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Tribes Push to Control Reservation Water as Wyoming Seeks To Send it Outside [9]

"The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have long fought for water sovereignty on the Wind River Indian Reservation, but their effort is being challenged by federal legislation and a changing water landscape."

Environmental Justice [10]
Government [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [20], 02/04/2025
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Levels Of Microplastics In Human Brains May Be Rapidly Rising: Study [21]

"The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new study."

Chemicals [22]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [28]
Source: Guardian [29], 02/04/2025
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"Inside The Energy Department’s Partnership With The Plastics Industry" [30]

"Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the country’s largest lobbying group for the plastics industry." "Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest."

Chemicals [22]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [32]
Pollution [27]
Waste [33]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Grist/ExxonKnews [34], 02/04/2025
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Rats! More Rodents Are Infesting Cities As Scientists Blame Warmer Temps [35]

"Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions."

Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [28]
Source: AP [38], 02/04/2025
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Advisers Push CDC To Explain Data Removal, Say When Info Will Be Restored [39]

"Top advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking the agency’s acting director to explain the abrupt removal of information and data from CDC websites, and say when it will be restored." "Agencies took down info on topics including gender, vaccines, and climate change"

Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [32]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [27]
Science [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: STAT News [42], 02/04/2025
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EPA Tells Staff To Pause Most External Communications And Meetings [43]

"The agency joins several across government at which the Trump administration has issued at least a partial gag order. An agency spokesperson has denied that a pause is in place."

Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [32]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [26]
Science [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Government Executive [44], 02/03/2025
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"Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday" [45]

"More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis has found, as federal agencies rush to heed President Trump’s orders targeting diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”"

Climate Change [37]
Diversity [46]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [32]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [47], 02/03/2025
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"EPA Workers Receive Emails Warning Their Employment Could Be Terminated" [48]

"More than 1,100 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency received notice this week that they were deemed to be on probationary status and warning they could be fired immediately, according to an email obtained by CNN."

Climate Change [37]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [32]
Government [11]
People & Population [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: CNN [49], 02/03/2025
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"Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects" [50]

"The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states that voted Republican."

Climate Change [37]
Consumer [23]
Disasters [51]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [32]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [52], 02/03/2025
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"Trump Tariffs Could Hurt Oil Companies and Increase Gas Prices" [53]

"Some oil refineries will probably struggle to replace imported crude oil if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico."

Agriculture [54]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Canada [55]
Mexico [56]
Source: NYTimes [57], 02/03/2025
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In Win For Trump, Shell Walks Away From Major New Jersey Offshore Wind Farm [58]

"In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey."

Climate Change [37]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [32]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
Source: AP [60], 02/03/2025
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Cenovus Funded ‘Grassroots’ Groups That Oppose Climate Laws: Document [61]

"Internal record shows Canada’s second largest oil and gas producer donated to organizations that deny climate change is an emergency and question emissions goals."

Climate Change [37]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [32]
Journalism & Media [40]
Pollution [27]
Public [17]
Canada [55]
Source: DeSmog [62], 02/03/2025
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"US Treasury Dept. Withdraws From Global Regulatory Climate Change Group" [63]

"The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system."

Climate Change [37]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Politics [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Reuters [64], 02/03/2025
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"Why Trump Picked a Science Adviser Who Isn’t a Scientist" [65]

"President Trump last week formally nominated Michael Kratsios, a member of the first Trump administration with no degrees in science or engineering, to be his science adviser."

Climate Change [37]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Politics [32]
Government [11]
Science [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [66], 02/03/2025
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"Climate Books For Black History Month" [67]

"To win allies for climate action, activists must understand how the environment, intersects with concerns for the health and well-being of people and communities. Inequities of the past and the present must be addressed by the policies and programs offered for a sustainable future."

Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [32]
Journalism & Media [40]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [68], 02/03/2025
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