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Feds Give $26.5 Billion Loan For Electric Expansion In Georgia And Alabama [9]

"Federal energy officials on Wednesday announced a record $26.5 billion loan to electric utilities in Georgia and Alabama, saying the loan will save customers money as the companies undertake a huge expansion driven by demand from computer data centers."

Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: AP [17], 02/26/2026
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"Trump’s BLM Nominee Waffles On Public Land Sell-Off Stance" [18]

"President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to head the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, offered contradictory explanations about his record of pushing for federal land sell-offs at his nomination hearing Wednesday."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Public Domain [21], 02/26/2026
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"Deadly Bird Flu Found In California Elephant Seals For The First Time" [22]

"The H5N1 bird flu virus that devastated South American elephant seal populations has been confirmed in seals at California's Año Nuevo State Park, researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz announced Wednesday."

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Public [14]
California [27]
Source: LA Times [28], 02/26/2026
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"Regulators Rely On Fossil Fuel Industry Data. How Often Is It Wrong?" [29]

"From Colorado to Texas, government officials are grappling with concerns about unreliable reports from oil and gas companies."

Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [31], 02/26/2026
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"States Snub Trump’s Plan To Ease ‘Forever Chemicals’ Limits" [32]

"EPA’s stalled rollback of its PFAS drinking water rule has led to a patchwork of states sticking to the Biden-era regulation."

Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [36], 02/26/2026
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Data Center Developers Asked Trump For An Exemption From Pollution Rules [37]

"Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Technology [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Source: Grist [40], 02/26/2026
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"Tracing Bayer’s Ties To Power In Trump’s Washington" [41]

"From lobby firms to top officials, a look at how Bayer built access and secured favors"

Chemicals [33]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: US Right to Know [42], 02/26/2026
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"As Electric Bills Rise, Trump Says Tech Companies Should Pay More" [43]

"The president said he had negotiated a deal with tech giants to cover the energy costs of data centers, but offered few details. Experts said such pledges could prove difficult in practice."

Climate Change [30]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [44]
Technology [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [45], 02/26/2026
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Surgeon General Pick Casey Means Grilled On Vaccines, Pesticides In Hearing [46]

"Casey Means, Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, faced senators’ questions about her stance on vaccines, pesticides and RFK Jr.’s agenda."

Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Food [47]
Health [48]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Science [49]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [50], 02/26/2026
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Federal Judge Rejects DOJ Request To Search Wash Post Reporter’s Devices [51]

"A federal judge rejected the Department of Justice’s demand to continue its search of a Washington Post reporter’s phone and other electronic devices for information that might help an FBI investigation into the leaking of classified information."

Journalism & Media [44]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Politico [52], 02/26/2026
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6.5 Million In Somalia Face Acute Hunger Due To Drought: Government And UN [53]

"About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, the government and the United Nations said on Tuesday, sounding the alarm days after the U.N.'s food agency warned that food aid could grind to a halt by April without new funding."

Agriculture [54]
Climate Change [30]
Disasters [55]
Food [47]
Government [56]
People & Population [57]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
Africa [58]
Source: Reuters [59], 02/25/2026
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"Trump To Announce Data Center Energy Deals During State Of The Union" [60]

"President Donald Trump will announce during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that his administration has struck agreements with major tech companies to make them shoulder a greater share of the energy cost burden associated with data centers."

Climate Change [30]
Consumer [34]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Technology [38]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Politico [61], 02/25/2026
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Northeast Digs Out From Big Snowstorm That Disrupted Flights And Schools [62]

"Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [55]
People & Population [57]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [63]
Source: AP [64], 02/25/2026
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Brown Water And Boil Notices: Small Towns Struggle With Failing Water Systems [65]

"The water looked like coffee as it ran from the tap. Even simple chores like laundry and dishwashing became nearly impossible, the water running like a medium roast brew from the faucet into the sink of Donald Wood’s home, staining clothes and appliances."

Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [66]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [57]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [67], 02/25/2026
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"EPA Official Touts Controversial TSCA Reforms" [68]

"A top US regulatory official on Monday championed controversial chemical review reforms that critics say will support industry interests while weakening protections against toxic chemicals for the public."

Chemicals [33]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The New Lede [69], 02/25/2026
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