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"Megabill Could Derail Hundreds Of Planned Clean Energy Projects" [1]

"A POLITICO analysis identified 794 planned clean electricity generation facilities — mostly in GOP districts — that could lose subsidies under the House bill. The Senate is debating changes."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Politico [13], 06/25/2025
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"Extreme Heat Is Exacerbating Air Pollution, a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health" [14]

"Extreme heat is making air pollution worse, scientists say. And President Trump’s regulatory rollbacks could drive air pollution even higher." 

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [16]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [10]
Science [18]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [19], 06/25/2025
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"Supreme Court Raises Bar For Future Curbs On Industrial Air Pollution" [20]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with two Republican states on a venue question that could hamper future EPA efforts to combat dangerous air pollution that crosses state lines."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [22], 06/20/2025
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"Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines" [23]

"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, which runs the Grok chatbot, is facing a legal challenge led by the NAACP over air pollution from its supercomputer facility in Memphis."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: NYTimes [25], 06/18/2025
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Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Residents' Tearful Protests [26]

"The Ironbound neighborhood in Newark, N.J., has two distinct sections: an immigrant-rich area of rowhouses, ethnic restaurants and shops, and a clogged industrial zone with three power plants, the state’s largest incinerator and biggest sewage facility, a slew of factories and a near-constant parade of diesel trucks."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 06/17/2025
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Trump EPA Is Telling Some Staff To Stop Policing The Oil And Gas Industry [29]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest — a region plagued by a legacy of pollution — to stop enforcing violations against fossil fuel companies, multiple sources told CNN."

Air [2]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: CNN [31], 06/17/2025
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"California Sues Trump Administration Over Right to Clean Air" [32]

"The state’s latest lawsuit charges the administration with illegally targeting its authority to set tougher vehicle-emission standards. Ten attorneys general from states that follow those rules joined the suit."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [33]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
California [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 06/13/2025
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"EPA Moves To Repeal Limits On Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Power Plants" [36]

"The EPA announced proposals to significantly loosen Biden-era regulations on pollution from power plants, including mercury and carbon dioxide." 

Air [2]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [37], 06/12/2025
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"The Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires May Be Even More Toxic Than Usual" [38]

"A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke." 

Air [2]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Natural Resources [39]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Canada [40]
Source: Grist [41], 06/09/2025
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Battle Over Gas Power Facility Generates Months-Long Investigation [42]

A private social media message piqued Arizona Republic reporter Joan Meiners’ interest in rural retirees’ efforts to block construction of a gas-fired peaker plant next to their homes. Her year-long, grant-funded investigation in 2024 uncovered questionable local government actions and utility executive motives, and concluded with action against the facility. Read Meiners’ account of how rural Arizonans became unlikely climate activists, in the latest FEJ Storylog.

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Health [46]
Journalism & Media [47]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [10]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
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