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"At Detroit Auto Show, Spotlight Dims For EVs" [1]

"At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space. One of those tracks used to be set aside exclusively for electric vehicles as U.S. automakers sought to quickly build out the cars of the future."

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Technology [10]
Transportation [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [14], 01/16/2026
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"Built To Last: The Enduring Legacy Of The Endangered Species Act" [15]

"As the son of a popular Michigan Congressman, John Dingell, Jr., grew up accustomed to being around power brokers and deal-makers. In 1938, at the tender age of 12, he began working as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives, long before he would succeed his father and launch his own distinguished Congressional career. But it was the time he spent with his father in the woods, not the U.S. Capitol, that had the most lasting impact."

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Source: National Parks Traveler [19], 01/16/2026
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"New York Offshore Wind Project Allowed to Restart Construction — for Now" [20]

"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing the developer of Empire Wind, an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, to resume construction after the Trump administration suspended work there in late December."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 01/16/2026
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"Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than A Nearby Data Center’s" [25]

"As electricity prices climb, an unusual disconnect is emerging between what regular people pay — and what data centers pay."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [26]
Technology [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [27], 01/16/2026
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"Pentagon To Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper, Calling It ‘Woke’" [28]

"The Defense Department said it plans to overhaul Stars and Stripes, the storied military newspaper that has long enjoyed editorial independence, to rid it of “woke distractions” and refocus coverage on “warfighting.”"

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Military [29]
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Source: Washington Post [30], 01/16/2026
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Trump DOJ Sues California Over Law Keeping Oil Wells From Homes, Schools [31]

"The Trump administration is suing California over a law that creates a 3,200-foot buffer zone between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools, hospitals and parks."

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People & Population [26]
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National (U.S.) [13]
California [32]
Source: LA Times [33], 01/16/2026
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"Pipeline Safety Enforcement Cut In Half In Trump’s First Year" [34]

"The Trump administration slashed pipeline safety enforcement in 2025, bringing about half the average number of cases as in previous years." 

Disasters [35]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [36], 01/16/2026
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Wyoming County Approves What Could Become the Largest Data Center in US [37]

"Wyoming is poised to become an artificial-intelligence powerhouse after Laramie County commissioners last week unanimously voted to move forward with the construction of a 1.8 gigawatt data center designed to eventually scale up to 10 gigawatts, which would be the largest single AI campus in the U.S. "

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Planning & Growth [38]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 01/15/2026
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House Passes Bill Codifying Trump Order To Rinse Away Showerhead Rule [41]

"The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s long-running desire to “make showers great again” by voting to loosen federal efficiency standards for showerheads."

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National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [42], 01/15/2026
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"Maine Adopts Tougher Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water" [43]

"The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards established by the Biden administration."

Chemicals [44]
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People & Population [26]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: Portland Press Herald [45], 01/15/2026
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