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"Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk" [9]

"Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Forests [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [19]
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National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [24], 04/07/2026
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"These Maps Show Exactly Where The West Might Burn This Summer" [25]

"Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [26]
Forests [16]
Government [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
People & Population [19]
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National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Grist [29], 04/07/2026
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"Yes, You Can Make Friends With Trees. Here’s Why It’s A Good Idea." [30]

"RJ Laverne’s childhood home in Detroit had a big elm out front. In fact, the whole neighborhood was lined with them: great, graceful trees whose branches spread across the street to create a shady canopy. Elms were so widely planted in cities and suburbs in the 19th and 20th centuries that they became known as the “Main Street tree.” Then, in the 1930s, Dutch elm disease began to ravage them, and by 1989, most of America’s 77 million mature elms were dead."

Activism [31]
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Environmental Politics [13]
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Fish & Fisheries [15]
Forests [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [19]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [32]
Wildlife [33]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 04/07/2026
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Surprising Links Between Autism, Alzheimer’s Could Change How We Treat Both [36]

"The idea that two conditions at opposite ends of life might be biologically linked is beginning to upend long-standing assumptions in brain science, blurring a divide that has shaped the field."

Biodiversity [10]
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Health [37]
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Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [34]
Source: Washington Post [38], 04/07/2026
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"EPA Takes Early Step In Methane Rule Rollback" [39]

"The Trump administration undertook an early step Monday in what is expected to be a significant rollback of a Biden-era rule restricting methane emissions from oil and gas production."

Chemicals [40]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [42]
Technology [43]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: The Hill [44], 04/07/2026
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Trump Threatens To Destroy Iran’s Desalination Plants: Mideast Impacts [45]

"U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including the country’s desalination plants. Such a move — and Iran’s possible targeting of the plants of its Gulf Arab neighbors — could have devastating impacts across the water-starved Middle East."

Consumer [46]
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Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [27]
Infrastructure [47]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [42]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
Middle East [48]
Source: AP [49], 04/07/2026
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Probe Reveals Faults Of Certification For US Gas Sites' Methane Emissions [50]

"A rapidly expanding certification scheme run by a UK nonprofit and used by major gas companies may be understating the actual methane emissions it purports to certify, a Guardian investigation has found."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [42]
Technology [43]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [34]
Source: Guardian [51], 04/07/2026
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"A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant" [52]

"Documents show that one of Google’s new data centers would be powered by a natural gas plant that emits millions of tons of emissions each year—an increasingly common trend in the industry."

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Source: WIRED [53], 04/07/2026
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"Manatees: A Threatened Species At A Crossroads" [54]

"A whiskered gray snout pokes above the surface of Haulover Canal, an inland waterway adjacent to Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. A handful of people are gathered on shore at the canal’s Manatee Observation Deck, waiting patiently for this very moment."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [42]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [33]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
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Source: National Parks Traveler [56], 04/07/2026
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"Trump Threatens Jail If Journalists Protect Certain Iran Sources" [57]

"President Trump vowed on Monday to pursue a “leaker” involved in disclosing details about the downing of a U.S. fighter jet in Iran late last week and indicated that the government would take action against an unnamed media outlet that disseminated the information."

Journalism & Media [28]
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Military [58]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [59], 04/07/2026
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"Trump Budget Attacks Renewables, Boosts ‘Energy Dominance’" [60]

"The White House released its fiscal 2027 budget request Friday morning, unveiling plans to continue waging its longstanding war against renewable energy and climate initiatives while boosting support for artificial intelligence and fossil fuels."

Agriculture [61]
Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [62]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [16]
Infrastructure [47]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Military [58]
Pollution [42]
Science [20]
Technology [43]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [33]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [63], 04/06/2026
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Trump DOI To Rejoin Drilling Agencies Separated After 2010 Gulf Oil Spill [64]

"The Trump administration said Friday it is combining two agencies that were separated in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The Interior Department said the overhaul would increase efficiency and speed up permitting for offshore oil and gas drilling."

Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [40]
Consumer [46]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [65]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [62]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [42]
Technology [43]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: AP [66], 04/06/2026
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"What The Looming Sale Of CNN Means For Trump’s Feud With The Network" [67]

"Animosity from the White House has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists."

Consumer [46]
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Environmental Politics [13]
Government [27]
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Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [42]
Technology [43]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [34]
Source: Washington Post [68], 04/06/2026
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"Debate Swirls Over Agency Oversight of Workplace Chemical Safety" [69]

"A debate over which federal office should be the primary regulator of hazardous chemical safety in the workplace is playing out in courts and Congress."

Chemicals [40]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [65]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [62]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [42]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [70], 04/06/2026
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"Agriculture Department’s Permitting Rewrite Limits Public Input" [71]

"The Trump administration is speeding up environmental reviews of large infrastructure projects under a final rule set to be published by the US Department of Agriculture Friday."

Agriculture [61]
Biodiversity [10]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Forests [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [42]
Wildlife [33]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [72], 04/06/2026
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