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New U.S. Wildland Fire Service Prepares For Extreme Fire Season [1]

"Across the country, wildland firefighters are staring down what could be one of the most severe fire seasons in recent history. Among those figuring out how to prepare is the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, a brand new agency created by the Trump administration."

Source: NPR [2], 05/12/2026

Why This Tribe Is Buying Up 100s Of Acres Of Farmland — And Flooding It [3]

"Scott Boyd walks through deep mud where the Stillaguamish River empties into Puget Sound, an arm of the Pacific Ocean."

Source: NPR [4], 05/12/2026

RFK Jr. Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence [5]

"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said little publicly about vaccines in recent months, at the behest of a White House worried that his unpopular stance will hurt Republicans in November’s midterm elections. But he has not abandoned his quest for evidence that they are unsafe."

Source: New York Times [6], 05/12/2026

Trump DOI Cancels Rule That Made Conservation A ‘Use’ Of Public Lands [7]

"The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land."

Source: AP [8], 05/12/2026

"Trump Nominates Ousted FEMA Leader to Run the Agency Again" [9]

"President Trump chose Cameron Hamilton to direct federal disaster response. As acting head of FEMA last year, he had opposed abolishing the agency and was ousted."

Source: New York Times [10], 05/12/2026

Health Advocates Warn FDA Claims Of Baby Formula Safety Contradict Data [11]

"The Trump administration announced earlier this month that hundreds of baby formula samples it tested for toxic chemicals “meet a high safety standard”, but public health advocates warn this claim contradicts data showing a majority were contaminated with dangerous substances, such as Pfas or phthalates."

Source: Guardian [12], 05/12/2026

Nonprofit Sues To Stop Trump Changes To Reflecting Pool, A Historic Site [13]

"A Washington-area nonprofit Monday asked a federal court to halt President Donald Trump’s efforts to resurface the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying that the president failed to undergo required federal reviews before applying a blue color to the basin."

Source: Washington Post [14], 05/12/2026

"As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air" [15]

"Coal-fired power plants across the country released more mercury last year as power demand surged, reversing a yearslong downward trend in the emissions of a toxic metal that impairs brain development."

Source: New York Times [16], 05/12/2026

Trump Says He’ll Move To Suspend US Gasoline Tax, But He Needs Congress [17]

"President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The president cannot suspend the federal tax on his own. Congress would have to approve the move."

Source: AP [18], 05/12/2026

Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres [19]

Today’s teens are growing up in a world of conspicuous climate change, often directly affected by its consequences. Despite their youth, some are at the forefront of the fight against this threat. Freelance journalist and author Meera Subramanian — co-creator of a new nonfiction graphic novel about young climate campaigners — on teens as sources, activism as a topic and the pleasures of collaboration. See a sample of the book [20].

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