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"Former EPA Staff Detail Expanding Pollution Risks Under Trump" [1]

"The Trump administration’s relentless rollback of public health and environmental protections has allowed widespread toxic exposures to flourish, warn experts who helped implement safeguards now under assault."

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Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
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People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [11], 03/03/2026
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US Plans To Clear-Cut In Michigan Forest. Some Fear For Endangered Species [12]

"The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand gravel mining and build roads."

Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [16]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Source: Bridge Michigan [18], 03/03/2026
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Scientists Clash With Chemical Firms As Congress Proposes TSCA Changes [19]

"Scientists and health advocates say proposed changes to a key US chemicals safety law would upend protections for children and other vulnerable populations suffering from toxic exposures, while industry leaders argue the changes would help them get new chemicals to market without sacrificing safety."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [23], 03/03/2026
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Secret Database Reveals Which Items NPS Thinks May ‘Disparage’ America [24]

"An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, climate change and other topics at hundreds of national park sites."

 

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Government [26]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [28], 03/03/2026
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"Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex" [29]

"Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [30]
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Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [26]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 03/03/2026
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Trump EPA Moves To Kill System That Protects US From Chemical Disasters [34]

"The Trump administration is slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that protects the nation from chemical catastrophes, such as fires and explosions at high-risk facilities."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [30]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [35], 03/03/2026
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Facing Its 3rd Data Center, Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules [36]

"Linn County has adopted some of the nation’s strictest data center zoning rules. Residents say the protections aren’t enough."

Activism [37]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Technology [39]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 03/02/2026
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"Are ‘Climate Hushers’ Lurking in the Democratic Party?" [41]

"A push to emphasize affordability isn’t climate hushing, its advocates say. But a Democratic think tank has suggested this recalibration is in order — and some in the party are tweaking their messaging."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 03/02/2026
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Cheniere Got $370 Million IRS Windfall for Using LNG as ‘Alternative’ Fuel [43]

"The country’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas benefited from what critics say is a questionable IRS interpretation of tax credits."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Technology [39]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 03/02/2026
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N. Dakota Judge Finalizes $345M Judgment Against Greenpeace In Pipeline Case [45]

"A North Dakota judge on Friday finalized a $345m judgment against Greenpeace in a lawsuit pursued by pipeline company Energy Transfer over the environmental group’s role in protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline."

Activism [37]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Source: Guardian [47], 03/02/2026
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