‘The Only Thing That Terrifies Me Is BYD’: Politicians Quake At Chinese EVs
"The question is when, not if, U.S. and European auto markets will open up to Chinese EV investment."
Source: Politico, 05/14/2026
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"Six Things To Know About Trump’s FEMA Nominee"
"Cameron Hamilton was acting agency chief last year until he was fired amid clashes with Kristi Noem."
Source: E&E News, 05/14/2026"Trump’s Gas Tax Holiday Pitch Faces Early Capitol Hill Headwinds"
"Interest in a gasoline tax holiday is growing on Capitol Hill following President Donald Trump’s endorsement Monday — but the proposal is also facing pushback from some key Republicans balking at cutting a major source of federal funding."
Source: E&E News, 05/14/2026Bill Sought To Reckon With Sludge Use On New Hampshire Farms: How it Went
"Earlier this year, a proposal from the New Hampshire House sought to pause the practice of applying PFAS-containing sewage sludge to farmland in New Hampshire. But over the course of multiple packed hearings and after a handful of amendments, the bill’s provisions have changed shape, sparking concern among some early supporters."
Source: New Hampshire Bullwtin, 05/14/2026"Top Interior Official Ensnared In Second Major Scandal"
"A top Interior Department official is under renewed scrutiny as growing ethics scandals engulf the powerful public lands agency."
Source: Public Domain, 05/14/2026"They’ve Got a Plan to Combat Global Warming (and Also Russian Tanks)"
"In a scrubby forest an hour outside the Lithuanian capital on a recent day this spring, excavators were digging ditches and tree harvesters were whirring in an effort to restore a waterlogged, mosquito-infested ecosystem that was drained in the Soviet era. The reason is twofold: to help the climate and to defend the country from invasion."
Source: New York Times, 05/14/2026Media Visibility Likely A Main Driver Of Increased Park Visitation: Study
"Tourism-oriented messaging in the media is likely a main driver of increased national park visitation, according to one study"
Source: National Parks Traveler, 05/14/2026Groups Challenge NC Utilities Commission Chair’s Pause of Solar Projects
"Advocates for solar energy are asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to overturn an unusual order by its chairman directing Duke Energy to stop its 2026 solar procurement process."
Source: NC Newsline, 05/14/2026"Why Swedish Scientists Gave Salmon Cocaine"
"A recent study caught our eye: salmon on cocaine. Or really, researchers giving salmon cocaine…for science."
Source: NPR, 05/14/2026Red State AGs Want EPA To Censor Public Database About Chem Plant Hazards
"A group of 18 state attorneys general are pushing EPA to delete its public online database of chemical facilities, citing vulnerabilities to hackers or other security threats."
Source: E&E News, 05/13/2026Watchdog Sues Trump Interior Dept, Demanding Docs on Freedom 250 Funding
"“America’s 250th anniversary celebration is supposed to be an occasion for strengthening public trust in our democratic institutions,” said one advocate. “Freedom 250 is a privately managed slush fund.”"
Source: Common Dreams, 05/13/2026EPA Plan: Let Work Start On Data Centers, Power Plants Before Air Permits
"EPA on Monday proposed allowing data centers, power plants and other industrial facilities to begin certain construction work before obtaining required federal air permits."
Source: E&E News, 05/13/2026Musk's xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit
"xAI has added 19 natural gas turbines to its second data center campus in Southhaven, Mississippi, over the past two months, according to internal emails seen by WIRED. The additions come as xAI is fighting a lawsuit from the NAACP and several environmental groups, alleging that the company is violating the Clean Air Act by operating more than two dozen natural gas turbines at the site without appropriate air permits."
Source: WIRED, 05/13/2026Bayer’s Proposed Roundup Settlement Pays Lawyers, Snubs Plaintiffs: Critics
"A class action settlement proposed in the nationwide Roundup litigation would award $675 million to lawyers who negotiated the settlement, while plaintiffs suffering from cancer would receive, on average, $10,000 to $165,000 each, according to a new court filing in the case."
Source: The New Lede, 05/13/2026"Trump Reflecting Pool Paint Job Draws New Lawsuit Over Review"
"The Trump administration unlawfully began painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool basin blue without conducting the required consultations before altering a registered historic landmark, a new lawsuit alleged Monday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/13/2026
