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BLM Lets Ranchers Renew Grazing Permits With Little Environmental Scrutiny [1]

"With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and worsening wildfire risk."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Wildlife [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: ProPublica/HCN [10], 12/02/2025
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Citizen Pollution Monitors Face Industry Pushback, Legal Threats [11]

A steep decline in the enforcement of environmental laws means the monitoring of pollution by citizens is more important than ever. But as the latest TipSheet notes, some states have passed laws that severely constrain the use of citizen monitoring or the sharing of findings. Get the backstory, along with top reporting angles and resources for finding monitoring in your area.

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TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [13]
Air [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
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Public [8]
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"Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings" [24]

"The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from a fires, floods and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate."

Climate Change [25]
Consumer [26]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Infrastructure [29]
People & Population [30]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [31], 12/01/2025
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FDA Pulls Proposal To Require Talc-Containing Cosmetics To Test For Asbestos [32]

"The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday."

Chemicals [33]
Consumer [26]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [34], 12/01/2025
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"Interior Skips NEPA Analysis For Offshore Drilling Expansion" [35]

"The Interior Department will skip the standard environmental analysis for its five-year offshore drilling plan, a break from the agency’s decadeslong practice."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [37], 11/26/2025
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"We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation." [38]

"For the first time, scientists are tracking the migration of monarch butterflies across much of North America, actively monitoring individual insects on journeys from as far away as Ontario all the way to their overwintering colonies in central Mexico."

Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [19]
Technology [39]
Wildlife [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Mexico [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 11/25/2025
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The Risk And Promise Of Offshore Wind Energy In Nova Scotia [42]

"As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems"

Climate Change [25]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Infrastructure [29]
Technology [39]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [8]
Canada [44]
Source: The Narwhal [45], 11/20/2025
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"Trump Plan Waives Protection At +80% Of Wetlands" [46]

"In some states, more than 90 percent of wetlands could be excluded from safeguards provided by the Clean Water Act."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [47], 11/19/2025
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"First, The Frogs Died. Then People Got Sick." [48]

"An emerging area of research is uncovering surprising links between nature and human health."

Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [25]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Natural Resources [49]
People & Population [30]
Science [21]
Wildlife [7]
Public [8]
International [50]
Source: Washington Post [51], 11/18/2025
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"National Parks In Retrograde: Will NPS Rewrite US History Under Trump?" [52]

"The park service has long tried to present a wide range of perspectives on historical events. The Trump administration could reverse that."

Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [49]
People & Population [30]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [53], 11/18/2025
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