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"FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers" [1]

"Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisors are advising their staff to prepare for the elimination of 1,000 jobs this month as part of changes that Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is overseeing at the agency, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions."

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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 01/09/2026
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"Environmental Health Perspectives Joins The ACS Publications Portfolio" [14]

"The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to announce that Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) has joined the ACS Publications portfolio. EHP is a globally respected journal with a legacy as a premier source for research findings at the intersection of the environment and human health."

Chemicals [15]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [16]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [17]
Science [18]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [19]
Source: ACS [20], 01/08/2026
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"Trump Has Left The US Less Prepared For Natural Disasters, Experts Say" [21]

"Donald Trump has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, according to emergency management experts."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
People & Population [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [22], 01/06/2026
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"Trump Says Venezuela Stole U.S. Oil, Land And Assets. Here’s The History." [23]

"The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets."

Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Military [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
South America [28]
Source: Washington Post [29], 01/05/2026
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Trump’s BLM Pick: ‘A First Real Test’ For New Senate Public Lands Caucus [30]

"Will lawmakers put a man who has argued that “we do not even need” the vast majority of federal lands in charge of 250 million acres of them?"

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [2]
Forests [33]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [9]
Wildlife [34]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Public Domain [35], 12/24/2025
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"Interior Energy Boss Exits, Unexpectedly" [36]

"The Interior Department confirmed Friday that Leslie Beyer, who has led the agency’s energy programs on public lands and waters since her Senate confirmation in September, has left the agency."

Energy & Fuel [25]
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Government [7]
People & Population [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [37], 12/23/2025
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Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Blue States For Energy Grant Cuts [38]

"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 [24]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [40]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [41], 12/18/2025
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Navajo Said No To A Hydro Project. Trump DOE Doesn't Want It To Happen Again [42]

"The U.S. Energy Secretary said allowing tribes to weigh in on energy projects on their land creates "unnecessary burdens to the development of critical infrastructure.""

Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [43]
Technology [44]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: Grist [46], 12/17/2025
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"Colorado River Water Is Too Cheap, Particularly for Agricultural Users" [47]

"A new report from UCLA and the Natural Resources Defense Council found nearly a quarter of Colorado River water is basically provided for free by the federal government."

Agriculture [31]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [48]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [16]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [49]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 12/15/2025
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Trump EPA Adds Another Industry Lobbyist To Ranks Of Conflicted Regulators [51]

"The nation’s main office for protecting Americans from harmful chemicals is welcoming its fourth prominent industry insider since President Trump took office, adding to an administration full of former lobbyists and corporate executives who are making environmental policy."

Chemicals [15]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [40]
Science [18]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The New Lede [52], 12/15/2025
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