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Energy Dept. Names 5 States For Possible Nuclear Waste Disposal [1]

"The Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is in talks with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho to create special nuclear hubs that would support “final disposition of used nuclear fuel.”

Economy & Business [2]
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Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [11], 07/29/2026
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DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Collapsed Under Trump 2.0; Lawyers Exit [12]

"The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission."

Conflict/Corruption [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [15]
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Pollution [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 07/29/2026
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Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate A Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice [17]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [7]
Technology [19]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [20], 07/28/2026
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Environmental Groups Urge EPA To Reject New Pfas To Cool Datacenters [21]

"A coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast-track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions around the facilities."

Chemicals [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Technology [19]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [24], 07/28/2026
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Leaked Document Reveals White House Nuclear Waste Plan [25]

"The White House is pushing Congress to break a decades-long impasse around the handling of nuclear waste and entice states to get on board, according to a document obtained by POLITICO."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [19]
Waste [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [26], 07/28/2026
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EPA Excuses Data Centers From Acid Rain Regs [27]

"EPA declared Monday that power generators that don’t sell power to the grid aren’t beholden to Clean Air Act acid rain standards."

Air [28]
Climate Change [29]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Technology [19]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [31], 07/28/2026
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Energy, Enviro Spending Work Teeters In The Senate [32]

"Bipartisan dealmaking to fund energy, water and environment programs has ground to a halt in the Senate as top appropriators butt heads over spending levels and policy riders."

Climate Change [29]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [7]
Technology [19]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [33], 07/28/2026
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Water Contamination From Ag Is a Top Issue in Iowa Midterms [34]

"With polluted waterways and rising cancer rates, many Iowa voters will be choosing candidates based on their plans to address the problem."

Agriculture [35]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [15]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Source: Civil Eats [38], 07/28/2026
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U.S. Military Bases Delay Cleanup Of Toxic "Forever Chemicals" [39]

"Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records. "

Chemicals [22]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [41]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: USA TODAY [42], 07/28/2026
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Herbicide Paraquat, Banned In 70 Countries, To Be Pulled In Australia [43]

"Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease"

Agriculture [35]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [7]
Public [9]
Australia & Oceania [44]
Source: Guardian [45], 07/27/2026
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