Suit filed to force Trump administration to address cancer-linked pesticide pollution
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Key context: <p>Suit alleges EPA has for decades failed under the Clean Water Act to address surface-water atrazine pollution</p><p>A new <a href="https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/environmental_health/pdfs/2026-10-9%20Atrazine%20CWA%20complaint.pdf">lawsuit</a> asks a federal judge to order the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> to address widespread pollution from the hormone-disrupting pesticide atrazine – which has regularly been found at levels that threaten wildlife and human health.</p><p>The cancer-linked chemical is now contaminating nearly 25%, or about 860,000 miles, of all continental US rivers, according to a recent<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/28/atrazine-herbicide-pollution-rivers"> review of federal records</a>. The waterways cover more than 20% of surface drinking water intakes across the country, and more than 675,000 private and commercial wells.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/lawsuit-atrazine-pesticide-cancer-epa">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Suit alleges EPA has for decades failed under the Clean Water Act to address surface-water atrazine pollutionA new lawsuit asks a federal judge to order the Trump administration to address widespread pollution from the hormone-disrupting pesticide atrazine – which has regularly been found at levels that threaten wildlife and human health.The cancer-linked chemical is now contaminating nearly 25%, or about 860,000 miles, of all continental US rivers, according to a recent review of federal records. The waterways cover more than 20% of surface drinking water intakes across the country, and more than 675,000 private and commercial wells. Continue reading...
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