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"Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power" [1]

"President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants." "Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage."

Climate Change [2]
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Environmental Politics [5]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 02/11/2026
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Hong Kong Court Jails Media Tycoon, British Citizen Jimmy Lai For 20 Years [13]

"A Hong Kong court jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years on Monday after he was found guilty of national security offences last December"

Activism [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Military [8]
People & Population [17]
Public [10]
Asia [18]
Europe [19]
Source: BBC News [20], 02/09/2026
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US Makes $500M Venezuelan Oil Deal; Some Proceeds Headed To Qatari Bank [21]

"The Trump administration has completed its first Venezuelan oil sale, valued at $500 million, an administration official confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. "

Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Military [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
South America [23]
Source: The Hill [24], 01/16/2026
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"Pentagon To Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper, Calling It ‘Woke’" [25]

"The Defense Department said it plans to overhaul Stars and Stripes, the storied military newspaper that has long enjoyed editorial independence, to rid it of “woke distractions” and refocus coverage on “warfighting.”"

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Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [26], 01/16/2026
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"Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World" [27]

"What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland. Turns out, the fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet. That’s because of the one thing that Greenland is quickly losing: ice."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Politics [5]
Military [8]
People & Population [17]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Antarctica & Arctic [30]
Europe [19]
Source: NYTimes [31], 01/15/2026
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"Gaza’s Living Conditions Worsen As Strong Winds And Hypothermia Kill 5" [32]

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

Disasters [28]
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Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Military [8]
People & Population [17]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [10]
Middle East [33]
Source: AP [34], 01/14/2026
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"Big Oil Expresses Tepid Interest As Trump Seeks Deal On Venezuela" [35]

"Major oil firms expressed interest — with reservations — about doing business in Venezuela as President Trump said Friday he’s seeking a deal to decide which companies will drill in the Latin American nation."

Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Military [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [36]
Source: The Hill [37], 01/12/2026
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What a Trump Invasion Could Mean for Greenland’s Minerals and Environment [38]

"The Danish territory holds significant stores of oil, gas and minerals. But regulations and the extreme environment have kept the vast majority in the ground."

Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Military [8]
Natural Resources [39]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [36]
Europe [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 01/08/2026
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"Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Relies On Oil Boom For Payback" [41]

"A global crude glut complicates the president’s plans to “get reimbursed for everything that we spend” in the South American petrostate, whose leader was captured by the U.S. on Saturday."

Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Military [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [36]
Source: E&E News [42], 01/07/2026
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"Donald Trump Says He Spoke to Oil Companies Before Venezuela Action" [43]

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he had spoken to 'all' of the oil firms before the raid took place, without specifying what these conversations involved.

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Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
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Source: Newsweek [44], 01/06/2026
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