Inclusion on the agency’s draft Contaminant Candidate List doesn’t require the EPA to monitor or set limits on microplastics in drinking water.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Citing the Trump administration’s promise to “Make America Healthy Again,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a draft list of contaminants maintained by the agency.

EPA Flags Microplastics as ‘Priority’ Water Contaminants, but the Move Doesn’t Guarantee Regulation

Staff at a state-run clinic serving wildfire survivors in Hawaii have waited months for permanent jobs. Instead, they got another temporary contract.

By Keerti Gopal

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and Honolulu Civil Beat.

Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress and Uncertainty About State Jobs

The Trump administration says moving the Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutting down 31 research stations will streamline operations and bring leaders west, where the forests are.

By Marianne Lavelle

In announcing one of the largest reorganizations in the 120-year history of the U.S. Forest Service, the Trump administration declared that there would be “no interruption or change” to the agency’s firefighting force.

Forest Service Shake-Up Comes As Risky Wildfire Season Looms