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"Gaza’s Living Conditions Worsen As Strong Winds And Hypothermia Kill 5" [1]

"Strong winter winds collapsed walls onto flimsy tents for Palestinians displaced by war in Gaza, killing at least four people, hospital authorities said Tuesday."

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Source: AP [11], 01/14/2026
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"EPA Plans To Curb States’ Clean Water Act Permitting Power" [12]

"The Trump administration issued a proposal Tuesday that would clamp down on state water quality reviews and veto authority under the Clean Water Act."

Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [17]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [19], 01/14/2026
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States Need More Help Replacing Lead Pipes. Congress May Cut Funds Instead. [20]

"The Senate is taking up a spending package passed by the House of Representatives that would cut $125 million in funding promised this year to replace toxic lead pipes. "

Chemicals [21]
Consumer [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Health [3]
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Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 01/13/2026
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"Trump Administration Moves To Reverse Mining Ban Near Boundary Waters" [25]

"The Trump administration and northeast Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber are taking action to end a 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area that was imposed three years ago under former President Joe Biden."

Biodiversity [26]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [28]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [29]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [30]
Source: MPR [31], 01/13/2026
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High Court Hears Arguments In Suit Over Damage To Louisiana Coast [32]

"The Supreme Court on Monday morning grappled with a dispute in Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana over whether oil and gas companies can move a lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for damage to the Louisiana coast to federal court."

Biodiversity [26]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: SCOTUSblog [34], 01/13/2026
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"Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet" [35]

"By pulling the United States out of the main international climate treaty, seizing Venezuelan crude oil and using government power to resuscitate the domestic coal industry while choking off clean energy, the Trump administration is not just ignoring climate change, it is likely making the problem worse."

Climate Change [36]
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Environmental Health [3]
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Pollution [16]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [38]
Source: NYTimes [39], 01/13/2026
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Judge Allows Offshore Wind Farm To Keep Building After Trump Opposition [40]

"A federal judge on Monday temporarily allowed an offshore wind farm to keep building after yet another attempt by the Trump administration to halt it."

Climate Change [36]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [41], 01/13/2026
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"EPA Plans To Give 11 Coal Plants A Free Pass On Toxic Ash Disposal" [42]

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to let 11 coal plants dump toxic coal ash into unlined pits until 2031 — a full decade later than allowed under current federal rules."

Chemicals [21]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [16]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Canary Media [44], 01/12/2026
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"‘Nightmare’ Fight in Coastal Big Oil Suits Reaches Supreme Court" [45]

"Six Louisiana coastal parishes sued Big Oil over the erosion of coastal wetlands a decade ago, but they’re still fighting over what court should hear the case."

Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [46], 01/12/2026
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Poor Areas Threatened By Aging Sewers See Crucial Aid Slashed Under Trump [47]

"Yvette Lyles thought of the modest brick ranch home as a Christmas present for her family. It was close to a state park where she and her kids could picnic, fish and enjoy the outdoors. A place to make memories. But she soon learned her southern Illinois community had a big problem: Recurring floods from heavy rains sent untreated sewage into streets, yards and homes where they buckled floors, cracked walls and destroyed belongings."

Consumer [22]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [8]
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National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [48], 01/12/2026
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