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Bayer Thanked Zeldin For Removing Cancer Warnings About Roundup: Docs [9]

"Bayer promised to “provide a small thanks” to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for removing warnings about Roundup, the company’s herbicide that has been the subject of tens of thousands of cancer lawsuits, according to internal emails revealed at a Congressional hearing Tuesday."

Agriculture [10]
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Source: Investgate Midwest [21], 05/04/2026
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"The Trump Administration Cracks Down On National Park Websites" [22]

"National park staffers used to control park websites. But not anymore."

Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [23]
Government [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [27]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [29], 05/04/2026
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"Data Centers Used To Be A Prize. States Are Having Second Thoughts." [30]

"Legislators in at least 28 states this year introduced bills that would roll back tax incentives for the energy-hungry facilities."

Climate Change [31]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [15]
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Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [34]
Pollution [17]
Technology [35]
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Source: E&E News [36], 05/04/2026
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"EPA: Chemical Used In Vinyls Poses Cancer Risks" [37]

"A widely used chemical solvent used to make plastics is harming the health of workers, but it’s not a risk to the public or the environment, EPA has determined."

Chemicals [11]
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People & Population [27]
Technology [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [38], 05/04/2026
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Oil Industry Event Teaches Judges “Healthy Skepticism” of Climate Science [39]

"As congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted by a center funded by the fossil fuel industry educates judges about free-market views of climate science."

Climate Change [31]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [23]
Journalism & Media [25]
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Science [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: ProPublica [40], 05/04/2026
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“Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Rules [41]

"For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review regulations that relied on its assessments."

Chemicals [11]
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People & Population [27]
Pollution [17]
Science [18]
Technology [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: ProPublica [43], 05/04/2026
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"Secretive Push To Build New Florida Slaughterhouse Endangers Lake O" [44]

"To go from cows on the hoof to burgers on the bun, you need a slaughterhouse. A new one has been proposed for the edge of Lake Okeechobee, and it’s creating a lot of waves."

Agriculture [10]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Food [45]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [19]
Source: Florida Phoenix [46], 05/04/2026
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"These Countries Embrace E.V.s to Avoid Oil Price Shocks" [47]

"People in Costa Rica and other Latin American, Asian and African countries are increasingly buying electric vehicles to avoid spiking fuel prices."

Climate Change [31]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [32]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [17]
Technology [35]
Transportation [48]
Public [19]
International [49]
Source: New York Times [50], 05/04/2026
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IMO Keeps Working On Global Fee On Ship Emissions, But Keeps Options Open [51]

"The world’s maritime nations preserved a plan to adopt the first global carbon fee on shipping, as they agreed to keep working on it in the fall and adjourned their meeting Friday. However, they also agreed to continue discussing alternative proposals and entertain new ones, which could change the plan substantially."

Air [52]
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Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
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Technology [35]
Transportation [48]
Water & Oceans [53]
Public [19]
International [49]
Source: AP [54], 05/04/2026
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One Of Oldest US Weather Observatories Shows The Science Behind Climate [55]

"Blue Hill is the nation’s oldest continually operating weather observatory, according to executive director Alex Evans. Since 1885, staff and volunteers have relied on many of the same instruments, including mercury and alcohol thermometers, hygrometers that use human hair to measure moisture in the air, and that glass sphere on the roof tracking the hours of bright sunshine."

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [56]
Source: MIT/AP [57], 05/04/2026
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"House OKs Farm Bill After Axing Protections For Pesticide Makers" [58]

"The House approved a five-year farm bill Thursday after stripping the legislation of liability protections for pesticide manufacturers."

Agriculture [10]
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Climate Change [31]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [32]
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Source: E&E News [60], 05/01/2026
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"Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Scrap Biden Energy Efficiency Regs" [61]

"The Trump administration is throwing its weight behind gas providers and utilities that want the Supreme Court to strike down Biden-era Department of Energy rules that tightened standards for gas-powered commercial water heaters and consumer furnaces."

Climate Change [31]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [62], 05/01/2026
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Trump Tried to Stop EV Charging Program. It Has Kept Rolling Along Anyway. [63]

"Trump froze funding for the Biden-era initiative, but, after court battles, some states continue to use the money."

Climate Change [31]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [35]
Transportation [48]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [64], 05/01/2026
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FEMA Aims To Rehire Most Disaster-Response Employees It Fired Months Ago [65]

"The agency is planning to bring back most of the staffers from the Cadre of On-Call Response and Recovery who were terminated as part of Kristi Noem’s plans to cut the agency."

Climate Change [31]
Disasters [66]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [27]
Water & Oceans [53]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Washington Post [67], 05/01/2026
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"No Safe Bets – Supreme Court Glyphosate Case Seen Too Close To Call" [68]

"Monday’s Supreme Court hearing over a federal law governing pesticide regulations left observers largely unsure how the court will rule in the case involving the former Monsanto company and the herbicide glyphosate, with many seeing the ultimate decision as too close to call."

Agriculture [10]
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Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The New Lede [69], 05/01/2026
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