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"States Lead On Landfill Methane Emissions As Federal Action Stalls" [1]

"The EPA was set to tighten rules on landfill operators. With Trump in charge, state policies may be the nation’s best bet at curbing these emissions."

Climate Change [2]
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Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
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Natural Resources [7]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Canary Media [12], 04/08/2025
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Nations Considering The 1st Global Tax On Emissions For Shipping [13]

"Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [18]
Source: AP [19], 04/08/2025
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"Trump Administration Orders Half Of National Forests Open For Logging" [20]

"The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the president’s aim to significantly bolster the U.S. logging industry."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [22]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Wildlife [23]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [24], 04/08/2025
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"Worries Grow Over Risks To Americans As Trump Cuts Health, Safety Agencies" [25]

"The chorus of experts issuing warnings include Republican lawmakers, former Trump officials and civil servants who worked under GOP and Democratic presidents."

Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [27]
Government [15]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [8]
Science [29]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [30], 04/08/2025
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Jury Orders Chevron To Pay Over $744M For Destroying Louisiana Wetlands [31]

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"Chevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years. The ruling, which came in the form of a civil jury verdict on Friday, marks the conclusion of the first trial among 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years earlier which alleged that the company’s oil and gas projects have led to the degradation of the region’s wetlands."

Biodiversity [32]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [27]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [23]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
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Source: Guardian [35], 04/07/2025
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"Milwaukee Faces Lead Crisis Without CDC Experts RFK Jr. Fired" [36]

"When Milwaukee officials discovered in January that lead paint in school buildings had poisoned kids, they called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." "“The people who were answering our questions are just gone,” City Health Commissioner Michael Totoraitis said in an interview after the firings Tuesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Chemicals [37]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: E&E News [40], 04/07/2025
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US Electric Vehicle Industry Is Collateral Damage In Trump’s Trade War [41]

"President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz has sent shock waves throughout every aspect of the global economy, including the auto sector, where multi-billion-dollar plans to electrify in the United States are especially at risk."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [16]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: AP [42], 04/07/2025
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"Trump Officials Quietly Move To Reverse Bans On Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’" [43]

"The Trump administration is quietly carrying out a plan that aims to kill hundreds of bans on highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” and other dangerous compounds in consumer goods. The bans, largely at the state level, touch most facets of daily life, prohibiting everything from bisphenol in children’s products to mercury in personal care products to PFAS in food packaging and clothing."

Chemicals [37]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [44], 04/07/2025
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"Chemical Industry Asks Trump for Exemption From Pollution Limits" [45]

"Two chemical industry groups are asking President Trump for a complete exemption to free their factories from new limits on hazardous air pollution."

Air [46]
Chemicals [37]
Consumer [21]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [47], 04/07/2025
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With Scientific Research Under Attack, Journalists Must Up Their Game [48]

The Trump administration’s offensive against evidence-based research is making clear, accurate reporting on science more important than ever — because people who understand how scientific research works and what it tells us are less likely to be duped by misinformation or pseudoscience. SciLine director Matt DeRienzo on the challenges of the time and new resources to help journalists understand and explain evidence-based research.

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