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"Trump Admin Orders Washington State Coal Plant To Stay Running" [1]

"The Trump administration has ordered another aging, costly coal plant to keep operating past its long-planned retirement date — this time in Centralia, Washington."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Source: Canary Media [10], 12/19/2025
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"SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power" [11]

"The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overcame opposition from environmentalists and many Democrats who oppose the bill’s sweeping changes to a bedrock environmental law."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 12/19/2025
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As Trump Promotes Coal, No Respite For Communities Choking On Industry Dust [16]

"David Jones Jr. is no stranger to treacherous work. For years, the 45-year-old South Baltimore resident made his living scaling tall buildings to install signs. But for Jones, the real danger has been in and around his home: Jones and his wife live a few hundred feet away from a large coal terminal where dust from mountainous, uncovered coal piles has blown over the community day after day for decades."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The New Lede [18], 12/18/2025
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"Data Centers Have A Political Problem — And Big Tech Wants To Fix It" [19]

"Tech companies and lobbyists are investing millions of dollars to tackle a new political problem for the industry: Data centers, the lifeblood of the growing artificial intelligence economy, are becoming toxic with voters."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Technology [21]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Politico [22], 12/18/2025
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Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Blue States For Energy Grant Cuts [23]

"The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally."

Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [24]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [26], 12/18/2025
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"Trump’s EPA Paid Employees $86.5 Million Not To Work For Months" [27]

"Data obtained by The Post via a FOIA request shows that through August, the EPA spent millions to compensate staff on administrative leave."

Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [28], 12/18/2025
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"EU Scraps 2035 Ban On New Petrol And Diesel Cars To Boost Auto Industry" [29]

"The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [30]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [31]
Public [7]
Europe [32]
Source: France 24 [33], 12/17/2025
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"‘No Water, No Life’: Iraq’s Tigris River In Danger Of Disappearing" [34]

"Iraq’s famed Tigris is heavily polluted and at risk of drying up. Unless urgent action is taken to save the river, life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks."

Agriculture [35]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Studies [14]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [7]
Middle East [38]
Source: Guardian [39], 12/17/2025
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"States Sue Trump Administration Over Frozen EV Charger Funds" [40]

"A coalition of states sued the Trump administration Tuesday for blocking the full release of $2.5 billion in federal funding for electric car infrastructure, alleging the decision to stop disbursing funds is unlawful."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Technology [21]
Transportation [31]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [41], 12/17/2025
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"U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say" [42]

"The Trump administration wants the European Union to exempt American oil and gas companies from a landmark law aimed at curbing emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas."

Chemicals [43]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Europe [32]
Source: NYTimes [44], 12/17/2025
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