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"Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump" [1]

"President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 10/14/2025
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US Threatens Visa Curbs, Sanctions For Nations That Back IMO Emissions Plan [14]

"The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [19]
Source: Reuters [20], 10/14/2025
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"Judge Orders Halt To DHS Agents’ Targeting Of Journalists In Chicago" [21]

"A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area."

Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Military [24]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [19]
Source: Washington Post [25], 10/14/2025
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DOE Climate ‘Endangerment’ Report Sparks Stormy Retort [26]

When the Trump Energy Department issued a report this summer questioning a central precept of U.S. climate change policy, it kicked off an angry backlash from scientific experts who fear it undermines decades of peer-reviewed research — and the very basis for climate action. Backgrounder scrutinizes the DOE report and the climate skeptics behind it, as well as the furious response.

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Climate Change [2]
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Coal Ash Is an Issue That Just Won’t Stay Buried [31]

Even as the number of coal-fired power plants declines in the United States, the dangerous coal ash byproducts they generate are found in dumps in every state, threatening to leach toxins into drinking water supplies. The latest TipSheet examines why the problem won’t seem to go away, and offers 10 top story ideas and resources for reporting on coal ash in your locale.

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Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [23]
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Natural Resources [9]
Pollution [16]
Waste [33]
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Leaked List Shows Trump Mulling $15 Billion More In Clean Energy Cuts [34]

"The U.S. Department of Energy is considering terminating 300 additional clean energy projects worth over $15 billion, according to a leaked list reviewed by The Times."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [15]
Technology [35]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: LA Times [36], 10/10/2025
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US Oversight Disappearing As Refineries Explode. Who’s In Charge Now? [37]

"An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents. With the U.S. Chemical Safety Board defunded, California has yet to fill the gap."

Chemicals [38]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Pollution [16]
Technology [35]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
California [40]
Source: CalMatters [41], 10/10/2025
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"DOJ Legal Delays Slow Environmental Cases and Frustrate Lawyers" [42]

"Staff shortages, turnover, and new priorities at the Department of Justice are stretching legal staff handling environmental issues and causing unusual delays—even before the government shutdown."

Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [22]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [16]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [43], 10/10/2025
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22% Jump in Electricity Rates Dominates New Jersey Governor’s Race [44]

"Most politicians rarely discuss electricity costs. But in New Jersey, they have been featured prominently in campaign ads and stump speeches in the run-up to November’s election for governor."

Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [7]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: NYTimes [46], 10/10/2025
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Officials Won’t Give Cancer Data to Polluted Texas Community [47]

"Last year, state epidemiologists studied an industrialized region east of Houston. They reported  finding high rates of cancer, but refused to release key geographic details—a decision some experts say is irresponsible."

Chemicals [38]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
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Journalism & Media [23]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Source: Public Health Watch [49], 10/10/2025
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