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"Public Health Groups File Lawsuit To Stop RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Changes" [1]

"The lawsuit seeks to overturn Kennedy’s decision in May to end the government’s long-standing blanket recommendation for children and pregnant women to receive coronavirus shots." 

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Source: Washington Post [12], 07/11/2025
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Reined In By Cost And Hostile President, Calif. Ponders Next Clean Air Move [13]

"With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs." 

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Climate Change [15]
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Environmental Politics [3]
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Pollution [18]
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National (U.S.) [11]
California [19]
Source: CalMatters [20], 07/10/2025
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"Anxiety Grips Feds As Supreme Court Clears Path For Layoffs" [21]

"Employees at energy and environmental agencies are bracing for deep cuts to their workforces and sweeping restructuring after the Supreme Court toppled a lower court’s injunction that had paused the Trump administration’s plans."

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Source: E&E News [22], 07/10/2025
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Press Safety: Police Face Lawsuits Over Attacks On Journalists In La Protests [23]

"Lawsuits after ICE raids and No Kings march say officers targeted reporters, raising alarms about press freedom even in states with strong protections" 

Activism [24]
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Journalism & Media [25]
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Military [26]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Poynter [27], 07/10/2025
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Editorial: "Chesapeake Bay Is Stagnating. Here’s What Could Help." [28]

"First, a filthy Chesapeake Bay represented all that wasn’t working with America’s stewardship of its natural environment. Then, the bay became a success story. The sloughs of poorly treated sewage at the bottom of slime-green lagoons disappeared, and oyster populations, once nearly wiped out, made a near-miraculous comeback. ... In recent years, however, progress has stalled."

Agriculture [29]
Biodiversity [30]
Climate Change [15]
Environmental Health [17]
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Fish & Fisheries [31]
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Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [18]
Waste [33]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Source: Washington Post [36], 07/10/2025
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"First Amendment Advocates Decry Settlement In ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit" [37]

"Press freedom groups and First Amendment advocates slammed Paramount’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump, saying the decision emboldened Trump’s attacks against an already-battered news industry."

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Source: Politico [38], 07/09/2025
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"Tax Credit Cuts In Trump’s Megabill Imperil Two Fully Approved Wind Farms" [39]

"The ​“Big, Beautiful Bill” includes rollbacks of clean energy incentives that at least two offshore wind projects rely on to pencil out financially, analysts say." 

Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Technology [9]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Canary Media [42], 07/09/2025
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"In Reversal, Trump Administration Will Defend Biden’s Asbestos Ban" [43]

"The Trump administration says it will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would reconsider the rule."

Chemicals [44]
Disasters [45]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [47]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [18]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [48], 07/09/2025
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"Trump Wants to Kill a Chemical Safety Board. Chemical Makers Object." [49]

"The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong."

Chemicals [44]
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Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [50], 07/09/2025
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"Texas Floods Shine Spotlight On Trump’s Weather And Disaster Cuts" [51]

"The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to Trump administration cuts at the nation’s weather and climate research agencies."

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Source: The Hill [53], 07/09/2025
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