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Trump EPA Aims To Roll Back Limits On Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants [1]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to roll back limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers through polluted groundwater, saying a three-year-old rule is unduly costly for the energy industry at a time when energy demand is spiking."

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Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: AP [12], 05/15/2026
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Groups Challenge NC Utilities Commission Chair’s Pause of Solar Projects [13]

"Advocates for solar energy are asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to overturn an unusual order by its chairman directing Duke Energy to stop its 2026 solar procurement process."

Activism [14]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [8]
Technology [17]
Public [10]
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Source: NC Newsline [19], 05/14/2026
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"Top Interior Official Ensnared In Second Major Scandal" [20]

"A top Interior Department official is under renewed scrutiny as growing ethics scandals engulf the powerful public lands agency."

Agriculture [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [23]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Public Domain [25], 05/14/2026
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Bill Sought To Reckon With Sludge Use On New Hampshire Farms: How it Went [26]

"Earlier this year, a proposal from the New Hampshire House sought to pause the practice of applying PFAS-containing sewage sludge to farmland in New Hampshire. But over the course of multiple packed hearings and after a handful of amendments, the bill’s provisions have changed shape, sparking concern among some early supporters."

Agriculture [21]
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Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [29]
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Pollution [8]
Waste [30]
Public [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: New Hampshire Bullwtin [32], 05/14/2026
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"Trump’s Gas Tax Holiday Pitch Faces Early Capitol Hill Headwinds" [33]

"Interest in a gasoline tax holiday is growing on Capitol Hill following President Donald Trump’s endorsement Monday — but the proposal is also facing pushback from some key Republicans balking at cutting a major source of federal funding."

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Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [5]
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Technology [17]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [36], 05/14/2026
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‘The Only Thing That Terrifies Me Is BYD’: Politicians Quake At Chinese EVs [37]

"The question is when, not if, U.S. and European auto markets will open up to Chinese EV investment."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [28]
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People & Population [16]
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Source: Politico [38], 05/14/2026
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Wall St. Journal Got Subpoenas For Reporters’ Records in DOJ Leak Probe [39]

"The Wall Street Journal received grand jury subpoenas for reporters’ records as part of a Justice Department leak investigation, as the outlet said that they would oppose the effort. The Journal reported Monday evening that the subpoenas, dated March 4, came after President Donald Trump complained about leaks tied to the war in Iran."

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Source: Deadline [42], 05/13/2026
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"Marty Makary Out as FDA Commissioner" [43]

"While running the FDA, Makary led efforts to get companies to ditch food dyes and was popular among followers of the MAHA movement."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [29]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [16]
Science [44]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Civil Eats [45], 05/13/2026
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"Can Trump's New FEMA Pick Save the Beleaguered Disaster Agency?" [46]

"President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote a memo last spring laying out how to kill the disaster agency."

Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [23]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [16]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg [48], 05/13/2026
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"Trump Reflecting Pool Paint Job Draws New Lawsuit Over Review" [49]

"The Trump administration unlawfully began painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool basin blue without conducting the required consultations before altering a registered historic landmark, a new lawsuit alleged Monday."

Economy & Business [22]
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Source: Bloomberg Environment [51], 05/13/2026
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