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Puerto Rico: "Waiting, Often in the Dark, for Frozen E.P.A. Funds" [1]

"The Trump administration is trying to claw back billions in climate grants, including $147 million that could help people in Puerto Rico withstand frequent power failures."

Climate Change [2]
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Source: NYTimes [17], 05/19/2025
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"Eight Of The Top 10 Online Shows Are Spreading Climate Misinformation" [18]

"Often backed by large advertising budgets, a new breed of climate denial is gaining popularity."

Climate Change [2]
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Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [19]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [21], 05/15/2025
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"EPA Ditches Historic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Rule" [22]

"The Trump administration will roll back a landmark regulation on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, two weeks after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promised to address contamination from the toxic, man-made substances."

Chemicals [23]
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Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
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Pollution [24]
Science [20]
Technology [13]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [26], 05/15/2025
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Georgia’s Beloved Shrimp Industry Grapples With Disease And Foreign Imports [27]

"The tart saltwater odor of fresh-caught shrimp hangs thick in the air, stronger even than the earthier scent of marsh and mud, at Bubba Gumbo’s and BG Seafood, a dockside restaurant and seafood market on Tybee Island, Georgia. This is one of many restaurants that dot the creeks and rivers snaking like veins through the coastal Georgia marshes. They run the gamut from the upscale and trendy to more bare-bones joints like this one, adjacent to a working dock."

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Source: Grist/WABE [30], 05/14/2025
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"Facing Lawsuit, USDA Says It Will Restore Climate Change-Related Webpages" [31]

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens’ access to government information."

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Source: AP [33], 05/14/2025
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"3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination" [34]

"3M is set to pay New Jersey up to $450 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims it contaminated the state with harmful “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, affecting drinking water."

Chemicals [23]
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Laws & Regulations [11]
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Pollution [24]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
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Source: NYTimes [37], 05/14/2025
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Environmentalists Will Be Seeing Trump Forces in Court — Often [38]

The judiciary is looking to become a major environmental battleground for journalists to watch in the coming months and years, as activists confront the Trump administration over its deregulatory campaign. The new Issue Backgrounder maps out the action, explaining how key laws foster citizen suits, while numerous nonprofits are staffed up to sue. Plus, some ways to track the action.

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Infrastructure [10]
Journalism & Media [19]
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"Democratic-Led States Sue To Prevent Trump From Gutting Health Agencies" [45]

"A group of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Monday to challenge the Trump administration's decision to gut the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by firing 10,000 of its employees and shuttering entire agencies within the department."

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Source: Reuters [47], 05/08/2025
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"Why 35 House Democrats Joined Republicans Against a Major Climate Policy" [48]

"Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry."

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Climate Change [2]
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Source: NYTimes [51], 05/07/2025
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"E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program" [52]

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate Energy Star, the popular energy efficiency certification for dishwashers, refrigerators, dryers and other home appliances, according to agency documents and a recording of an internal meeting."

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Source: NYTimes [54], 05/07/2025
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