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"White House Moves To Cut BLM Lands Rule, Alaska Protections" [1]

"The Trump administration is moving to rescind two key Biden-era rules finalized by the Bureau of Land Management last year that advanced protections for millions of acres across the West and Alaska’s North Slope."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: E&E News [9], 04/17/2025
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"EPA Appeals Judge’s Ruling Requiring It To Unfreeze Climate Dollars" [10]

"EPA appealed Wednesday a federal judge’s order that prevents the agency from blocking $20 billion in climate grants, escalating a legal squabble over the frozen Biden-era money."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [15], 04/17/2025
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"US Proposes Looser Interpretation Of Law That Protects Threatened Species" [16]

"The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a major change to how threatened species are considered in agency actions by removing regulatory language that seeks to prevent their habitats from being degraded."

Agriculture [17]
Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Science [21]
Wildlife [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [23], 04/17/2025
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"The Rural N.C. Mayor Betting Big On Clean Energy To Uplift His Hometown" [24]

"In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub."

Activism [25]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [26]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [29]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Source: Canary Media [31], 04/16/2025
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Bill To Protect Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in Iowa Legislature Again [32]

"In the state with the second-highest cancer rate in the nation, the legislation would have made it harder for residents to sue pesticide companies for illnesses linked to their products."

Agriculture [17]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [3]
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Pollution [33]
Public [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 04/16/2025
  • Read more about Bill To Protect Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in Iowa Legislature Again [32]

Enviros Sue Trump Admin to Restore Web Tools for Climate, Pollution Impacts [36]

"The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue."

Environmental Health [27]
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Environmental Studies [20]
Journalism & Media [37]
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People & Population [14]
Pollution [33]
Science [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 04/16/2025
  • Read more about Enviros Sue Trump Admin to Restore Web Tools for Climate, Pollution Impacts [36]

Trump Exempts Nearly 70 Coal Plants From Biden Rule On Mercury And Air Toxics [39]

"The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene."

Air [40]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [33]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [41], 04/16/2025
  • Read more about Trump Exempts Nearly 70 Coal Plants From Biden Rule On Mercury And Air Toxics [39]

Commercial Salmon Fishing In Calif. Will Be Closed For 3rd Year In A Row [42]

"The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling numbers of fish, fishing regulators voted Tuesday."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [11]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [6]
California [45]
Source: AP [46], 04/16/2025
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Judge Orders Agencies To Release Billions From Two Biden-Era Initiatives [47]

"A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [33]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [48], 04/16/2025
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Burgum Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Safety Violations [49]

"Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met mines to emphasize the administration’s commitment to lifting regulations on the extraction of ‘clean beautiful coal.’ He did not mention the company’s checkered safety and environmental record."

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Climate Change [11]
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Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [33]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 04/16/2025
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