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An Extraordinary White House Meeting With Oil And Gas Execs [9]

"Last year, President Trump gathered with executives from the oil and gas industry at the White House to discuss a range of topics, including drilling and tariffs."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: New York Times [20], 07/16/2026
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Tribal Reps Say They Were Left Out Of Monument Reduction Decisions [21]

"Two coalitions of Native American tribes emphasized Tuesday that they weren’t consulted before President Donald Trump downsized Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90%."

Biodiversity [22]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [27]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [28]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
Source: Utah News Dispatch [30], 07/16/2026
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Marietta, Ohio Residents Worry Drinking Water Could Become Contaminated [31]

"Washington County residents are raising concerns that injection wells in southeastern Ohio leaking brine waste will eventually pollute Marietta’s drinking water."

Chemicals [32]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [34]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [17]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: Ohio Capital Journal [40], 07/16/2026
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House Panel Approves Roster Of Nuclear Energy Bills [41]

"A House subcommittee unanimously advanced a package of nuclear energy bills meant to further streamline regulations for one of Congress’ most bipartisan energy sources."

Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
Technology [43]
Waste [37]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [44], 07/16/2026
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Aussie Greater Gliders Not As Great At Gliding As Thought – But Magic [45]

"They may look like a fluffy flying carpet, but greater gliders are not as great at gliding as previously thought, Australian researchers have discovered."

Biodiversity [22]
Environmental Studies [24]
Science [46]
Wildlife [47]
Public [18]
Australia & Oceania [48]
Source: Guardian [49], 07/16/2026
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New York Imposes Moratorium of Up To A Year On Large Data Centers [50]

"New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers. Hochul is pausing state-level environmental permits for “up to” a year to give the state time to put together a framework to protect the environment, the energy grid and New Yorkers’ electric bills, her office said."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [25]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Technology [43]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: The Hill [52], 07/15/2026
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Busy Season Tests US Fire Bosses As They Juggle Resources To Stay Ahead [53]

"It’s already been a deadly year for firefighters, and authorities have been putting resources where they can more quickly pounce on wildfires before they get out of hand and increase the possibility of additional loss of life and property. Fire managers try to anticipate nature’s next move, placing thousands of firefighters, hundreds of engines, batteries of bulldozers, and fleets of helicopters and air tankers where they’ll make the biggest difference."

Air [54]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [34]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [35]
Forests [55]
Government [25]
Pollution [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Canada [56]
Source: AP [57], 07/15/2026
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Trump Cut $83 Billion In Delayed Or Canceled Clean Energy Projects [58]

"Trump administration policies that scaled back federal support for clean energy have led to the cancellation or delay of $83 billion in investment across hundreds of projects, according to a report ‌released on Tuesday by labor and environmental coalition BlueGreen Alliance."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [25]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [43]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Reuters [59], 07/15/2026
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Trump EPA Moves to Approve Alabama Coal Ash Program Rejected by Biden [60]

"The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to remain buried in place alongside the state’s rivers, even though much of that material is sitting in groundwater where it can leach into the environment."

Chemicals [32]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [33]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [17]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [61]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 07/15/2026
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"Kagan Brushes Off Call for Recusal Over Climate Science Guide" [63]

"Justice Elena Kagan told lawmakers she hadn’t read a chapter on climate science that drew objections from conservative attorneys general before writing the forward for a reference manual for federal judges."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [46]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [64], 07/15/2026
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"Trump Sets Endangered Species Rules on Path to Supreme Court" [65]

"The Trump administration’s decision to use the US Supreme Court’s unraveling of Chevron deference to delete the word “harm” from the Endangered Species Act is likely to expose the government to swift legal challenges seeking to restore environmental protections for endangered habitats."

Biodiversity [22]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Wildlife [47]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [66], 07/15/2026
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New NSF Policy Would Ban Most Collaborations With Chinese Scientists [67]

"The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has decided to ban collaborations between every U.S. scientist it funds and nearly all Chinese research institutions and their employees."

Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [46]
Technology [43]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Science [68], 07/15/2026
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Trump BLM Clears Path For Controversial Mojave Desert Water Pipeline [69]

"The Trump administration has signed off on a company’s plan to convert an oil and gas pipeline to pump groundwater from the Mojave Desert to thirsty California cities for the first time, a lucrative venture that critics say threatens natural springs and wildlife."

Agriculture [70]
Chemicals [32]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [36]
Planning & Growth [71]
Technology [43]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [18]
California [72]
Source: Los Angeles Times [73], 07/15/2026
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Sewage Pollution Is Keeping Kids Out Of The Water In Calif. Beach Town [74]

"A surf camp buses kids to other beaches, and junior lifeguards travel up the coast from this California beach town plagued by cross-border sewage."

Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [35]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [17]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [18]
California [72]
Mexico [75]
Source: CalMatters [76], 07/15/2026
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China’s ‘Green Great Wall’ Tames Desert Growth, But Fight Is Not Over [77]

"For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, ... The technique, known as “straw checkerboards,” is a simple yet widely used method to stabilize sand dunes against the wind and help plants take root by using water supplied through an irrigation system."

Agriculture [70]
Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [26]
Planning & Growth [71]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [18]
Asia [78]
Source: AP [79], 07/15/2026
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