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AP Photogs Capture Destruction, Heartache And Resilience Amid Climate Change [9]

"Climate change, caused mainly by the use of oil, gas and coal as energy sources, hit people hard in 2025, with suffering and heartache captured by Associated Press photographers around the globe."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: AP [17], 12/22/2025
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"SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power" [18]

"The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overcame opposition from environmentalists and many Democrats who oppose the bill’s sweeping changes to a bedrock environmental law."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Environmental Studies [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 12/19/2025
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Senate Confirms Isaacman as NASA Administrator In Do-Over After Musk Feud [27]

"The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [20]
People & Population [13]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [30], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Officials Dive Into The West’s Biggest Water War" [31]

"The Trump administration is turning up the pressure on Western states to cut a deal to shrink their water use as the drought-stricken Colorado River careens towards crisis."

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Politico [34], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Admin Orders Washington State Coal Plant To Stay Running" [35]

"The Trump administration has ordered another aging, costly coal plant to keep operating past its long-planned retirement date — this time in Centralia, Washington."

Air [36]
Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Northwest (OR WA) [37]
Source: Canary Media [38], 12/19/2025
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"Is RFK Jr. Backing Big Food’s Drive To Overturn Tough New State Laws?" [39]

"Secretary Kennedy echoes industry talking points on food safety laws"

Agriculture [32]
Consumer [40]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [20]
Food [41]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: U.S. Right to Know [42], 12/19/2025
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"PJM’s Capacity Costs Hit Record As Grid Falls Short On Supply" [43]

"Data center construction and clogged-up generation queues are driving costs — and political backlash — in the country’s biggest power market."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Technology [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: Canary Media [46], 12/19/2025
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"Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says" [47]

"Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found."

Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 12/19/2025
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Federal Judge Blocks Whitmer From Shutting Down Pipeline Under Great Lakes [49]

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety."

Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [50]
Canada [51]
Source: AP [52], 12/19/2025
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DOE Watchdog Will Audit Trump Cuts Of Nearly $8B In Clean Energy Grants [53]

"An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects across 16 states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [54], 12/19/2025
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Mississippi Residents Say Wood-Pellet Plant Harming Their Town [55]

"Residents of Gloster, Mississippi, are suing plant that exports wood pellets to UK and Europe. Company says it is reducing emissions"

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [56]
Forests [57]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [58]
Source: Verite News [59], 12/19/2025
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Trump Admin Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center [60]

"The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions."

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [20]
Environmental Studies [21]
People & Population [13]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
International [16]
Source: NYTimes [61], 12/18/2025
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"Trump’s EPA Paid Employees $86.5 Million Not To Work For Months" [62]

"Data obtained by The Post via a FOIA request shows that through August, the EPA spent millions to compensate staff on administrative leave."

Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Washington Post [63], 12/18/2025
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Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Blue States For Energy Grant Cuts [64]

"The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally."

Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [65]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Washington Post [66], 12/18/2025
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Denying Trump Climate Report, Study Shows US Sea-Level Rise Is Accelerating [67]

"The rate of sea-level rise along U.S. coastlines has more than doubled over the past 125 years, according to a new analysis that examined data from scores of tide gauges from around the country."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Studies [21]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [68]
Science [28]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Washington Post [69], 12/18/2025
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