California Governor Signs PFAS Pesticide Tracking BillUS News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.U.S. News & World Report7d agoWhole story →HealthEducationcalifornia pfas tracking bill signing
Federal Agencies to Collaborate to ‘Strengthen’ Review of GlyphosateThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to collaborate on research with other federal agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the human health risks of the widely used pesticide, glyphosate.Successful Farming11d agoWhole story →HealthEducationglyphosate review
Federal report concludes hydrogen sulfide spikes near Tijuana River pose public health hazardThe draft Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry assessment found brief spikes in the gas reached harmful levels near Berry Elementary School, while longer-term averages were not expected to cause additional harm.San Diego Union-Tribune12d agoWhole story →HealthEducationtijuana river pollution report
Wildfire and water research grants saved as Trump EPA permanently restores $19 million in University of California research grantsThe Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in University of California research grants — including studies into wildfire-smoke health effects and water management — it had previously canceled, according to a settlement filed in federal court Wednesday.Santa Rosa Press Democrat12d agoWhole story →HealthEducationepa research grants settlement
Newsom vetoes bill that would have remade state demonstration forestsGov. Gavin Newsom said AB 2494 could have hampered research in demonstration forests, dealing a setback to tribes and environmentalists pushing to curb commercial logging.Los Angeles Times13d agoWhole story →PlanetEducationGavin Newsomcalifornia forest management bill veto
UAH receives $1 million in federal funding to improve Southeast drought monitoringHuntsville campus is home to the state climatologist's office.AL.com19d agoWhole story →PlanetEducationfederal funding announcement
Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis showsAn analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term. On Wednesday, a nonprofit and a group of researchers and scientists released a tracking tool that shows the cuts have affected all states and the District of Columbia. Health, nutrition, the…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution20d agoWhole story →PlanetEducationfederal grant cuts
Vallejo: Federal Terrace Elementary Gets $35,000 Campus MakeoverFederal Terrace Elementary School has completed a nearly $35,000 campus beautification project aimed at improving privacy and creating a more welcoming environment for students and families, the...SFGATE24d agoWhole story →JusticeEducation
Contractor sentenced in fraud case for leaving asbestosA suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison for causing a potential "environmental disaster" by leaving large amounts of cancer-causing asbestos material during the 2023 demolition of a Waukegan medical campus in order to line his own pockets.Chicago Tribune26d agoWhole story →PlanetJusticeasbestos fraud sentencing