Sep 18, 2026
The Trump EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, gutting Biden's signature environmental policies and asserting such rules have 'virtually no benefit.'
Following the EPA/HHS announcement, PolitiFact published an expert-backed guide on how microplastics enter the body through food, water, and air, which organs they accumulate in, and what the science says about health risks — drawing on interviews with leading researchers and synthesizing the current state of evidence.