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"Here’s Why New EPA Rules On ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ Could Fall Short" [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to regulate five types of phthalates, chemicals that are widely used in plastics and other common products."

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Environmental Politics [5]
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Source: Washington Post [10], 01/09/2026
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FDA Misses Another Deadline To Ban Formaldehyde In Hair-Straighteners [11]

"The US Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair-straightening products, often used by Black women."

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Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [12]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Source: CNN [14], 01/08/2026
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"New Dietary Guidance Pushes Whole Milk, Warns Against Processed Food" [15]

"The Trump administration released new dietary guidelines Wednesday that call for Americans to limit highly processed foods, such as those high in added sugars and sodium, and that endorse products that had once been discouraged by many nutritionists, such as whole milk, butter and red meat."

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Source: Washington Post [19], 01/08/2026
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"Ohio’s Largest Utility Pushes To Slash Rooftop Solar Compensation" [20]

"The state’s Public Utilities Commission will decide this year whether to keep its solar net-metering rules in place or to dilute them, per AEP Ohio’s request."

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Source: Canary Media [23], 01/07/2026
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Under Order, EPA Says It Will Propose Drinking Water Limit For Perchlorate [24]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it would propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a harmful chemical in rockets and other explosives, but also said doing so wouldn’t significantly benefit public health and that it was acting only because a court ordered it."

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Consumer [3]
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Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
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Source: AP [26], 01/07/2026
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"U.S. Overhauls Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Recommends Fewer Shots" [27]

"The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the United States, bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and delivering on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-standing goals to upend the nation’s pediatric vaccine schedule."

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Health [18]
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People & Population [13]
Science [29]
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Source: Washington Post [30], 01/06/2026
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Ski Patrol — How Snow Helps Tell Local Climate Story [31]

Winter weather can reveal a great deal about global warming's impacts on your locale. So for environmental journalists, an outing to nearby slopes could be a smart reporting trip (with or without the ski boots). The latest TipSheet offers up more than a dozen story angles and snow and weather resources for your next climate story.

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Feds Pave The Way For Big Tech To Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants [35]

Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants, issuing a long-awaited order Thursday, as the Trump administration urges them to help the U.S. lead the world in artificial intelligence and revive domestic manufacturing.

Climate Change [33]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [7]
Technology [38]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
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Source: AP [40], 12/22/2025
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"Georgia’s Lame-Duck Utility Commission OKs Massive, Pricey Gas Buildout" [41]

"Critics fear Georgia Power’s $16.3 billion investment in fossil-gas plants and batteries will jack up customers’ bills if data centers don’t show up as forecasted."

Climate Change [33]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [13]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: Canary Media [42], 12/22/2025
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"Is RFK Jr. Backing Big Food’s Drive To Overturn Tough New State Laws?" [43]

"Secretary Kennedy echoes industry talking points on food safety laws"

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Source: U.S. Right to Know [44], 12/19/2025
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