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USFS Withdraws Old-Growth Forest Plan After Pushback From Industry And GOP [9]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry."

Biodiversity [10]
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Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [14]
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Source: AP [20], 01/08/2025
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Jimmy Carter Raised Climate Change Concerns 35 Years Before Paris Accords [21]

"Nearly a half-century later, environmental advocates are remembering Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, as a president who elevated environmental stewardship, energy conservation and discussions about the global threat of rising carbon dioxide levels."

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Source: AP [24], 01/08/2025
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"Trump Team Takes Aim At Crown Jewel Of US Climate Research" [25]

"A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment." "Scientists and climate policy experts say the proposed changes — which are being pushed by aides to President-elect Donald Trump — run the risk of undermining a foundational reference for government officials. And they say it could make it harder to craft future U.S. policies to address global warming."

Climate Change [11]
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Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Science [30]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [31], 01/07/2025
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Biden Issues Ban On Drilling In Most Federal Waters. Trump Vows To Undo It [32]

"President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [35], 01/07/2025
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Trump Aims To Crush Climate Deception Lawsuits – But It May Not Be Easy [36]

"The president-elect said he will ‘stop the wave of frivolous litigation from environmental extremists’ but the ability to block suits will be limited, experts say"

Climate Change [11]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [38], 01/07/2025
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Pet Food Pulled In 12 States After Ore. Cat Dies From Bird Flu-Tainted Chow [39]

"A brand of natural cat food sold in California is being pulled from store shelves after reports that a cat in Oregon who ate the pet food contracted bird flu and died."

Agriculture [40]
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Source: McClatchy [43], 01/07/2025
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Climate-Driven Sea Level Rise Will Overwhelm Major Oil Ports, Study Shows [44]

"Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Infrastructure [45]
Transportation [46]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [18]
International [47]
Source: Guardian [48], 01/07/2025
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"How Elon Musk Could End Fossil Fuel Subsidies" [49]

"If the Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut $2 trillion in spending, handouts to the fossil fuel industry may be "a truth test to all of their messaging.""

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Grist [50], 01/07/2025
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"Border Agency Seeks Solutions With Mexico on Water, Sewage Problems" [51]

"On the U.S.-Mexico border, the International Boundary and Water Commission has the unglamorous job of stopping sewage flows and negotiating water disputes. Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner has earned allies in long-standing border conflicts, a job that won’t get any easier under Trump."

Agriculture [40]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [52]
Infrastructure [45]
Laws & Regulations [15]
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Water & Oceans [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mexico [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 01/07/2025
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"Biden Signs Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Bill Into Law" [55]

"President Biden on Monday signed a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting outdoor recreation weeks after it cleared the Senate."

Environmental Politics [13]
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People & Population [56]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [57], 01/07/2025
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23M Americans Exposed To Toxic PFAS Chemicals Via Treated Wastewater: Study [58]

"Nearly 7 percent of Americans may be exposed to hazardous levels of “forever chemicals” through treated municipal wastewater, a new study has found."

Agriculture [40]
Chemicals [59]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Studies [28]
Infrastructure [45]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [33]
Science [30]
Waste [60]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [61], 01/07/2025
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"What Happened to Carter’s White House Solar Panels? They Lived On." [62]

"The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates."

Activism [22]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [45]
Pollution [33]
Technology [63]
Public [18]
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Source: NYTimes [64], 01/07/2025
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Biden Admin Adds Exemptions Into New Climate Rules For Hydrogen Energy [65]

"The Biden administration on Friday finalized fairly strict climate rules for the nascent hydrogen energy industry — but the rules contain new flexibilities that are expected to make them less stringent than the administration’s original proposal."

Climate Change [11]
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Technology [63]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [66], 01/06/2025
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FWS OKs Expanding Okefenokee Refuge, Enabling Buyout Of Mining Project [67]

"A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years."

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Source: AP [69], 01/06/2025
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Controversial Red Dye Used In Food Could Soon Be Banned [70]

"The FDA is weighing a ban on red dye No. 3, a synthetic dye used in some foods and drinks after concerns have been raised over its potential health risks."

Chemicals [59]
Consumer [41]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [23]
Food [42]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [71], 01/06/2025
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