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N.C. Judge Upholds Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater [1]

"The chemical, used in solvents, degreasers and some consumer products, is a likely carcinogen that can harm the liver and kidneys."

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Source: Inside Climate News [10], 02/12/2026
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"Former Federal Renewables Lab Lays Off 134 People" [11]

"A federal research lab formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Lab laid off more than 100 people this week."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [15]
Pollution [6]
Technology [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Source: The Hill [19], 02/12/2026
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Citing National Security, Trump Kills Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens [20]

"The administration ended a program that documented excessive levels of a carcinogen at industrial facilities across the country. Environmental groups who say the move leaves polluted communities behind have filed suit."

Air [21]
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Source: Inside Climate News [24], 02/12/2026
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Trump EPA Prepares to Kill Key Climate Legal Finding. What Happens Next? [25]

"Following three of the warmest years on record, as scientists reckon with climate tipping points and states and cities grapple with the escalating cost of extreme weather and more intense wildfires, the Trump administration this week is expected to formally eliminate the U.S. government’s role in controlling greenhouse gas pollution."

Climate Change [12]
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Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [26]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [6]
Science [27]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [29], 02/12/2026
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"Trump Wants 100% American-Made EV Chargers. Some See Sabotage." [30]

"The requirement would be next to impossible for federally funded charging stations to meet, industry advocates say."

"The Trump administration is proposing to require that federally funded electric vehicle chargers be fully U.S. made — an all-but-impossible target that could kill a multibillion-dollar effort to build a nationwide charging network.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that raising the threshold to 100 percent domestic manufacturing — up from 55 percent — would advance U.S. manufacturing and improve national security.

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International [28]
Source: E&E News [34], 02/12/2026
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Geopolitical Tensions Cloud Major Climate Threat Of Black Carbon In Arctic [35]

"The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for the United States to take over Greenland, has come with a heavy environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and makes the ice melt even faster. "

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Source: AP [37], 02/11/2026
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TVA Says It Now Doesn’t Want To Close Two Coal-Fired Plants [38]

"The nation’s largest public utility says it now would prefer to keep operating two coal-fired power plants it had planned to shutter, changing course before a meeting of its board, which has a majority of members picked by the coal-friendly Trump administration."

Air [21]
Climate Change [12]
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Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
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Waste [39]
Public [8]
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Source: AP [40], 02/11/2026
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Illegal Cannabis Farms Poison California’s Forests. Who’s Cleaning Them Up? [41]

"Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers."

Forests [42]
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Pollution [6]
Waste [39]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
California [43]
Source: CalMatters [44], 02/11/2026
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"Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power" [45]

"President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants." "Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [46]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 02/11/2026
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US Chemical Giant To Stop Producing Herbicide Critics Call ‘Toxic Cocktail’ [48]

"The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by environmentalists because it contains a mix of Agent Orange and glyphosate, which have both been linked to cancer and widespread ecological damage."

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Source: Guardian [52], 02/11/2026
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