"How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A."
"The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled."
Source: New York Times, 04/29/2026
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"Trump Pulls Park Service Nominee"
"President Trump on Monday withdrew his nominee to lead the National Park Service (NPS)."
Source: The Hill, 04/29/2026Ohio Bill Would Replace All Lead Service Lines. It Could Cost Billions.
"An Ohio bill would require the state replace all lead service lines, but some statewide organizations worry about the costs associated with the bill."
Source: Ohio Capital Journal, 04/29/2026"Nearly 1/5 of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates"
"Close to 20 percent of Americans are exposed to water polluted with high levels of potentially cancer-causing nitrates, known to come mostly from agricultural runoff, according to new research published this month."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/29/2026"Drought Turns Southeastern US Into ‘Tinderbox’ as Wildfires Rage"
"Drought and fire are a dangerous duo. The Southeastern United States is witnessing this firsthand as several major blazes burn tens of thousands of acres across the parched region, destroying homes and prompting evacuations in some areas. Florida and Georgia have been particularly hard hit, and strong winds and unusually low humidity have made it difficult to combat the flames."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/29/2026"Feds Order Immediate Inspection Of Cheboygan Dam Powerhouse"
"Federal energy regulators have ordered immediate inspections of the Cheboygan Dam powerhouse and other Michigan dams that faced the risk of failure in this month’s historic flooding. Separately, state officials said they plan to inspect dams under their oversight to check for damage from the high waters that nearly overtook several impoundments last week amid spring snowmelt and heavy rains."
Source: Bridge Michigan, 04/29/2026"The World Needs Natural Gas Now, but the U.S. Is Exporting All It Can"
"The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off a significant source of liquefied natural gas, but the United States, the biggest exporter of the fuel, is unlikely to pick up that slack because it has no spare capacity."
Source: New York Times, 04/29/2026"United Arab Emirates Says It Will Leave OPEC, A Blow To The Oil Cartel"
"The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices."
Source: AP, 04/29/2026"Supreme Court Grills Monsanto On Roundup Cancer Warning"
"Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of Monsanto’s argument that federal law prevents state courts from holding the company financially responsible for failing to warn consumers about the risk of cancer from its popular Roundup weedkiller."
Source: E&E News, 04/28/2026Trump DOI To Pay 2 More Companies To Walk Away From Offshore Wind Leases
"The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development."
Source: AP, 04/28/2026"Shrunken Offshore Energy Regulator Faces An Outsize Challenge"
"A new agency for offshore energy development that’s seen its workforce shrink in recent years — and is targeted for funding cuts next year by the Trump administration — will be taking on a quickly growing portfolio of responsibilities."
Source: E&E News, 04/28/2026"ICE Planning Facility For Children And Families On Pfas-Contaminated Site"
"Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a detention facility for children and their families on one the nation’s most Pfas-contaminated sites, which also serves as a hub for the president’s deportation program."
Source: Guardian, 04/28/2026Global Oil Crisis Has Changed Fossil Fuel Industry For Ever: IEA Chief
"The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry for ever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies, the world’s leading energy economist said."
Source: Guardian, 04/28/2026"A Town Of 7,000 Planned So Many Data Centers, It’s Like Adding 51 Walmarts"
"Developers plan to build six sprawling data center campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania, covering about 14 percent of the town’s land. Residents are fighting back."
Source: Washington Post, 04/28/2026"EPA’s Zeldin Tangles With Democrats Over Trump’s Budget Request"
"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin wrestled with House Democrats on Monday in a hostile hearing that culminated in the top Democratic appropriator facetiously suggesting the agency chief drink weed killer."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/28/2026
