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Feds Failed To Conduct Environmental Review Of 'Alligator Alcatraz': Docs [1]

"Internal documents obtained by Public Domain show that the federal government did not conduct an Endangered Species Act or a National Environmental Policy Act review for the Florida migrant detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' — further proof that the facility may be operating in violation of federal environmental laws."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
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Source: Public Domain [14], 08/22/2025
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"These Crabs Probably Saved Your Life. Can We Save Theirs?" [15]

"The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it."

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Studies [6]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Health [18]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [19]
Technology [20]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [21], 08/19/2025
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White House Draft Suggests Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations [22]

"A highly anticipated White House report on the health of American children would stop short of proposing direct restrictions on ultraprocessed foods and pesticides that the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has called major threats, according to a draft of the document that was reviewed by The New York Times."

Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
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Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [23]
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Source: NYTimes [24], 08/19/2025
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Saving Big Cats From Humans [25]

As expanded development on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula encroaches on prime wildlife habitat, big cats find it harder to avoid people, and many wind up dead. In this Inside Story Q&A, Liza Gross of Inside Climate News describes how she and photographer/editor Michael Kodas worked with a local cougar protection team to track a family of big cats to their den and through the area.

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Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Studies [6]
Forests [27]
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"Trump’s Push To Mine Deep-Sea Battery Metals Draws Ire From Allies" [30]

"The Trump administration is on a rogue quest to mine critical minerals from the ocean floor — and recent global negotiations over the fate of deep-sea mining reveal just how alone the U.S. is on the issue."

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Fish & Fisheries [17]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [32]
Source: Canary Media [33], 08/13/2025
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"Green Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Report Downplaying Climate Damage" [34]

"Environmental advocates are suing the Trump administration over what they described as a secretive plan to undermine climate science."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [36]
Disasters [37]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [38], 08/13/2025
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Unlikely Coalition Fighting To Keep Energy Star Labels On Your Appliances [39]

"The Trump administration wants to eliminate the energy-efficiency program, but bakers, builders, hot tub lobbyists, and chemical companies are trying to save it."

Climate Change [36]
Consumer [40]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Journalism & Media [28]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [31]
Technology [20]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Grist [43], 08/11/2025
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Trump Orders Political Control Over All Federal Grants, Alarming Researchers [44]

"An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the U.S. the world leader in research and development."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [36]
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Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [23]
Technology [20]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [45], 08/11/2025
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"Far More Environmental Data Is Being Deleted In Trump's Second Term" [46]

"The current Trump administration has made 70% more changes to government environmental websites during its first 100 days than the first Trump administration did, and those changes are bolder, according to a report published by the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI)."

Climate Change [36]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Journalism & Media [28]
Pollution [31]
Science [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NPR [47], 08/11/2025
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"Popular E.P.A. Database Is in Limbo Amid Science Cuts" [48]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said it would stop updating research that hundreds of companies use to calculate their greenhouse gas emissions after the agency suspended the database’s creator because he had signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s approach to scientific research."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [36]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Journalism & Media [28]
Pollution [31]
Science [23]
Technology [20]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [49], 08/11/2025
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