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Wetlands Are Disappearing and Global Efforts to Save Them Are Unraveling [9]

"More than 170 countries have gathered to save critical ecosystems. But the U.S. is a no-show and Russia said it will withdraw from the wetlands treaty."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [17]
International [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 07/30/2025
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Suit Claims Capped Alabama Coal Ash Pond Still Polluting Groundwater [20]

"Coosa Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Alabama Power, alleging significant groundwater pollution violations from the utility’s Gadsden coal ash pond that has been capped in place since 2018."

Chemicals [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [24]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 07/30/2025
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Lawmakers Could End Plan To Shoot 450,000 Owls — To Save A Different Owl [28]

"Federal wildlife officials approved a plan last year to protect northern spotted owls by shooting other owls, but it has faced pushback from animal rights advocates and lawmakers — including conservatives. Now lawmakers could kill the plan."

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: LA Times [30], 07/30/2025
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"EPA To Launch Plan Tuesday For Undoing Climate Rule Cornerstone" [31]

"The Trump administration is planning to release a proposal Tuesday that would overturn a 16-year-old scientific finding that has allowed three administrations to regulate climate pollution."

Climate Change [32]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [33]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [24]
Science [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: E&E News [35], 07/29/2025
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"Senate Spending Bills Take Trump To Task" [36]

"Senate appropriators on Thursday approved a $41.5 billion spending bill to fund the Interior Department and EPA, setting up a showdown with the House and President Donald Trump. The bill represents a bipartisan compromise on the agency budgets, a necessity given the need to attract 60 votes on appropriations measures in the Senate."

Climate Change [32]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [24]
Transportation [38]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: E&E News [39], 07/29/2025
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Black Women Fight for Life in Houston’s Most Toxic Neighborhood [40]

"In Settegast, where the average person dies before retirement age, Black women battle environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living."

Air [41]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [43]
Pollution [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Source: Capital B [45], 07/29/2025
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"How Brazil's 'Devastation Bill' Puts Amazon At Risk Of Deforestation" [46]

"As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon city of Belém in November, President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva is under pressure to veto a measure that could have a huge impact on the world's largest tropical rainforest."

Climate Change [32]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [17]
International [18]
South America [47]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [48], 07/29/2025
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"As a Heat Wave Roiled Illinois, People Incarcerated Suffered The Most" [49]

"As heat grips Illinois this summer, one group is more vulnerable to extreme heat than any other: Those incarcerated inside the state’s decaying prisons and jails."

Climate Change [32]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [42]
Infrastructure [50]
People & Population [43]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 07/29/2025
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GOP May Kill Ban On Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge [53]

"Republicans are quietly moving to kill proposed regulations for PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge that is spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers across the country, destroyed their livelihoods and contaminated food and water supplies."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [24]
Waste [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 07/29/2025
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As Trump Shrinks FEMA, Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By [55]

"In a government survey, state and local officials said they were overworked, underpaid and underappreciated."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [56]
Economy & Business [57]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [43]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 07/29/2025
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Fishing Groups Push To Delay Protections For Endangered Right Whale To 2035 [59]

"A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years. The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 370 and has declined over the last 15 years."

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [60]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Source: AP [62], 07/29/2025
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"Interior Officials Commit To "Rebuilding" Grand Canyon's North Rim" [63]

"Interior Department officials are committed to "rebuilding" the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park that's been partially overrun by a lightning-ignited fire that claimed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, dozens of guest cabins, and concessionaire facilities."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [56]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [50]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Source: National Parks Traveler [64], 07/29/2025
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"Opinion: A Half-Century After ‘Jaws,’ The Truth Is Clear" [65]

"There are few summer traditions more predictable than turning sharks into profit. Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, “Jaws” established the template for the modern-day blockbuster, combining mass marketing and high-concept thrills that all but guarantee mega box-office returns. But the film’s lasting power lies in how it transformed a relatively obscure marine predator into a cultural icon and villain that could be used for financial gain."

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [66]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [67], 07/29/2025
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"The Drying Planet" [68]

"As the climate warms, new data shows huge swaths of land across the globe are quickly drying, threatening humanity’s supply of fresh water."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [32]
Consumer [69]
Environmental Studies [33]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [43]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [17]
International [18]
Source: ProPublica [70], 07/28/2025
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"Interior Increases Targets For Layoffs" [71]

"The Interior Department is expanding its targets for layoffs to include more than 1,400 “competitive areas” — an increase of hundreds of categories since its first notice this spring — including new units within the Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Office of the Secretary, according to an internal document."

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [43]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: E&E News [72], 07/28/2025
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