Guardian Environment
Trump officials plan to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era EPA limits on six PFAS "forever chemicals" in drinking water, rolling back some of the most significant public health protections enacted in recent years. The EPA is proposing two separate rules to rescind or delay the standards, a process that will likely take years and face legal challenges. Critics, including environmental and public health advocates, have sharply condemned the move as a threat to millions of Americans who rely on clean drinking water.
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Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds
Māori communities face disproportionate climate risks not just because of geography, but because of systematic exclusion from the decisions that shape land use, infrastructure, and disaster response. A major national climate assessment finds that colonization has compounded vulnerability by stripping Indigenous communities of the authority to manage their own environments. The report frames climate justice as inseparable from political recognition and self-determination.
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Factcheck: Trump’s false claims about the IPCC and ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario
Trump made false claims about the IPCC and the RCP8.5 climate scenario in a series of social media posts, misrepresenting how scientists use and interpret emissions pathways. The RCP8.5 scenario, often labeled a "worst-case" projection, remains a legitimate and widely used tool in climate research despite political attempts to discredit it. Fact-checkers at Carbon Brief have broken down where Trump's assertions diverge from the scientific record.
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How Illicit Mining in the Brazilian Amazon Fueled a Surge in Malaria
Illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon has driven a dramatic rise in malaria cases among the Yanomami people, according to new research. The study establishes a direct connection between the influx of illicit miners and the spread of the disease, which has devastated one of the region's most vulnerable Indigenous communities. The findings underscore how environmental crimes carry serious public health consequences far beyond ecological damage.
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Mongabay
Philippine fishing and Indigenous communities wary of clean energy boom in Marcos stronghold
Philippine fishing and Indigenous communities in the Ilocos Norte region are raising alarms over the rapid expansion of renewable energy projects in an area long tied to the Marcos political dynasty. Wind farms and other clean energy developments are encroaching on coastal fishing grounds and ancestral lands, threatening livelihoods built around seaweed harvesting and traditional fishing. The tension highlights a growing global dilemma: the push for green energy can come at a steep cost to the marginalized communities living closest to the land.
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