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EPA Backs Bayer; Wildfires Cut Sperm; Biden Curbs Plant Toxins

6/8/2026

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President Donald Trump’s EPA sided with Bayer in a Supreme Court case, keeping pesticide rules linked to reduced sperm motility.
University of Washington researchers found male sperm counts fell in each major wildfire year from 2018 to 2022, linking air-quality decline to fertility loss.
President Joe Biden’s final-term rules limited arsenic, selenium and mercury discharges from power plants, a step health experts say may curb endocrine-disrupting chemicals and fertility risks.

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President Donald Trump’s EPA sided with Bayer in a Supreme Court case, keeping pesticide rules linked to reduced sperm motility.
University of Washington researchers found male sperm counts fell in each major wildfire year from 2018 to 2022, linking air-quality decline to fertility loss.
President Joe Biden’s final-term rules limited arsenic, selenium and mercury discharges from power plants, a step health experts say may curb endocrine-disrupting chemicals and fertility risks.