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"Philadelphia Sues Interior Department Over Slavery Exhibit Removal" [1]

"The city of Philadelphia on Thursday sued the Department of the Interior after National Park Service staff removed an exhibit on slavery from the President’s House site in Independence National Historical Park."

Environmental Justice [2]
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Source: The Hill [10], 01/26/2026
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Congress Has Doubts About Trump Admin’s New Wildfire Management Plans [11]

"Neither the House nor the Senate included funding for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service in new spending bills. The Interior Department is still forging ahead."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Politics [3]
Forests [14]
Government [4]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 01/23/2026
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"An Alabama Mayor Signed an NDA With a Data Center Developer. Read It Here." [16]

"The non-disclosure agreement was a major sticking point in a lively town hall that featured city officials, data center representatives and more than a hundred frustrated residents."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [19]
Technology [20]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 01/21/2026
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"Colorado’s Wolves In The Political Crosshairs As Trump Targets The State" [23]

"A program to reintroduce the predators is essentially blocked, with Colorado leaders saying the state is being punished for jailing election denier Tina Peters."

Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Wildlife [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [26]
Source: Washington Post [27], 01/20/2026
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Iran’s Regime Has Survived War. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down. [28]

"Decades of water depletion, dam building and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling protests rocking the country."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Government [4]
Infrastructure [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [8]
Middle East [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 01/15/2026
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"White House Finalizes Overhaul of Environmental Permitting Rules" [35]

"A White House environmental office will officially strike down its federal permitting rules Thursday, wiping out a set of standards that had been in place nearly 50 years."

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [36], 01/09/2026
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"FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers" [37]

"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."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [39], 01/09/2026
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"Environmental Health Perspectives Joins The ACS Publications Portfolio" [40]

"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 [41]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [42]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [43]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [44]
Source: ACS [45], 01/08/2026
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"Trump Has Left The US Less Prepared For Natural Disasters, Experts Say" [46]

"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 [12]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [47], 01/06/2026
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"Trump Says Venezuela Stole U.S. Oil, Land And Assets. Here’s The History." [48]

"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 [49]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Military [50]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
South America [51]
Source: Washington Post [52], 01/05/2026
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