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“Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Rules [9]

"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 [10]
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Source: ProPublica [22], 05/04/2026
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"Secretive Push To Build New Florida Slaughterhouse Endangers Lake O" [23]

"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 [24]
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Source: Florida Phoenix [27], 05/04/2026
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"These Countries Embrace E.V.s to Avoid Oil Price Shocks" [28]

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

Climate Change [29]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [30]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Technology [19]
Transportation [31]
Public [20]
International [32]
Source: New York Times [33], 05/04/2026
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IMO Keeps Working On Global Fee On Ship Emissions, But Keeps Options Open [34]

"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."

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Water & Oceans [37]
Public [20]
International [32]
Source: AP [38], 05/04/2026
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One Of Oldest US Weather Observatories Shows The Science Behind Climate [39]

"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) [40]
Source: MIT/AP [41], 05/04/2026
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"House OKs Farm Bill After Axing Protections For Pesticide Makers" [42]

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

Agriculture [24]
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National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [44], 05/01/2026
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"Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Scrap Biden Energy Efficiency Regs" [45]

"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 [29]
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Technology [19]
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Source: E&E News [46], 05/01/2026
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Trump Tried to Stop EV Charging Program. It Has Kept Rolling Along Anyway. [47]

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

Climate Change [29]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [19]
Transportation [31]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 05/01/2026
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FEMA Aims To Rehire Most Disaster-Response Employees It Fired Months Ago [49]

"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 [29]
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Water & Oceans [37]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [52], 05/01/2026
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"No Safe Bets – Supreme Court Glyphosate Case Seen Too Close To Call" [53]

"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 [24]
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Source: The New Lede [54], 05/01/2026
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"Trump Gives The Go-Ahead For A Major New Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline" [55]

"President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration."

Energy & Fuel [30]
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Canada [56]
Source: AP [57], 05/01/2026
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"Michigan Wins Key Legal Battle Over Line 5 Pipeline" [58]

"A unanimous Supreme Court ruling clears the way for state court proceedings in the decades-long dispute over the pipeline crossing between Lakes Michigan and Huron."

Climate Change [29]
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Pollution [17]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [20]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [59]
Canada [56]
Source: Grist [60], 05/01/2026
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Western Lawmakers Move To Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits [61]

"Members of Congress from Texas and Wyoming introduced bills recently that would grant fossil fuel companies sweeping legal immunity and shield energy producers from stricter compliance with the Clean Air Act."

Climate Change [29]
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Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 05/01/2026
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"Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia" [63]

"The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous."

Air [35]
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Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [64]
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Pollution [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [65]
Source: New York Times [66], 05/01/2026
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"This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real" [67]

"Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [29]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [50]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [68]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: WIRED [69], 05/01/2026
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