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"Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Drawing Praise From Trump" [9]

"Meta will dismantle its extensive fact-checking program in the United States, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday, ending a practice that has sought to limit the spread of falsehoods on its platforms but has been assailed as censorship in conservative circles."

Environmental Politics [10]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [14], 01/08/2025
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"Trump Promises to End New Wind Farms" [15]

"President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday that “no new windmills” would be built in the United States when he takes office, a direct rebuke of the Biden administration, which has approved 11 commercial-scale offshore wind projects."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [21], 01/08/2025
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"Campaigners Celebrate As Firm Making First-Ever GMO Fish Ceases Operations" [22]

"AquaBounty Technologies, the first company in North America to get regulatory approval to sell a genetically engineered animal for human consumption — an Atlantic salmon spliced with genes from other fish — announced on Dec. 11 that it was closing its last facility, ceasing fish farming activities, and culling remaining stock.

Activism [23]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Canada [29]
Source: Mongabay [30], 01/08/2025
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Calif. And Greens Sued Exxon Over Plastics. Now Exxon Is Striking Back. [31]

"On Monday, Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental groups over their criticism of the company’s plastics recycling initiatives."

Chemicals [32]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [34]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [35]
Source: Grist [36], 01/08/2025
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"Why Does Trump Want Greenland?" [37]

"President-elect Donald J. Trump’s attention returned Tuesday to an idea that has fascinated him for years: acquiring Greenland for the United States. In a news conference on Tuesday, he refused to rule out using military or economic force to take the territory from Denmark, a U.S. ally."

Environmental Politics [10]
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Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 01/08/2025
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"What's In A Name? Trump Set To Wipe Government Language" [42]

"As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to assume the White House on Jan. 20, the federal government is bracing for a massive overhaul in policy – and how it labels issues and individuals."

Climate Change [16]
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Science [43]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [44], 01/08/2025
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"Extreme Weather Events Pose Outsized Risks for Food Delivery Workers" [45]

"As climate change worsens, the people delivering your food are increasingly exposed to heat, wildfire smoke and other dangerous weather events."

Climate Change [16]
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Food [27]
People & Population [46]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 01/08/2025
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USFS Withdraws Old-Growth Forest Plan After Pushback From Industry And GOP [48]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry."

Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [49]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [50]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [39]
Wildlife [51]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [52], 01/08/2025
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Jimmy Carter Raised Climate Change Concerns 35 Years Before Paris Accords [53]

"Nearly a half-century later, environmental advocates are remembering Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, as a president who elevated environmental stewardship, energy conservation and discussions about the global threat of rising carbon dioxide levels."

Activism [23]
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Source: AP [54], 01/08/2025
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"Trump Team Takes Aim At Crown Jewel Of US Climate Research" [55]

"A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment." "Scientists and climate policy experts say the proposed changes — which are being pushed by aides to President-elect Donald Trump — run the risk of undermining a foundational reference for government officials. And they say it could make it harder to craft future U.S. policies to address global warming."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [56]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [57]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [43]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [58], 01/07/2025
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Biden Issues Ban On Drilling In Most Federal Waters. Trump Vows To Undo It [59]

"President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [39]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [60], 01/07/2025
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Trump Aims To Crush Climate Deception Lawsuits – But It May Not Be Easy [61]

"The president-elect said he will ‘stop the wave of frivolous litigation from environmental extremists’ but the ability to block suits will be limited, experts say"

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Justice [62]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [63], 01/07/2025
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Pet Food Pulled In 12 States After Ore. Cat Dies From Bird Flu-Tainted Chow [64]

"A brand of natural cat food sold in California is being pulled from store shelves after reports that a cat in Oregon who ate the pet food contracted bird flu and died."

Agriculture [65]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [33]
Food [27]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: McClatchy [66], 01/07/2025
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Climate-Driven Sea Level Rise Will Overwhelm Major Oil Ports, Study Shows [67]

"Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Transportation [68]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [12]
International [40]
Source: Guardian [69], 01/07/2025
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"How Elon Musk Could End Fossil Fuel Subsidies" [70]

"If the Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut $2 trillion in spending, handouts to the fossil fuel industry may be "a truth test to all of their messaging.""

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [49]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [34]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Grist [71], 01/07/2025
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