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"Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge" [1]

"The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to build the border wall through a national wildlife refuge."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 08/27/2025
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"Trump Plans To Cancel Another Offshore Wind Project" [13]

"On the heels of its move to block a major project off the coast of Rhode Island, court filings indicate the Interior Department plans to block another off the coast of Maryland."

Climate Change [14]
Consumer [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Technology [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: The Hill [20], 08/27/2025
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Scientists Flunk Trump Reports Aimed At Undoing A Key Climate Finding [21]

"Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [25]
Source: AP [26], 08/27/2025
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"Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups" [27]

"A law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms is demanding that Brown University retract research that details links between the fossil fuel industry and anti-wind groups."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [4]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Science [24]
Technology [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [29], 08/27/2025
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New England Grid Operator Warns Trump Pause On Wind Farm Risks Reliability [30]

"The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [31]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [5]
People & Population [32]
Technology [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [33]
Source: The Hill [34], 08/26/2025
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"US Oil And Gas Air Pollution Is Causing Unequal Health Impacts: Study" [35]

"Air pollutants from U.S. oil and gas operations are causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues each year — with racial and ethnic minority populations bearing the biggest burden, a new study has found."

Air [36]
Chemicals [37]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [23]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [40], 08/26/2025
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"Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With NOAA Climate And Weather Cuts" [41]

"President Donald Trump’s administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) than the level mandated by Congress for this year, according to a budget document seen by Science."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Science [42], 08/26/2025
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FEMA Staff Warn Trump Cuts Could Expose US To Another Hurricane Katrina [43]

"Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) risk exposing the US to another Hurricane Katrina, staff at the agency have warned Congress in a withering critique that also takes aim at its current leadership."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [3]
Forests [44]
Infrastructure [5]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [45], 08/26/2025
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Aging US Railroad Bridges Are Self-Inspected And Findings Are Kept Secret [46]

"The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to Oregon State University."

Chemicals [37]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [23]
Transportation [47]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [48]
Source: Howard Center [49], 08/25/2025
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Trump EPA Urged To Speed Monitoring Fenceline Pollution From Steel Plants [50]

"Public health advocates urged the Trump administration to protect residents and workers by sticking to a Biden-era timeline for reducing benzene and chromium emissions at the perimeter of steel and coke plants in Pennsylvania and other states rather than continuing to delay compliance rules."

Air [36]
Chemicals [37]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [23]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 08/25/2025
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