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  • "Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump" [9]

    "As Democrats and climate activists seize on energy costs as a political issue, new data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025. The figures were much higher in some states."

    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Infrastructure [13]
    People & Population [14]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Inside Climate News [17], 03/04/2026
    • Read more about "Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump" [9]
  • Experts Condemn Partisan Attack on Scientific Reference Manual for Judges [18]

    "Scientists, engineers, lawyers, statisticians and other experts sounded the alarm Monday about the recent decision to remove a chapter on climate science from an influential reference manual designed to help judges understand complex scientific evidence."

    Climate Change [19]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Science [21]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Inside Climate News [22], 03/04/2026
    • Read more about Experts Condemn Partisan Attack on Scientific Reference Manual for Judges [18]
  • "Tiny Texas School District Rejects Tax Deal with $6 Billion LNG Project" [23]

    "The Point Isabel Independent School District on Monday rejected a multi-million dollar tax break for a proposed $5.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on the Texas Gulf Coast, finding the facility would not “align” with the community’s values or finances."

    Climate Change [19]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Government [24]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Technology [25]
    Public [15]
    Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
    Source: Inside Climate News [27], 03/04/2026
    • Read more about "Tiny Texas School District Rejects Tax Deal with $6 Billion LNG Project" [23]
  • Park Service Saw Major Job Losses in the Last Year. More Changes Loom. [28]

    "President Donald Trump’s sweeping changes at the National Park Service have destabilized the agency and its core missions, critics say."

    Biodiversity [29]
    Consumer [30]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Forests [31]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Natural Resources [32]
    People & Population [14]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Inside Climate News [33], 03/04/2026
    • Read more about Park Service Saw Major Job Losses in the Last Year. More Changes Loom. [28]
  • Birth Brings Hope To Amazon Tribe Facing Extinction With Only 3 Women Left [34]

    "Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to vanish when the women died."

    People & Population [14]
    Public [15]
    South America [35]
    Source: AP [36], 03/04/2026
    • Read more about Birth Brings Hope To Amazon Tribe Facing Extinction With Only 3 Women Left [34]
  • "Oil, Gasoline Prices Jump Amid Iran Strikes, With Future Uncertain" [37]

    "The U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran have surged oil prices, and costs for consumers at the pump are expected to rise."

    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Military [38]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    International [39]
    Middle East [40]
    Source: The Hill [41], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about "Oil, Gasoline Prices Jump Amid Iran Strikes, With Future Uncertain" [37]
  • Trump EPA Moves To Kill System That Protects US From Chemical Disasters [42]

    "The Trump administration is slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that protects the nation from chemical catastrophes, such as fires and explosions at high-risk facilities."

    Chemicals [43]
    Disasters [44]
    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Environmental Health [45]
    Environmental Justice [46]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    People & Population [14]
    Pollution [47]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Guardian [48], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about Trump EPA Moves To Kill System That Protects US From Chemical Disasters [42]
  • "Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex" [49]

    "Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters."

    Chemicals [43]
    Consumer [30]
    Disasters [44]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Environmental Health [45]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Government [24]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Pollution [47]
    Water & Oceans [50]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
    Source: Inside Climate News [51], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about "Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex" [49]
  • Secret Database Reveals Which Items NPS Thinks May ‘Disparage’ America [52]

    "An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, climate change and other topics at hundreds of national park sites."

     

    Consumer [30]
    Diversity [53]
    Environmental Justice [46]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Government [24]
    Journalism & Media [54]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Washington Post [55], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about Secret Database Reveals Which Items NPS Thinks May ‘Disparage’ America [52]
  • Scientists Clash With Chemical Firms As Congress Proposes TSCA Changes [56]

    "Scientists and health advocates say proposed changes to a key US chemicals safety law would upend protections for children and other vulnerable populations suffering from toxic exposures, while industry leaders argue the changes would help them get new chemicals to market without sacrificing safety."

    Chemicals [43]
    Consumer [30]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Environmental Health [45]
    Environmental Justice [46]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    People & Population [14]
    Pollution [47]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: The New Lede [57], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about Scientists Clash With Chemical Firms As Congress Proposes TSCA Changes [56]
  • US Plans To Clear-Cut In Michigan Forest. Some Fear For Endangered Species [58]

    "The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand gravel mining and build roads."

    Biodiversity [29]
    Climate Change [19]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Forests [31]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Natural Resources [32]
    Public [15]
    Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [59]
    Source: Bridge Michigan [60], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about US Plans To Clear-Cut In Michigan Forest. Some Fear For Endangered Species [58]
  • "Former EPA Staff Detail Expanding Pollution Risks Under Trump" [61]

    "The Trump administration’s relentless rollback of public health and environmental protections has allowed widespread toxic exposures to flourish, warn experts who helped implement safeguards now under assault."

    Chemicals [43]
    Consumer [30]
    Environmental Health [45]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    People & Population [14]
    Pollution [47]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Inside Climate News [62], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about "Former EPA Staff Detail Expanding Pollution Risks Under Trump" [61]
  • "EPA Delays Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirement" [63]

    "EPA on Friday gave major greenhouse gas emitters a reprieve from annual emissions reporting requirements until October — when, the agency said, it would have finalized its proposal to end the requirement."

    Climate Change [19]
    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Environmental Health [45]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Journalism & Media [54]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Pollution [47]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: E&E News [64], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about "EPA Delays Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirement" [63]
  • Lobbyist Disclosure Failures Disadvantage Maryland Climate Advocates: Audit [65]

    "As Maryland lawmakers weigh proposals aimed at reining in utility companies, lowering electricity prices and expanding the state’s low-carbon energy system, a new audit report has found that the lobbyists who want to influence those decisions have largely operated in the dark—and done so legally."

    Economy & Business [10]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Journalism & Media [54]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Public [15]
    Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [66]
    Source: Inside Climate News [67], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about Lobbyist Disclosure Failures Disadvantage Maryland Climate Advocates: Audit [65]
  • "AI: Does Not Compute" [68]

    "Building fossil-fuel infrastructure to power data centers is a poor bet. Renewables are by far the cheaper, faster choice."

    Climate Change [19]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [11]
    Environmental Politics [12]
    Infrastructure [13]
    Laws & Regulations [20]
    Pollution [47]
    Technology [25]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Canary Media [69], 03/03/2026
    • Read more about "AI: Does Not Compute" [68]

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