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Trump Attacks On ‘Climate Alarmism’ Have Already Transformed US Science [9]

"Experts say the cuts to the federal workforce and climate science funding could cause decades of loss in human knowledge and discovery."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [14]
Technology [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Source: Washington Post [20], 12/24/2025
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"How Blocking Illegal ‘Ghost’ Roads Could Protect Tropical Forests" [21]

"Preventing illegal road building could help protect tropical forests. New research tries to identify which areas are most at risk."

Agriculture [22]
Biodiversity [23]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Wildlife [27]
Public [17]
International [19]
Source: NYTimes [28], 12/24/2025
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"Trump May Give 775 Acres of a Federal Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX" [29]

"The Trump administration is considering giving nearly 800 acres of land in a federal wildlife refuge in Texas to SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [26]
Technology [15]
Transportation [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [32], 12/24/2025
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"U.S. Takes a Step Toward Approving Seabed Mining in International Waters" [33]

"The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had received an application for seabed mining exploration in international waters, the first in its effort to encourage the controversial industry."

Chemicals [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [36]
Technology [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [19]
Source: NYTimes [37], 12/24/2025
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"AI Data Boom In Mexico Fuels Rise In Dirty Energy" [38]

"A boom in U.S. data centres is devouring fossil fuels in Mexico - and hitting locals with power cuts and pollution."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Infrastructure [25]
Pollution [36]
Technology [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mexico [40]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [41], 12/24/2025
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Trump’s BLM Pick: ‘A First Real Test’ For New Senate Public Lands Caucus [42]

"Will lawmakers put a man who has argued that “we do not even need” the vast majority of federal lands in charge of 250 million acres of them?"

Agriculture [22]
Biodiversity [23]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [24]
Government [43]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [44]
Wildlife [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Public Domain [45], 12/24/2025
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"The Legal Battle Bogging Down Massachusetts’ Plan To Ditch Gas" [46]

"Two years ago, Massachusetts regulators created a framework for phasing out the use of natural gas in buildings — a groundbreaking move for the state’s decarbonization efforts. Today, however, momentum has slowed as gas companies clash with lawmakers, regulators, and advocates on a fundamental question: Are utilities legally obligated to provide gas service to any consumer who wants it?"

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [44]
Planning & Growth [47]
Pollution [36]
Technology [15]
Public [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Source: Canary Media [49], 12/24/2025
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"Mike Lee Goes After Filibuster Over Permitting" [50]

"A key player in Congress’ permitting reform negotiations is calling for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster in order to pass a deal after Senate Democrats signaled Monday that they are stepping back from the discussions."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [51], 12/24/2025
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"Critical Mineral Bauxite Boom Pollutes Water And Crops In Guinea" [52]

"In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields."

Chemicals [34]
Environmental Health [53]
Environmental Justice [54]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [44]
Pollution [36]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Africa [56]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [57], 12/24/2025
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"12 Non-Fiction Titles That Climate Readers Will Be Delighted To Unwrap" [58]

"These books span the cosmos, the ocean, climate solutions, rivers, forests, and more."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [53]
Environmental Studies [59]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [26]
Public [17]
International [19]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [60], 12/24/2025
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"‘Bonkers’: DOI Letter Halts All Five In-Progress Offshore Wind Farms" [61]

"The Interior Department announced Monday it is pausing leases for all five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in America, citing unspecified issues of national security."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [62]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Canary Media [63], 12/23/2025
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BLM Makes More Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Available For Energy, Mining [64]

"The Trump administration is planning on making more acres of public land available for energy and mineral development in eight Western states, a move worrying environmentalists watching for the declining population of greater sage-grouse."

Biodiversity [23]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [26]
Wildlife [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Utah News Dispatch [65], 12/23/2025
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"The ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Waterways" [66]

"Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste, some of it radioactive."

Chemicals [34]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Health [53]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [67]
Pollution [36]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [68]
Source: Inside Climate News [69], 12/23/2025
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Killing Roadless Rule Could Make It Harder To Delist Yellowstone Grizzlies [70]

"The rule banning new roads in some forests protects prime bear habitat and was part of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s justification for its failed attempt to delist grizzlies in 2017."

Biodiversity [23]
Forests [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Wildlife [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [71], 12/23/2025
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"Tennessee Dem Looks To Turn Pipeline Fight Into House Victory" [72]

"A Memphis state lawmaker who rose to national prominence protesting against gun violence is hoping to elevate that battle — and his environmental justice fights — to the U.S. House."

Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Justice [54]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [73]
Source: E&E News [74], 12/23/2025
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