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Swampbuster stands: Federal judge dismisses Iowa challenge to wetlands protections
By Shannon Kelleher
A federal judge last week sided with environmental groups and US regulators in a dispute with an Iowa landowner over a Farm Bill provision that protects wetlands.
“On the ropes,” Bayer seeks escape from costly Roundup litigation
Bayer executives have been warning in recent weeks that after losing billions of dollars to Roundup case settlements and jury awards, they may be ready to give up the fight.
Congress urged to address PFAS crisis threatening Great Lakes, public health
By Brian Bienkowski
A Wednesday congressional briefing, led by the nonprofit Northeast-Midwest Institute, was aimed at giving lawmakers and their staff a deeper understanding of the impacts of — and solutions for — PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
Louisiana law leaves vulnerable communities without warnings of poor air quality, lawsuit alleges
By Shannon Kelleher
A new Louisiana law violates federal air quality protections by preventing community groups from using data collected with certain types of monitoring equipment to call out air quality violations in polluted industrial areas, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by environmental and health organizations.