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Chokehold: The Trump administration’s stealth plan to unleash poisonous air - The New Lede
Mar 9, 2026 - The EPA stopped valuing the lives it could save, setting up a deregulatory disaster that will be hazardous to your health.
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The perils of plastics extend to our pets - The New Lede
Aug 25, 2025 - By Aidan Charron By now, you'd practically have to be living on Mars not to have heard about the health risks associated with plastics and the toxic chemical...
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EPA chief met with Bayer CEO over Supreme Court fight, agency records show - The New Lede
Apr 9, 2026 - Top US regulators met with Bayer’s CEO last year to discuss “litigation” issues - including “Supreme Court Action” over its glyphosate weed killer - just...
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Oh honey, where did you go? - The New Lede
Mar 18, 2026 - A sticky situation is unfolding. Across the United States, men and women are busy shepherding their bees and preparing for the upcoming season. While honey...
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Iowa’s hog dominance shown in federal data amid environmental concerns - The New Lede
Apr 24, 2026 - Iowa continues to dominate the US hog farming market — slaughtering more than 39 million hogs last year, roughly 30% of the nationwide market, according to the...
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Can Environmentalism Make Sense Again? - The New Lede
Aug 25, 2025 - At a time when climate-related headlines often read like obituaries for our planet, Earth Day 2025 offered something rare – a reason for hope. Not the naïve...
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Paraquat Papers - The New Lede
Feb 23, 2026 - The Paraquat Papers reveals decades of corporate secrets surrounding links between the toxic weed killer paraquat and Parkinson’s disease. The series
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Poison PR - The New Lede
Feb 23, 2026 - Poison PR uncovers how PR firms and corporate lobbyists shaped public perception, muted scientific warnings and manipulated policy around pesticides.
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Feb 23, 2026 - Investigations Featured Investigations Special reports Cancer in the Corn Belt is an ongoing series exposing evidence that Iowa’s industrial agriculture
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