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"More Than 150 Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays Reviews" [1]

"The Trump administration is blocking more than 150 onshore wind farms across the United States by delaying military reviews that were once considered routine, according to a leading industry trade group."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Military [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: New York Times [8], 05/07/2026
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Farm Bill Ban On State Animal Protection Laws Heads To Senate Showdown [9]

"Animal welfare advocates are preparing for a fight in the US Senate where the new Farm Bill will be taken up in the next couple months, bringing with it a contentious provision that would undo state measures to protect livestock."

Agriculture [10]
Food [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The New Lede [12], 05/06/2026
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"Senate Democrats Demand Reinstatement Of Sanctions On Russian Oil" [13]

"A group of Senate Democrats is demanding that the Trump administration reimpose the sanctions it temporarily lifted on Russian oil to offset rising energy costs amid the Iran war."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Military [5]
Natural Resources [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [18]
Europe [19]
Middle East [20]
Source: The Hill [21], 05/06/2026
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Calif. Investigates Trump Admin’s Deal To End An Offshore Wind Project [22]

"California is investigating one of the Trump administration’s deals to end an offshore wind project."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [25]
Source: AP [26], 05/06/2026
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Tribes Sue To Halt Drilling In Black Hills Near Sacred Ceremonial Site [27]

"Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills."

Biodiversity [28]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [30]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [32]
Source: AP [33], 05/06/2026
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"Wall Street Regulator Moves To Scrap Biden-Era Climate Rule" [34]

"Wall Street's top regulator is crafting regulations to undo ​a dormant Biden-era rule intended to help investors gauge companies' climate-related ‌spending and risks, according to a notice on the U.S. budget office website."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [17]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [36], 05/06/2026
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Endangered Whale Protections May Be Delayed Until 2035 Under Trump Plan [37]

"For roughly 380 right whales left in the North Atlantic, which can die after getting tangled in fishing ropes or hit by ships, the Trump administration said this month it wants to delay new protections by almost a decade in favor of commercial fishing interests."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [24]
Wildlife [39]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [40], 05/06/2026
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Amid Fertilizer Pollution, Iowa To Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment [41]

"After years of worsening water quality, the move marks Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first official action to tackle harmful agricultural nutrients in state waterways. Critics say it’s “too little too late.”"

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [42]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [32]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 05/05/2026
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Trump Speed-Up Of Meat Processing Would Harm Workers And The Environment [46]

"In February, the United States Department of Agriculture announced two proposed changes to federal rules governing the rate of production in meat processing plants — a move advocates say would endanger workers, public health, and the environment."

Agriculture [10]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [17]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [47], 05/05/2026
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"Top US Nuclear Regulator Is Rewriting Its Rules For New Era Of Reactors" [48]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has in recent weeks proposed a process for approving microreactors and finalized one for reactors with nontraditional designs."

Disasters [49]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [50]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [51]
Technology [23]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Canary Media [52], 05/05/2026
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