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US agencies to monitor drinking water for microplastics, medicine

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Valerie Volcovici

Item 1 of 4 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin looks on during a briefing on microplastics at EPA headquarters in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno [1/4]Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin looks on during a briefing on microplastics at EPA headquarters in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ken … Read more

Brazil asks bank managers to fight deforestation

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Manuela Andreoni

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, April 1 (Reuters) – After struggling for years to track and punish deforestation across the world’s largest rainforest, Brazil is recruiting new allies in the fight to protect the Amazon: bank executives. A new law that goes into effect on Wednesday requires banks to check whether applicants for rural loans have deforestation on … Read more