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Murdoch Media Wrongly Pinned NJ High Rates on Clean Energy, Says Watchdog [9]

"Media companies owned by Rupert Murdoch have found a “scapegoat” in clean energy for the rising electricity prices in New Jersey, according to two reports from watchdog Media Matters."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 12/02/2025
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Trump Admin Will Review Part Of Rule To Protect Miners From Lung Diseases [16]

"The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to cancer-causing silica dust on the job."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [22], 12/02/2025
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Eel Populations Are Falling, But Japan And US Help Defeat New Protections [23]

"Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. ... Yet they’re also valuable seafood fish that are declining all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to help stave off extinction."

Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: AP [29], 12/02/2025
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Nations Back More Protections For Sharks Amid Concerns About Overfishing [30]

"Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction."

Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: AP [31], 12/02/2025
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"How Two NASA Satellites Survived Trump’s Climate Purge" [32]

"NASA has sent two new satellites into space over the past six months to monitor many of the ways global warming is affecting the planet. Just don’t call them climate satellites."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [12]
Science [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [28]
Source: E&E News [34], 12/02/2025
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"Atrazine Probably Causes Cancer In Humans, WHO Cancer Agency Says" [35]

"The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency has classified atrazine – the second most widely used herbicide in the United States – as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” adding to growing concerns about toxic exposures in the nation’s farm belt."

Agriculture [36]
Chemicals [37]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [39]
Science [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: US Right to Know [40], 12/01/2025
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FDA Pulls Proposal To Require Talc-Containing Cosmetics To Test For Asbestos [41]

"The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday."

Chemicals [37]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [42]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [39]
Science [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [43], 12/01/2025
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Electric Rates Jump After Trump Rejects Disaster Aid For Michigan Utilities [44]

"A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [45]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [25]
Infrastructure [47]
People & Population [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Source: E&E News [49], 12/01/2025
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"Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub" [50]

UPDATE: As of Dec. 1, NPR reports funding for USDA's Beltsville, Md., research center has been resored. No link available.

"Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country."
Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [24]
Chemicals [37]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [25]
Food [51]
Government [52]
Science [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [53]
Source: NYTimes [54], 12/01/2025
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"Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings" [55]

"The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from a fires, floods and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [38]
Disasters [45]
Economy & Business [46]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [42]
Infrastructure [47]
People & Population [21]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [56], 12/01/2025
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What’s Lost With Federal Funding Cuts At USGS Climate Science Centers [57]

"When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard was ours: the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers." "The centers have been helping to track invasive species, protect water supplies and make agriculture more sustainable in the face of increasing drought conditions. They’re improving wildfire forecasting, protecting shorelines and saving Alaska salmon, among many other projects."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
People & Population [21]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Conversation [58], 12/01/2025
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"Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War" [59]

"Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [45]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [12]
Pollution [39]
Science [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [28]
Source: NYTimes [60], 12/01/2025
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"New US National Parks Fees For International Visitors Draw Scrutiny" [61]

"Environmentalists and former agency employees warn of increased workloads for park employees at a time when park staffing is already low." "U.S. citizenship will determine how expensive it is to access America’s national parks beginning next year, the Interior Department announced yesterday."

Consumer [38]
Economy & Business [46]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 12/01/2025
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EPA Urged To Ban Spraying Of Antibiotics On Food Crops Amid Resistance Fears [63]

"A new legal petition filed by a dozen public health and farm worker groups demands the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stop allowing farms to spray antibiotics on food crops in the US because they are probably causing superbugs to flourish and sickening farm workers."

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [24]
Chemicals [37]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [39]
Science [33]
Technology [64]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [65], 12/01/2025
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"The State of Local News 2025": 20 Years of Data, Deserts and Dynamic Change [66]

"News deserts are widening. Newspaper closures continue unabated. Independent publishers are calling it quits at an alarming rate. Yet local digital-only news sites are multiplying. Many are even thriving."

Consumer [38]
Economy & Business [46]
Journalism & Media [12]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [67]
Technology [64]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Medill [68], 12/01/2025
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