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Photos Of Gaza Youth Surviving As Makeshift Burners Turn Plastic Into Fuel [1]

"South of Gaza City, along the Sea Road that runs beside the Mediterranean, Palestinian youth are producing fuel by melting plastic in makeshift burners. With limited access to commercial fuel, they collect plastic waste, process it in metal drums to extract crude fuel, and then bottle and sell it to passersby."

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Source: AP [12], 06/25/2025
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"Megabill Could Derail Hundreds Of Planned Clean Energy Projects" [13]

"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."

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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Politico [21], 06/25/2025
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Remote Alaska Village Turns To Solar And Biomass To Cut Diesel And Save Money [22]

"Eric Huntington built his dream cabin nestled in the wilderness of central Alaska, eventually raising two daughters there. But over the years, he learned that living in this quiet, remote village came with a hefty cost."

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Source: AP [25], 06/25/2025
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"What The Texas Food Label Law Means For The Rest Of America" [26]

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country." "The measure applies to 44 dyes or additives commonly found in baked goods, candy and drinks, and could force the food industry to change what it sells."

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Source: Washington Post [29], 06/24/2025
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Lead Pipe Data Map Offers Sharp New Tool [30]

Lead-contaminated drinking water has long been a widespread worry, but one big challenge has been locating the many lead service lines around the United States. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points you to a mappable database to help address that problem, with current, detailed data filtered through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Learn more about this resource and how to best use it.

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Calif. Push to Decommission Gas Lines in Low-Income Neighborhoods Advances [36]

"In Richmond, California, Zenaida Gomez is ready to say goodbye to the gas stove in the apartment she has rented for over a decade. She has a hunch that the pollution it emits is exacerbating her 10-year-old son’s asthma attacks, and she has heard from public health experts and doctors who’ve said it probably is."

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California [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 06/23/2025
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Lobbyist Claims That NY Plastic Bill Harms People Of Color Called ‘Misleading’ [39]

"The oil and petrochemical lobby is attempting to fend off a New York state proposal to slash plastic waste by arguing that it will disproportionately burden people of color, advocates and assembly sources say, despite widespread evidence that the plastic supply chain poses serious health risks to Black and brown communities."

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 06/18/2025
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Trump Cuts EPA Grants to Address Health Risks on Hopi and Navajo Reservations [43]

"Red Feather, which works to improve housing on the Navajo and Hopi reservations, is just one of hundreds of groups that have had grants meant to help disadvantaged communities terminated by the Trump administration." 

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Source: Inside Climate News [45], 06/16/2025
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National Park Story No Walk in the Park, Post-Budget Cuts [46]

Steep cuts for the U.S. National Park System look likely from the Trump administration, affecting visitors, roiling local businesses and raising political hackles. For environmental journalists, budgets slashed for hundreds of park units could also turn a summer standby story into something closer to disaster coverage. TipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources to cover the park nearest you.

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"In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water" [50]

"An Alabama town is at risk of losing water access after it disputed rate rises and recent charges by a neighboring water board. The mayor says customers are being “bamboozled.”"

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Source: Inside Climate News [53], 06/13/2025
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