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EPA Watchdog Will Probe Agency Response To 2023 Ohio Train Derailment [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after local residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and Vice President JD Vance pressed for the review."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: AP [14], 10/30/2026
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Trump Gives Contentious New York Pipeline A Defense Production Act Boost [15]

"The Trump administration is giving a defense-related boost to a contentious pipeline in the Northeast U.S. The Energy Department said Monday that it would give up to $42 million from the Defense Production Act for the Constitution Pipeline project that would transport natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Source: The Hill [21], 10/21/2026
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Trump Temporarily Expands Access To Tax-Free Red Diesel. Will It Help? [22]

"President Trump's new executive order allowing the use of red-dyed diesel on highways is aimed at lowering costs for truckers and farmers grappling with diesel prices that remain near record highs. But experts say they are skeptical that the order could deliver sweeping savings."

Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: CBS News [24], 10/07/2026
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Drivers Will Pay The Price For Trump’s Fuel Economy Rollbacks [25]

"Americans will pay more at the pump as the president eases up expectations on automakers. It’s one of several ways the White House is raising the cost of living."

Consumer [26]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Grist [27], 10/06/2026
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Diesel Prices Are Rising Worldwide. So Are Electric Truck Sales. [28]

"The market for battery-powered trucks may be slowing in the U.S. — but globally it’s a very different story." "Sales of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks hit a high in the first half of 2026, mostly thanks to China. Diesel prices are set to keep the momentum going."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [26]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [29]
Source: Canary Media [30], 10/06/2026
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Indiana Governor Extends Gas Tax Suspension [31]

"Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said Wednesday he is extending his state’s gas tax suspension as fuel prices elevate due to the ongoing war in Iran."

Consumer [26]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Military [32]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [33], 10/02/2026
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EPA To Reconsider Air Quality Rules As Texas Faces Diesel Price Disaster [34]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.”

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [9]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Source: The Hill [36], 09/30/2026
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$10 A Gallon Gas Has Red Alaska Thinking About A Democratic Senator [37]

"Mary Peltola hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race all about prices, federal aid and Donald Trump."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [38], 09/30/2026
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Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market [39]

"The Trump administration Monday finalized the rollback of a major fuel economy standard for cars and trucks, a move critics say will cause more climate-warming pollution, human health problems and higher fuel costs for consumers."

Air [40]
Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [9]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 09/30/2026
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A New Fleet Of Electric School Buses Hits New York City Streets [42]

"School districts nationwide are grappling with record diesel prices this fall as they resume shuttling students back and forth. But filling up isn’t a problem for some of the newest buses in New York City. That’s because these 10 long, yellow vehicles plug into the electric grid."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [26]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Infrastructure [43]
People & Population [8]
Technology [44]
Transportation [10]
Public [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Source: Canary Media [45], 09/25/2026
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