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Superfund Under Trump 2.0 — Quick … and Dirty? [1]

Every U.S. state has at least one Superfund site, the worst kind of toxic waste dump. And millions live near them. The latest TipSheet has a look at the state of the decades-old Superfund cleanup program under the Trump administration, and how environmental journalists can turn that into local stories, with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

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Chemicals [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
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Public [12]
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ANWR Well Is Deep and Dark — But Is It Dry? [13]

Journalists love a secret. And WatchDog Opinion delves into a whopper on the environment beat — the hidden data surrounding a singular test well drilled in one of the most contested ecosystems in the United States. Now that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been reopened for oil leasing by the Trump administration, do the findings even matter? More on the saga.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [17]
Policy [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
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Public [12]
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Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Could Harm Air And Water — And Worsen Global Heating [20]

"In his first year back in office, Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, initiating nearly 70 actions to undo rules protecting ecosystems and the climate."

Air [21]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [24], 02/02/2026
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Biomass Industry Promised Southern Towns Prosperity. They Are Still Dying [25]

"States gave Drax millions in tax breaks in the hopes of boosting jobs."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Verite News [29], 02/02/2026
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Enviros File Suit Over Public Records on Endangered Species Act Rollbacks [30]

"The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Tuesday over public records related to the Trump administration's efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [31]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [32]
Wildlife [33]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: National Parks Traveler [34], 02/02/2026
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What South Carolina’s Soaring Measles Outbreak Means For Rest Of US [35]

"South Carolina is battling the country’s largest measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated from the United States more than a quarter-century ago, with more than 840 cases overwhelmingly in unvaccinated children and adults."

Disasters [36]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Health [37]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [38]
Science [32]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Washington Post [39], 02/02/2026
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Trump Offshore Drilling Plan Could Trigger Thousands of Oil Spills: Study [40]

"A sweeping proposal by the Trump administration to expand offshore oil and gas drilling could  result in more than 4,000 oil spills in U.S. waters, according to a new analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 02/02/2026
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Texas Petrochemical Plants Emitted 1.6 Million Pounds Of Pollutants In Freeze [44]

"As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [38]
Pollution [8]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 02/02/2026
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Trump DOE's Climate Skepticism Effort Violated Federal Law, Judge Rules [47]

"A federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Energy violated federal law by hand picking scientists to produce a report downplaying global warming. The group met at least 18 times in secret and failed to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act’s requirements for transparency and public meetings."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [32]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: LA Times [48], 02/02/2026
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"Green Energy Stocks Surge Despite Trump’s Policies" [49]

"The manager overseeing Janus Henderson Investors’ flagship sustainable fund says there’s little to indicate that President Trump’s anti-green rhetoric will derail the rally gripping clean-energy stocks."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [50]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Technology [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [51]
Source: LA Times [52], 01/30/2026
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