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Senate Confirms Isaacman as NASA Administrator In Do-Over After Musk Feud [9]

"The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk."

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Source: AP [17], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Officials Dive Into The West’s Biggest Water War" [18]

"The Trump administration is turning up the pressure on Western states to cut a deal to shrink their water use as the drought-stricken Colorado River careens towards crisis."

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Source: Politico [24], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Admin Orders Washington State Coal Plant To Stay Running" [25]

"The Trump administration has ordered another aging, costly coal plant to keep operating past its long-planned retirement date — this time in Centralia, Washington."

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Source: Canary Media [30], 12/19/2025
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"Is RFK Jr. Backing Big Food’s Drive To Overturn Tough New State Laws?" [31]

"Secretary Kennedy echoes industry talking points on food safety laws"

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Source: U.S. Right to Know [35], 12/19/2025
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"PJM’s Capacity Costs Hit Record As Grid Falls Short On Supply" [36]

"Data center construction and clogged-up generation queues are driving costs — and political backlash — in the country’s biggest power market."

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
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Source: Canary Media [40], 12/19/2025
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"Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says" [41]

"Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found."

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Source: Inside Climate News [42], 12/19/2025
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Federal Judge Blocks Whitmer From Shutting Down Pipeline Under Great Lakes [43]

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety."

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Canada [45]
Source: AP [46], 12/19/2025
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DOE Watchdog Will Audit Trump Cuts Of Nearly $8B In Clean Energy Grants [47]

"An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects across 16 states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."

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Source: AP [48], 12/19/2025
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Mississippi Residents Say Wood-Pellet Plant Harming Their Town [49]

"Residents of Gloster, Mississippi, are suing plant that exports wood pellets to UK and Europe. Company says it is reducing emissions"

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Source: Verite News [53], 12/19/2025
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Trump Admin Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center [54]

"The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions."

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International [56]
Source: NYTimes [57], 12/18/2025
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"Trump’s EPA Paid Employees $86.5 Million Not To Work For Months" [58]

"Data obtained by The Post via a FOIA request shows that through August, the EPA spent millions to compensate staff on administrative leave."

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Source: Washington Post [59], 12/18/2025
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Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Blue States For Energy Grant Cuts [60]

"The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally."

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Source: Washington Post [62], 12/18/2025
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Denying Trump Climate Report, Study Shows US Sea-Level Rise Is Accelerating [63]

"The rate of sea-level rise along U.S. coastlines has more than doubled over the past 125 years, according to a new analysis that examined data from scores of tide gauges from around the country."

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Source: Washington Post [65], 12/18/2025
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"Data Centers Have A Political Problem — And Big Tech Wants To Fix It" [66]

"Tech companies and lobbyists are investing millions of dollars to tackle a new political problem for the industry: Data centers, the lifeblood of the growing artificial intelligence economy, are becoming toxic with voters."

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Source: Politico [67], 12/18/2025
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As Trump Promotes Coal, No Respite For Communities Choking On Industry Dust [68]

"David Jones Jr. is no stranger to treacherous work. For years, the 45-year-old South Baltimore resident made his living scaling tall buildings to install signs. But for Jones, the real danger has been in and around his home: Jones and his wife live a few hundred feet away from a large coal terminal where dust from mountainous, uncovered coal piles has blown over the community day after day for decades."

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Source: The New Lede [69], 12/18/2025
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