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Trump’s First EPA Promised to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals. His Second EPA Is Pulling Back.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research.
Jul 410 min read
US House passes massive tax break and spending cut bill, sending it to Trump
The U.S. Capitol as lawmakers worked into the night on the “big beautiful bill” on July 2, 2025. (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) By...
Jul 38 min read
Gallup poll: American pride slips to new low
Pride among Democrats tumbles, while independents also hit new low, more than offsetting increase among Republicans.
Jul 24 min read
Key climate change reports removed from US government websites
Legally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it...
Jul 21 min read
Here’s how the budget megabill passed by the US Senate will affect you
Seniors, students, taxpayers, children, parents, low-income Americans and just about everyone else will be affected by the massive tax...
Jul 21 min read
US Senate narrowly passes GOP megabill after overnight session, sending it to House
Murkowski on decisive vote in favor: "We do not have a perfect bill by any stretch of the imagination” U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski of...
Jul 110 min read
US Senate moves toward final vote on big budget bill, with Alaska at the forefront
Provisions that would have shielded the state from some health care and food stamp cuts appear to be on the path to failure Alaska...
Jun 304 min read
US Senate votes to advance Republican mega-bill in tense late-night session
The U.S. Senate voted mostly along party lines late Saturday night to move forward with Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump wants on his desk in less than a week, after a dramatic three-hour pause when several GOP senators withheld their votes.
Jun 2811 min read
US Supreme Court limits injunctions, allows Trump to act on birthright citizenship ban
The U.S. Supreme Court, as seen on Oct. 9, 2024. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom) By Ariana Figueroa States Newsroom The U.S. Supreme Court...
Jun 277 min read
Local governments, tribes, nonprofits sue Trump administration over EPA grants
Emissions fume at the coal-fueled Oak Grove Power Plant in Robertson County, Texas. Nonprofits, tribes and local governments filed a...
Jun 262 min read
The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’
Some wear balaclavas. Some wear neck gators, sunglasses and hats. Some wear masks and casual clothes . Across the country, armed...
Jun 251 min read
US steps into war between Israel and Iran, strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel ’s war aimed at...
Jun 211 min read
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