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GOP May Kill Ban On Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge [9]

"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 [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Waste [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 07/29/2025
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As Trump Shrinks FEMA, Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By [20]

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

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 07/29/2025
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Fishing Groups Push To Delay Protections For Endangered Right Whale To 2035 [27]

"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 [28]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: AP [32], 07/29/2025
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"Interior Officials Commit To "Rebuilding" Grand Canyon's North Rim" [33]

"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 [21]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Source: National Parks Traveler [37], 07/29/2025
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"Opinion: A Half-Century After ‘Jaws,’ The Truth Is Clear" [38]

"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 [28]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [39]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [40], 07/29/2025
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"The Drying Planet" [41]

"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 [21]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Studies [43]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [17]
International [44]
Source: ProPublica [45], 07/28/2025
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"Interior Increases Targets For Layoffs" [46]

"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 [28]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [47]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [48], 07/28/2025
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Committee Moves Bayer And Pesticide Makers Closer To Protections From Suits [49]

"A group of US lawmakers failed on Tuesday to beat back a provision in a congressional appropriations bill that would help protect pesticide makers from being sued and could hinder state efforts to warn about risks of pesticide products."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [28]
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [50]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The New Lede [51], 07/28/2025
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Climate Advocates Outraged At Trump Admin Plans To Fast-Track AI Sector [52]

"The Trump administration has unveiled plans to speed the development of the highly polluting artificial intelligence sector, sparking outrage from climate advocates. Rolled out on Wednesday, the 28-page scheme pledges to remove so-called “bureaucratic red tape” and streamline permitting for datacenters, semiconductor manufacturing facilities and fossil fuel infrastructure."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [53]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [34]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [54]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [55], 07/28/2025
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"Controversial Interior Department Aide From DOGE to Leave Agency" [56]

"Tyler Hassen, a former Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who was given sweeping powers to overhaul the Department of the Interior, is leaving the agency, he confirmed on Friday."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [53]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [47]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [57], 07/28/2025
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"EVs Had A Decent Quarter. The Next Could Be Record-Breaking." [58]

"Tesla had another dreary quarter and GM is doubling down on EV production as automakers gear up for the end of federal tax credits."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [42]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [53]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [59]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Canary Media [60], 07/28/2025
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"Denied Federal Flood Relief, A Maryland Town Is Left On Its Own" [61]

"The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Justice [50]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [62], 07/28/2025
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"Gold Wars In Peru Town Leave Amazon Nature Defenders Vulnerable" [63]

"Illegal gold mining in one of Peru's most ecologically significant areas has unleashed environmental destruction and gang violence."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Technology [54]
Public [17]
International [44]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [64], 07/28/2025
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Volunteers Hand-Repair Parts Of Appalachian Trail Damaged By Helene [65]

"In a rugged patch of the Appalachian Trail in eastern Tennessee, volunteers size up a massive, gnarled tree lying on its side. Its tangled web of roots and dark brown soil, known as a root ball, is roughly the size of a large kiddie pool."

Activism [66]
Disasters [22]
Forests [67]
Infrastructure [34]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [68], 07/28/2025
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Dance Poles and Leopard-Print Walls: Love Motels Ready Rooms for COP30 [69]

"The Brazilian city of Belém, host to the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference, is short on hotel rooms. Love motels are offering a solution."

Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [34]
People & Population [25]
Public [17]
International [44]
South America [70]
Source: NYTimes [71], 07/28/2025
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