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  • "Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines" [9]

    "Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, which runs the Grok chatbot, is facing a legal challenge led by the NAACP over air pollution from its supercomputer facility in Memphis."

    Air [10]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
    Source: NYTimes [19], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about "Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines" [9]
  • "Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands" [20]

    "Last year, as Utah prepared to file a lawsuit aiming to take control of millions of acres of federal public land within its borders, state officials sought help swaying public opinion in their favor. They turned to a group of public relations professionals at Penna Powers, a media and branding firm based in Salt Lake City."

    Biodiversity [21]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Forests [23]
    Journalism & Media [24]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Natural Resources [25]
    Wildlife [26]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [27]
    Source: Public Domain [28], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about "Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands" [20]
  • "Reconciliation Could Stymie Lawsuits Against Trump" [29]

    "The Senate dropped a House provision critics said was a shield for President Donald Trump, but new language may make it harder for groups to sue."

    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Natural Resources [25]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: E&E News [30], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about "Reconciliation Could Stymie Lawsuits Against Trump" [29]
  • "7,500 Interior Workers Took Trump Buyouts Or Early Retirement" [31]

    "The Interior Department has shed nearly 11 percent of its staff during the Trump administration, a reduction of nearly 7,500 employees who took buyout offers or early retirement in the past five months, according to data obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."

    Biodiversity [21]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Government [32]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Natural Resources [25]
    People & Population [33]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: E&E News [34], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about "7,500 Interior Workers Took Trump Buyouts Or Early Retirement" [31]
  • Court To Hear Chevron, Exxon Bid To Move La. Wetlands Cases To Federal Court [35]

    "The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments from Chevron and Exxon that coastal wetlands lawsuits filed by two Louisiana parishes should be transferred to federal court — a decision that could ripple across dozens of similar cases seeking billions of dollars in damages."

    Biodiversity [21]
    Climate Change [36]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Natural Resources [25]
    Water & Oceans [37]
    Wildlife [26]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
    Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [38], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about Court To Hear Chevron, Exxon Bid To Move La. Wetlands Cases To Federal Court [35]
  • "Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs" [39]

    "Two federal programs that experts consider indispensable for bird research and conservation in the United States could be eliminated under the Trump administration’s proposed budget for 2026."

    Biodiversity [21]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Environmental Studies [40]
    Government [32]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Natural Resources [25]
    Science [41]
    Wildlife [26]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: The Revelator [42], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about "Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs" [39]
  • Lobbyist Claims That NY Plastic Bill Harms People Of Color Called ‘Misleading’ [43]

    "The oil and petrochemical lobby is attempting to fend off a New York state proposal to slash plastic waste by arguing that it will disproportionately burden people of color, advocates and assembly sources say, despite widespread evidence that the plastic supply chain poses serious health risks to Black and brown communities."

    Chemicals [44]
    Consumer [45]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Journalism & Media [24]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    People & Population [33]
    Pollution [15]
    Waste [46]
    Public [16]
    Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
    Source: Guardian [48], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about Lobbyist Claims That NY Plastic Bill Harms People Of Color Called ‘Misleading’ [43]
  • Judge Rules Some NIH Grant Cuts Illegal, Calling Them "Discrimination" [49]

    "A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination."

    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Science [41]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [50], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about Judge Rules Some NIH Grant Cuts Illegal, Calling Them "Discrimination" [49]
  • "Kraft Heinz To Remove Synthetic Dyes From All Products By 2027" [51]

    "Kraft Heinz, the food giant behind dozens of popular brands including Oscar Mayer, Jell-O, Velveeta and Kool-Aid, will not launch any new foods with synthetic dyes and will remove the dyes from its current products by the end of 2027, the company said Tuesday."

    Chemicals [44]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Food [52]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: The New Lede [53], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about "Kraft Heinz To Remove Synthetic Dyes From All Products By 2027" [51]
  • Trump Shutters Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions [54]

    "Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?" 

    Chemicals [44]
    Disasters [55]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Government [32]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    People & Population [33]
    Pollution [15]
    Technology [56]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: Verite/Grist [57], 06/18/2025
    • Read more about Trump Shutters Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions [54]
  • Trump EPA Is Telling Some Staff To Stop Policing The Oil And Gas Industry [58]

    "The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest — a region plagued by a legacy of pollution — to stop enforcing violations against fossil fuel companies, multiple sources told CNN."

    Air [10]
    Chemicals [44]
    Climate Change [36]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: CNN [59], 06/17/2025
    • Read more about Trump EPA Is Telling Some Staff To Stop Policing The Oil And Gas Industry [58]
  • "E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos" [60]

    "The Trump administration plans to reconsider a ban on the last type of asbestos still used in the United States, according to a court filing on Monday."

    Chemicals [44]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: NYTimes [61], 06/17/2025
    • Read more about "E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos" [60]
  • Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Residents' Tearful Protests [62]

    "The Ironbound neighborhood in Newark, N.J., has two distinct sections: an immigrant-rich area of rowhouses, ethnic restaurants and shops, and a clogged industrial zone with three power plants, the state’s largest incinerator and biggest sewage facility, a slew of factories and a near-constant parade of diesel trucks."

    Air [10]
    Climate Change [36]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Infrastructure [63]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
    Source: Inside Climate News [64], 06/17/2025
    • Read more about Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Residents' Tearful Protests [62]
  • Trump Orders Merger Of Wildland Firefighting Into Single Force, Despite Chaos [65]

    "President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government officials to consolidate wildland firefighting into a single program, despite warnings from former federal officials that it could be costly and increase the risk of catastrophic blazes."

    Climate Change [36]
    Disasters [55]
    Forests [23]
    Government [32]
    Natural Resources [25]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [66], 06/17/2025
    • Read more about Trump Orders Merger Of Wildland Firefighting Into Single Force, Despite Chaos [65]
  • Trump Fires Democratic Commissioner Of Independent NRC [67]

    "President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies."

    Disasters [55]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Nuclear Power & Radiation [68]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [69], 06/17/2025
    • Read more about Trump Fires Democratic Commissioner Of Independent NRC [67]

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