump’s EPA Shut Down Plan to Fix It

girl drinking tap water from faucet

October 27, 2025

Wisconsin Residents Spend Millions to Remove Nitrate From Drinking Water — They’re Not Alone

well water

October 16, 2025

Millions of Americans Rely on Private Wells — Many Are Contaminated With Pesticides

water faucet and word "fluoride"

October 16, 2025

Small Michigan County Takes Center Stage in National Debate Over Fluoride

October 10, 2025

60 Countries Banned This Pesticide. Trump Insists It’s Safe to Use in the U.S.

cosmetics and word "PFAS"

September 29, 2025

The PFAS Cover-Up: Decades of Corporate Deceit and Chemical Contamination

August 22, 2025

The Dark History Behind Bayer’s Quest for Blanket Immunity From Liability for Pesticides That Cause Cancer

roundup bottle

August 19, 2025

Will EPA Use ‘Scientific’ Paper Ghostwritten by Monsanto to Rule on Safety of Glyphosate?

July 22, 2025

EPA Defends Plan to Gut Key Office Studying Health Risks of Pesticides and Other Toxins

person holding cellphone

July 14, 2025

‘Feel As if You’re on Fire’: 5G’s High-Frequency Waves Penetrate Skin

July 11, 2025

EPA Releases ‘Everything We Know’ on Contrails and Geoengineering

filing glass of water from tap and letters PFAS

July 03, 2025

From Promises to Delays: How Trump’s Fight Against ‘Forever Chemicals’ Changed Over the Years