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"EPA Rollback Could Bring Dirtier Air to Black Communities" [1]

"Research shows Black neighborhoods bear the brunt of diesel pollution. New EPA changes could make that burden worse."
For decades, highways and industrial corridors have exposed Black communities to disproportionate levels of diesel pollution. As the Trump administration eases clean truck standards, environmental advocates warn those neighborhoods could once again pay the highest price."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Word in Black [11], 07/21/2026
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"‘A Better Way To Be Relevant’: Greens Embrace Data Center Fight" [12]

"The nation’s biggest green groups have joined the fray over data centers — and they’re starting to notch some victories after 18 months of stinging environmental setbacks under the Trump administration."

Activism [13]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [17]
Planning & Growth [18]
Pollution [8]
Technology [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [21], 07/21/2026
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As Data Centers Flood Wyoming, Water Pollution Fouls Good Faith [22]

"The contamination of a Cheyenne water system by a Meta data center underscores the worries residents have about more than two-dozen data centers that are and could be consuming Wyoming’s energy, water and landscape."

Air [23]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [25]
Source: WyoFile [26], 07/20/2026
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Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements [27]

"The state will tax data center electricity but plans to reduce emissions at the facilities and secure environmental protections went nowhere."

Air [23]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [19]
Public [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [29], 07/20/2026
  • Read more about Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements [27]

Marietta, Ohio Residents Worry Drinking Water Could Become Contaminated [30]

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

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [31]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [8]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]
Source: Ohio Capital Journal [34], 07/16/2026
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Ellisons Sued by Paramount Investor Over Alleged Trump CNN Side Deal [35]

"A fourth lawsuit has been filed looking to block Paramount‘s bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, this time by shareholders who accuse David Ellison and his father, Oracle scion Larry Ellison, of striking an illegal deal with President Trump for approval of the merger." "The lawsuit claims that the Ellisons illegally promised to overhaul CNN as the administration looks to reshape media. The complaint follows a coalition of state attorneys general, the Writers Guild of America and Paramount+ subscribers filing lawsuits against the studio."

Conflict/Corruption [36]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Technology [19]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Hollywood Reporter [38], 07/16/2026
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Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 PJM States [39]

"A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected to add $6.3 billion in additional charges to consumers and businesses because of electricity needs of data centers."

Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Technology [19]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Source: New York Times [41], 07/16/2026
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Sewage Pollution Is Keeping Kids Out Of The Water In Calif. Beach Town [42]

"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 [3]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [8]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [9]
California [43]
Mexico [44]
Source: CalMatters [45], 07/15/2026
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Trump EPA Moves to Approve Alabama Coal Ash Program Rejected by Biden [46]

"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 [2]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [8]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 07/15/2026
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Here’s How Much Money EV Drivers Are Saving In Your State [49]

"Gas prices are still elevated, making the gap between fueling a conventional car and an electric vehicle more striking."

Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [16]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [50]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [51], 07/14/2026
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