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White House Draft Suggests Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations [9]

"A highly anticipated White House report on the health of American children would stop short of proposing direct restrictions on ultraprocessed foods and pesticides that the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has called major threats, according to a draft of the document that was reviewed by The New York Times."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
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Environmental Politics [13]
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Source: NYTimes [20], 08/19/2025
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GOP Looks To Make A U-Turn On Electric Vehicles For The Postal Service [21]

"A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [27], 08/19/2025
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"The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door" [28]

"L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill has spewed high levels of toxic gases and climate super-pollutants for years. Yet local residents’ pleas for help from state officials remain unanswered."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [25]
Waste [29]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 08/19/2025
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Restoring Marshes, Dunes, Reefs To Protect Against Rising Seas, Storm Surges [32]

"Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to fend off rising seas, higher tides and stronger storm surges that are chewing away at coastlines, pushing saltwater farther inland and threatening ecosystems and communities."

Climate Change [22]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Technology [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [39], 08/19/2025
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"These Crabs Probably Saved Your Life. Can We Save Theirs?" [40]

"The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it."

Biodiversity [41]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [14]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Health [15]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [35]
Technology [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [43]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [44], 08/19/2025
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"Prominent Texas Breeder Charged As ‘Ghost Deer’ Investigation Grows" [45]

"One of the largest deer-smuggling networks in the state’s history aimed to skirt chronic wasting disease-containment rules, officials say."

Agriculture [46]
Biodiversity [41]
Food [47]
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Natural Resources [34]
Wildlife [43]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Source: Public Domain [49], 08/18/2025
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DOE Announces 11 Projects for New Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program [50]

"The agency plans to fast-track these projects through the development process. Nuclear energy experts worry about the feasibility and safety of the plan."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [51]
Technology [37]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 08/18/2025
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"El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse" [53]

"In El Paso, heat deaths hit record highs in 2023 and 2024. Advocates say not enough is being done to protect the region’s most vulnerable people."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [54]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [35]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 08/18/2025
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"Closing Arguments Under Way In Jimmy Lai’s Landmark National Security Trial" [56]

"A Hong Kong court is hearing closing arguments in the landmark trial of Jimmy Lai, one of the fiercest critics of the Chinese state". "The 77-year-old is the founder of pro-democracy publications including the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper".

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Asia [58]
Source: BBC News [59], 08/18/2025
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From Landfills to Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers [60]

"The plastics contaminating every corner of the Earth contain thousands of unregulated toxic chemicals. As global plastic talks end without a treaty, health experts say negotiators must consider their toxic cargo."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [61]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [25]
Waste [29]
Public [18]
International [62]
Source: Inside Climate News [63], 08/18/2025
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Calif. OKs Unprecedented Plan To Protect Joshua Trees From Climate Change [64]

"California has approved an unprecedented plan to protect the iconic Joshua tree from climate change and development."

Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [30]
Source: LA Times [65], 08/18/2025
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"Boundary Waters Canoe Area Faces Uncertain Future Amid Budget Cuts" [66]

"The Trump administration is also looking to revive mining in the popular wilderness area"

Biodiversity [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Forests [67]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [43]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Canada [68]
Source: Sierra [69], 08/18/2025
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"Deadly Nordic Heatwave Supercharged By Climate Crisis, Scientists Say" [70]

"The prolonged Nordic heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows “no country is safe from climate change”, scientists say."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [54]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [35]
Public [18]
Europe [71]
Source: Guardian [72], 08/18/2025
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Republicans Who Backed Trump’s Big Bill Have Accepted Over $105M From Big Oil [73]

"The Republican lawmakers who voted for Donald Trump’s anti-environment tax and spending bill have accepted more than $105m in political donations from the fossil fuel industry, a new analysis has found, raising concerns about their relationship with big oil."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [74], 08/18/2025
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Scientists: Fungi Are The Secret Ingredient For Restoring The World’s Forests [75]

"Healthy fungal networks help trees and plants grow, making them key to successful reforestation. The only problem? Almost nothing is known about this subterranean ecology"

Biodiversity [41]
Forests [67]
Natural Resources [34]
Public [18]
International [62]
Source: Guardian [76], 08/18/2025
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