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Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate A Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice [1]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [11], 07/28/2026
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Environmental Groups Urge EPA To Reject New Pfas To Cool Datacenters [12]

"A coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast-track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions around the facilities."

Chemicals [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [7]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [15], 07/28/2026
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Leaked Document Reveals White House Nuclear Waste Plan [16]

"The White House is pushing Congress to break a decades-long impasse around the handling of nuclear waste and entice states to get on board, according to a document obtained by POLITICO."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
Pollution [7]
Technology [8]
Waste [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [18], 07/28/2026
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EPA Excuses Data Centers From Acid Rain Regs [19]

"EPA declared Monday that power generators that don’t sell power to the grid aren’t beholden to Clean Air Act acid rain standards."

Air [20]
Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [7]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [24], 07/28/2026
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Energy, Enviro Spending Work Teeters In The Senate [25]

"Bipartisan dealmaking to fund energy, water and environment programs has ground to a halt in the Senate as top appropriators butt heads over spending levels and policy riders."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [27], 07/28/2026
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Water Contamination From Ag Is a Top Issue in Iowa Midterms [28]

"With polluted waterways and rising cancer rates, many Iowa voters will be choosing candidates based on their plans to address the problem."

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [30]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [32]
Source: Civil Eats [33], 07/28/2026
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Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants [34]

"A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 07/28/2026
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U.S. Military Bases Delay Cleanup Of Toxic "Forever Chemicals" [37]

"Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records. "

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Military [39]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: USA TODAY [40], 07/28/2026
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"Can Tech Keep Whales Safe From Deadly Vessel Strikes?" [41]

"In San Francisco Bay, new AI-powered technology aims to help ships dodge whales whose long-haul migration is being disrupted by climate change."

Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [44]
Technology [8]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [45]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [46]
International [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 07/27/2026
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Herbicide Paraquat, Banned In 70 Countries, To Be Pulled In Australia [49]

"Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease"

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [9]
Australia & Oceania [50]
Source: Guardian [51], 07/27/2026
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