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‘Fundamental Conflict’: Ethics Holds On Trump EPA Chemicals Officials Lift [1]

"A host of agency appointees will be free to reconnect with past industry clients on upcoming consequential regulatory matters."

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Source: E&E News [14], 03/09/2026
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"Tiny Texas School District Rejects Tax Deal with $6 Billion LNG Project" [15]

"The Point Isabel Independent School District on Monday rejected a multi-million dollar tax break for a proposed $5.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on the Texas Gulf Coast, finding the facility would not “align” with the community’s values or finances."

Climate Change [16]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 03/04/2026
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Secret Database Reveals Which Items NPS Thinks May ‘Disparage’ America [20]

"An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, climate change and other topics at hundreds of national park sites."

 

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Source: Washington Post [23], 03/03/2026
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"Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex" [24]

"Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 03/03/2026
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"FEMA Allots $5B In Disaster Aid — After Noem Spending Halt" [29]

"The payments to states drain a large share of FEMA’s budget reserves, raising questions about the agency’s ability to respond to disasters."

Climate Change [16]
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Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Health [5]
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Source: E&E News [30], 03/02/2026
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"Crews In Florida Battle A 25,000-Acre Wildfire Near ‘Alligator Alcatraz’" [31]

"Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' as of Wednesday."

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Source: AP [33], 02/27/2026
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"Trump’s EPA Is Yanking Support For Electric School Buses" [34]

"There’s $2.3 billion left unspent from a Biden-era clean school bus program. The Trump admin wants more of it to go to buses that run on fuels and not batteries."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [26]
Technology [11]
Transportation [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 02/27/2026
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6.5 Million In Somalia Face Acute Hunger Due To Drought: Government And UN [38]

"About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, the government and the United Nations said on Tuesday, sounding the alarm days after the U.N.'s food agency warned that food aid could grind to a halt by April without new funding."

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People & Population [10]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [12]
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Source: Reuters [42], 02/25/2026
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EPA Enforcement Falls to Record Low Under Trump 2.0 [43]

The enforcement of environmental laws suffered a dramatic collapse during the Trump administration’s first year, several studies have found. Even the most serious violations, typically referred to the Department of Justice, are left unpursued because of DOJ staffing declines. The latest Backgrounder has the details, a look at the administration’s rationale for the decline and the implications for the environment and public health.

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"Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits" [50]

"President Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday aimed at spurring the domestic production of glyphosate, a widely used weedkiller that has figured in health lawsuits."

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Source: NYTimes [51], 02/20/2026
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