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Admin Targeted NCAR Climate Lab in Effort to Free Trump Ally: Suit [9]

"The Trump administration has targeted a climate and weather research lab as retribution against Colorado officials for imprisoning a county clerk backed by the president who was convicted of helping election deniers meddle with voting equipment in 2020, a lawsuit filed Monday by the lab’s leadership alleged."

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Source: NYTimes [17], 03/17/2026
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"Group Says “God Squad” Meeting Ignores Procedures Set By Law" [18]

"As the Trump administration prepares to convene the Endangered Species Committee, also known as... the “God Squad,” conservation groups are expressing anger over what they call an “illegal end-run around” that doesn’t seem to be following clear procedures set forth in the law. The committee is planning to discuss exemptions for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities from the requirements of the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [19]
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Source: National Parks Traveler [29], 03/17/2026
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Top US Lobbying Firms Working Both Sides Of The Pfas Issue At The Same Time [30]

"Some top US lobbying firms are simultaneously working both sides of the Pfas “forever chemicals” issue, raising serious conflict of interest questions and concerns that their activity is slowing states’ efforts to rein in the public health threat."

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Source: Guardian [35], 03/17/2026
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Mining Made Tar Creek A Toxic Wasteland. Quapaw Nation Brought It Back. [36]

"The Quapaw Nation is the only US Native community to carry out a cleanup of one of the country’s worst sites of environmental contamination"

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Source: Guardian [41], 03/17/2026
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Inside The Deadly Silicosis Epidemic Killing Countertop Stonecutters [42]

"A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough."

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California [45]
Source: Capital & Main [46], 03/17/2026
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What Displays Get Scrapped at America’s Parks? Looks Like Anyone’s Guess. [47]

"President Trump ordered officials to remove information deemed disparaging to the United States. A review of government documents shows little guidance and striking inconsistencies."

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Source: NYTimes [49], 03/17/2026
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"Did Fake Comments Sink SoCal Clean Heat Rules? Advocates Want Answers." [50]

"Last year, Southern California’s air regulators rejected landmark rules that would have encouraged the switch from polluting gas heaters to electric heat pumps in the smoggiest region in the country. Now, environmental and public health advocates are pressing state and local officials to investigate whether opposition in the run-up to the decision was largely faked."

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Source: Canary Media [51], 03/17/2026
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Apache Women Ask Supreme Court To Stop Transfer Of Oak Flat Land For Mine [52]

"The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the project."

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Source: AP [55], 03/17/2026
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"Federal Judge Halts RFK Jr.'s Changes To Children's Vaccine Policies" [56]

"A federal judge Monday dealt a major blow to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul the nation's vaccine policies, including the controversial decision to slash the number of federally recommended vaccinations for children."

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Source: NPR [57], 03/17/2026
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Mezcal’s Popularity Booming In US, At Growing Environmental Cost In Mexico [58]

"Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sánchez Garnica’s family in rural Oaxaca, where the agave-based spirit was made through the night. As drops dripped from a clay oven, Garnica and her siblings listened to stories told by their parents while neighbors arrived by horse to get a taste of a drink known for its smoky flavor."

Agriculture [59]
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International [34]
Mexico [61]
Source: AP [62], 03/17/2026
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Did Trump Cuts Slow Access To Public Records? 26 Cases That Say Yes. [63]

"Lawyers’ pleas for extensions reveal post-DOGE staffing woes at federal agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices."

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Source: Washington Post [64], 03/16/2026
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Trump Backs FCC Chief’s Threat To Broadcasters, Attacks Iran War Coverage [65]

"Brendan Carr warned media outlets to correct course or lose their licenses, as Trump escalated attacks on the media over Iran war coverage."

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Source: Washington Post [66], 03/16/2026
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EPA Moves To Weaken Pollution Limits On Toxic Chemical Ethylene Oxide [67]

"The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes."

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Source: AP [68], 03/16/2026
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"Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan" [69]

"The Trump administration on Friday approved a $5 billion oil drilling project in ultradeep waters of the Gulf of Mexico over protests from Democrats and environmental activists who said the venture posed significant risks to wildlife and communities."

Climate Change [10]
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Source: NYTimes [72], 03/16/2026
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Construction Finishes On A Major Offshore Wind Farm, Despite Trump [73]

"Construction is finished on a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm, the first project to reach this stage during President Donald Trump’s time in office.:

Climate Change [10]
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Infrastructure [70]
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Source: AP [74], 03/16/2026
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