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Trump EPA Wants To Gut Rules On Coal Plant Ash That Threatens Groundwater [9]

"The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown on pollution from coal-fired power plants."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
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People & Population [19]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: AP [24], 04/10/2026
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'Climate Change Is Kicking Our Butts.’ March Smashes US Heat Records [25]

"March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength."

Climate Change [11]
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Environmental Health [15]
People & Population [19]
Science [26]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [27]
Source: AP [28], 04/10/2026
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Photo Essay: Soaring W.Va. Utility Costs Are Surpassing Rents And Mortgages [29]

"WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — Eric Pinson is obsessed with stacks of electric bills laid out in neat piles on his desk. He runs a camping trailer park in West Virginia not far from a planned data center — all in the shadow of an enormous coal-powered plant that recently received millions in funding from the Trump administration for upgrades.
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: AP [32], 04/10/2026
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"Indiana Governor Suspends State Gas Tax For 30 Days" [33]

"Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) on Wednesday suspended the Hoosier State’s sales tax on gas for 30 days, as prices at the pump have increased since the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran began."

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National (U.S.) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: The Hill [37], 04/10/2026
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Emperor Penguins Listed As Endangered Species By IUCN As Warming Melts Ice [38]

"The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday."

Biodiversity [39]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Studies [40]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [41]
Public [22]
International [27]
Antarctica & Arctic [42]
Source: AFP [43], 04/10/2026
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"Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters" [44]

"Researchers studying the crustacean’s early life cycles find clues that can help the fishery that depends on them plan for a warmer future."

Biodiversity [39]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Fish & Fisheries [45]
Food [46]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 04/10/2026
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Mega Manure Digester Project In Wash. State Meets Community Resistance [48]

"A proposal to build a mega-manure digester in a small Washington state community is sparking uproar among citizens who say the project to convert waste from dairy cows into fuel will add to the region’s already significant pollution problems."

Activism [49]
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Water & Oceans [21]
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National (U.S.) [23]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
Source: The New Lede [53], 04/10/2026
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"Food Companies Backslide on Promises to Reduce Pesticides" [54]

"As evidence of pesticide risks increases, a new report finds that the food industry is ‘actively reversing progress’ on lowering their use in supply chains."

Agriculture [50]
Chemicals [10]
Consumer [12]
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Food [46]
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Pollution [20]
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National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Civil Eats [55], 04/10/2026
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"Iran Energy Shock Tests Limits of Trump’s Vision of US Energy Dominance" [56]

"Consumers remain vulnerable to price spikes despite record domestic oil and gas production. But experts doubt the crisis will boost clean energy, absent strong policy."

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National (U.S.) [23]
Middle East [57]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 04/10/2026
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"CDC Delays Publishing Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits" [59]

"The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists familiar with the decision. The scientists spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation."

Activism [49]
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Government [60]
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Science [26]
Technology [63]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [64], 04/10/2026
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"US Senators Investigate $370 Million IRS Payout to Cheniere Energy" [65]

"Seven Democratic U.S. senators have launched a probe into a $370 million “alternative fuel” payout to Cheniere Energy, made earlier this year by the IRS, that critics say the liquefied natural gas export company never should have received."

Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [17]
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Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [66]
Source: Inside Climate News [67], 04/09/2026
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"California Bill Aims to Keep Toxic PFAS off Its Crops" [68]

"The nation’s top agricultural producer could ban pesticides with PFAS after researchers found the “forever chemicals” on 40 percent of the conventional produce grown in the state."

Agriculture [50]
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Environmental Health [15]
Food [46]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [20]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
California [69]
Source: Inside Climate News [70], 04/09/2026
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Huge Louisiana LNG Project Could Pollute More Than All Other U.S. Terminals [71]

"Woodside’s $18 billion liquefied natural gas facility is expected to generate more greenhouse gases than any LNG terminal in the U.S."

Climate Change [11]
Pollution [20]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [66]
Source: Verite News [72], 04/09/2026
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"Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers" [73]

"Dwindling levels in this region’s main reservoirs have triggered a rush on local aquifers as cities, towns, chemical plants and ranchers drill for water."

Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [34]
Environmental Politics [17]
People & Population [19]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [74]
Source: Inside Climate News [75], 04/09/2026
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Alabama Enacts Utility Regulation Bill Many Say Is a Win For Alabama Power [76]

"The legislation was weakened so significantly its original sponsor ultimately voted against it. Alabamians say they’ll continue to push for real reform."

Activism [49]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [19]
Public [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [66]
Source: Inside Climate News [77], 04/09/2026
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