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As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

“It is scientifically and ethically disingenuous to claim to be regenerating soil while you are using synthetic chemicals."

Editor's note: This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission.

Billed as a type of food system that works in harmony with nature, “regenerative” agriculture is gaining popularity in US farm country, garnering praise in books and films and noted as one of the goals of the Make America Healthy Again movement associated with new Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Opinion: Trump-era science cuts opens the door wide to industry-fueled pollution

The Trump administration’s move to gut EPA science programs could let polluting industries rewrite the rules on cancer-causing chemicals, writes Jennifer Sass for Scientific American.

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Plants are struggling to breathe in a world full of plastic and smoke

Photosynthesis — the ancient process that feeds us and cools the planet — is under pressure from pollution, plastic, and climate change.

Jack Marley reports for The Conversation.

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Uranium exploration near Alaska Native village sparks public health concerns

A remote Iñupiat community in northwestern Alaska is protesting a planned uranium mining project near its land, warning it could contaminate waters central to their health, food, and way of life.

Aisha Kehoe Down reports for The Guardian.

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China restored the world’s most eroded land—but not without challenges

China’s Loess Plateau, once considered the most eroded place on Earth, underwent a massive restoration effort that transformed barren land into thriving forests and farmland, though concerns remain over water use and long-term sustainability.

Helen Davidson reports for The Guardian.

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Shell faces legal battle in London over oil pollution in Nigeria

A Nigerian king has taken oil giant Shell to court in London, arguing that decades of spills have poisoned his community’s water and land, while the company denies responsibility.

Damien Gayle reports for The Guardian.

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Trump administration closes environmental offices, reshaping federal policy

The Trump administration is swiftly shutting down environmental initiatives, placing dozens of employees on leave and dismantling key offices within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department.

Maxine Joselow and Amudalat Ajasa report for The Washington Post.

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