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CDC Fires Staff Working On Childhood Lead Exposure And Cancer Clusters [9]

"Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those fired from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a now former employee told The Hill."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
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Source: The Hill [23], 04/04/2025
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Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Rises As US Cuts All Climate-Health Funding [24]

"Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an urgent alert about dengue fever, a painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne illness common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Some 3,500 travelers from the United States contracted dengue abroad in 2024, according to the CDC, an 84 percent increase over 2023."

Climate Change [11]
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Science [20]
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National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Grist [26], 04/04/2025
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"How Tariffs Could Upend the Transition to Cleaner Energy" [27]

"The levies are expected to drive up costs for U.S. companies that rely on renewable energy technology from abroad and scramble supply chains worldwide."

Climate Change [11]
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Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [16]
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Technology [31]
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National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [32], 04/04/2025
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"Democrats Call On DOE IG To Probe Climate Funding Cuts" [33]

"House Democratic leaders across several panels are asking the Department of Energy’s internal watchdog to probe potential cuts of climate-related programs."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Science [20]
Technology [31]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [34], 04/04/2025
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"Bipartisan Bill To Boost Green Building Materials Glides Through House" [35]

"As the Trump administration cuts or scrutinizes clean industry projects, Congress moves to bolster R&D and deployment of low-carbon concrete, cement, and asphalt."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Canary Media [36], 04/04/2025
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"Trump Admin. Announces Plans To Build AI Data Centers On Federal Land" [37]

"The Trump administration identified 16 sites for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers Thursday on land owned by the Department of Energy."

Energy & Fuel [29]
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National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [38], 04/04/2025
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"EPA Cuts Could Leave Small Rural Towns Choking In Smoke" [39]

"The EPA’s slashing of more than $1 billion in grant funding has hit hard in Western communities that have felt climate impacts from flooding, wildfire smoke and melting permafrost."

Air [40]
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Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Forests [41]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [42]
Pollution [19]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Washington Post [43], 04/04/2025
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After Outcry, Brazil Supreme Court Nixes Mining On Indigenous Lands [44]

"Brazil’s Supreme Court backed down and withdrew its proposal to open up Indigenous territories to mining and economic activities from a controversial bill that critics say violates the Constitution."

Environmental Justice [15]
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Forests [41]
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People & Population [18]
Public [21]
South America [45]
Source: Mongabay [46], 04/04/2025
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B.C. Quietly Let Oil And Gas Giant Sidestep Rules For 4,300+ Pipelines [47]

"The British Columbia government quietly granted one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies an exemption for thousands of pipelines that should have been deactivated before a legal deadline, according to documents obtained under freedom of information legislation."

Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [30]
Journalism & Media [48]
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Public [21]
Canada [49]
Source: The Narwhal/IJF [50], 04/04/2025
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White House Weighs Executive Order To Fast-Track Deep-Sea Mining: Sources [51]

"The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations."

Biodiversity [52]
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Environmental Politics [16]
Fish & Fisheries [53]
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Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [54]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [55]
Source: Reuters [56], 04/04/2025
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"E.P.A. Hunt for Shady Deals and ‘Gold Bars’ Comes Up Empty" [57]

"The agency head said a $20 billion Biden climate program was marred by fraud and abuse. A judge said on Wednesday the E.P.A. hasn’t provided evidence."

Climate Change [11]
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Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [21]
Source: NYTimes [58], 04/03/2025
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"Leaked Slides: DOGE Playing Star Role In DOE Kill List Drama" [59]

"Elon Musk’s government-slashing team is reviewing possible cuts across the Department of Energy, according to materials circulated at an internal meeting and obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [60], 04/03/2025
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HHS Fires Entire Staff That Helps Low-Income People Afford Heat, AC [61]

"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has fired all of the workers in its program that seeks to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills. Everyone who had been working on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) was let go on Tuesday, according to now-former employee Andrew Germain."

Agriculture [62]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [63]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [42]
People & Population [18]
Wildlife [64]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [65], 04/03/2025
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"Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy" [66]

"The National Institutes of Health has rescinded a scientific integrity policy intended to protect research and communications from political interference, citing the policy's commitment to diversity and inclusion."

Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Environmental Studies [67]
Health [68]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Science [20]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [69], 04/03/2025
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"A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss" [70]

"A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal."

Activism [71]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [48]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [72], 04/03/2025
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