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Suit Challenges Trump Order To Allow Commercial Fishing In Pacific Monument [1]

"Environmentalists are challenging in court President Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: LA Times [10], 05/27/2025
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States, Enviros Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging [11]

"Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and more than a half dozen environmental groups have alleged in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has indefinitely and unlawfully frozen funds for a nationwide electric vehicle program." "Congress appropriated funds in the 2021 infrastructure bill for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. The administration, which opposes EVs in favor of gasoline-power vehicles, has frozen the money."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Technology [16]
Transportation [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [18], 05/27/2025
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Md. Gov. Moore Vetoes Key Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environment [19]

"Maryland legislators and environmental advocates expressed dismay after Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a series of widely supported climate and environmental study bills last week, actions they believe not only mark a sharp departure from his climate promises, but also reflect a breakdown in communication between the governor and members of his own party in the legislature."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 05/27/2025
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"How Electric Vehicles are Targeted by the Republican Policy Bill" [23]

"The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [26], 05/27/2025
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"Trump Signs Executive Orders To Boost Nuclear Power, Speed Up Approvals" [27]

"President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [28]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [29]
Waste [30]
Public [7]
California [31]
Source: AP [32], 05/27/2025
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"DOGE Appointee Sparks Turf Battle At Interior: ‘Ignore The Email From HR’" [33]

"The Interior bureau that holds the key to Trump’s fossil fuel agenda is riven by feuding between career staff and an emissary from Elon Musk’s budget-cutting operation."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [34]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Politico [35], 05/27/2025
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"Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants" [36]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the United States, according to internal agency documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [37], 05/27/2025
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Mapping Out Local PFAS Risk, As Federal Rules Waver [38]

As the Trump administration rolls back Biden-era rules limiting the presence of “forever chemicals” in drinking water, an updated data mapping tool helps pinpoint local angles on the PFAS story. The latest TipSheet outlines the basics on this class of widely used chemicals, their risks to humans and the challenges of regulating them, plus provides a half-dozen story ideas and questions to ask.

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TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [40]
Consumer [13]
Health [41]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [43]
Pollution [25]
Science [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
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Public [7]
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"Global Forest Loss Hit a Record Last Year as Fires Raged" [46]

"The planet lost a record amount of forests last year, driven by fires that raged around the world, data shows."

Climate Change [12]
Forests [47]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [25]
Science [44]
Public [7]
International [48]
Source: NYTimes [49], 05/23/2025
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"Trump Spared A New York Wind Project. What Did He Get In Return?" [50]

"President Donald Trump’s sudden decision Monday to reverse course and lift a stop work order on Empire Wind 1 prompted widespread speculation in Albany and Washington that the president had extracted a commitment from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to allow a new gas pipeline to move forward."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: E&E News [52], 05/23/2025
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