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Congress OKs Bill Ending Biden-Era Rule Targeting Rubber Tire Emissions [1]

"Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S."

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Source: AP [9], 05/12/2025
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"5 Things To Know About EPA’s Overhaul" [10]

"The plans laid out May 2 included new organizational charts that suggest the elimination of — or, at the very least, the relocation of — key programs tackling climate change, “forever chemicals” and pollution prevention."

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Environmental Justice [12]
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Source: E&E News [16], 05/12/2025
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"There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims" [17]

"Fifteen states sued the Trump administration over its declaration of an “energy emergency,” arguing that there is no emergency and that the order instructs regulators to illegally bypass reviews of fossil fuel projects, potentially damaging the environment."

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Source: NYTimes [19], 05/12/2025
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"Trump Tightens Control Of Independent Agency Overseeing Nuclear Safety" [20]

"The Trump administration has tightened its control over the independent agency responsible for overseeing America's nuclear reactors, and it is considering an executive order that could further erode its autonomy, two U.S. officials who declined to speak publicly because they feared retribution told NPR."

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Nuclear Power & Radiation [22]
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Source: NPR [23], 05/12/2025
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"Public Lands Sales The New Threat To GOP Megabill" [24]

"A last-minute add to the Republican tax, energy and national security megabill mandating the sale of public lands threatens to fracture GOP support for the sweeping measure, presenting Speaker Mike Johnson a new hurdle as he races to assuage his party on multiple fronts."

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Source: E&E News [28], 05/12/2025
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Trump To Stop US Research On Space Pollution, In Boon To Elon Musk [29]

"The Trump administration is poised to kill federal research into pollution from satellites and rockets, including some caused by Elon Musk’s space companies, raising new conflict-of-interest questions about the billionaire SpaceX and Starlink owner."

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Source: Guardian [33], 05/12/2025
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"Enviros Release Climate Emissions Data After EPA Refused" [34]

"An environmental group has released EPA’s annual accounting of greenhouse gas emissions after the agency refused to do so."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [35]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Science [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [37], 05/12/2025
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"The Trump Administration Has All But Stopped Enforcing Environmental Laws" [38]

"The EPA is the nation's top environmental cop. In the last few months, the federal agency has significantly scaled back pollution enforcement."

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Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
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Source: Grist [39], 05/12/2025
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‘Misplaced Trust’ Aims Big, But Finds Details Make the Difference [40]

A project of vast scope was needed to tell the untold story of stolen lands originally promised to Indigenous nations. But for Tristan Ahtone, it was the pursuit of "smaller" stories arising out of the detailed data that was the Grist team’s proudest result. Explore the high points — plus three key lessons — of this Pulliam Prize-winning project, in Ahtone’s Inside Story Q&A.

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Environmentalists Will Be Seeing Trump Forces in Court — Often [44]

The judiciary is looking to become a major environmental battleground for journalists to watch in the coming months and years, as activists confront the Trump administration over its deregulatory campaign. The new Issue Backgrounder maps out the action, explaining how key laws foster citizen suits, while numerous nonprofits are staffed up to sue. Plus, some ways to track the action.

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Government [13]
Infrastructure [48]
Journalism & Media [36]
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