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Texas Petrochemical Plants Emitted 1.6 Million Pounds Of Pollutants In Freeze [1]

"As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas."

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [11], 02/02/2026
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Trump DOE's Climate Skepticism Effort Violated Federal Law, Judge Rules [12]

"A federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Energy violated federal law by hand picking scientists to produce a report downplaying global warming. The group met at least 18 times in secret and failed to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act’s requirements for transparency and public meetings."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [4]
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Journalism & Media [14]
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Science [15]
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Source: LA Times [17], 02/02/2026
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"The Future Of NCAR Remains Highly Uncertain" [18]

"Members of the American Meteorological Society were briefed Wednesday about ongoing developments on the future of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which the White House has said it will break up."

Climate Change [3]
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Environmental Studies [19]
Science [15]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [20], 02/02/2026
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Tech Industry Spends Millions To Repair Data Centers' Image Problem [21]

"With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [14]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [23]
Source: Grist [24], 01/30/2026
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"Green Energy Stocks Surge Despite Trump’s Policies" [25]

"The manager overseeing Janus Henderson Investors’ flagship sustainable fund says there’s little to indicate that President Trump’s anti-green rhetoric will derail the rally gripping clean-energy stocks."

Climate Change [3]
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Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
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Technology [26]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [23]
Source: LA Times [27], 01/30/2026
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"RFK Jr. Picks Promoters Of Debunked Vaccine-Autism Claims For Key Panel" [28]

"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism and advocating for unproven treatments."

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Source: Washington Post [30], 01/30/2026
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Grid Reliability Projected To Decline As Data Centers Drive Demand: NERC [31]

"The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead, according to a key watchdog."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Technology [26]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [33], 01/30/2026
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"Internal Report Urges Trump To Transform Disaster Aid" [34]

"The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [35]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [37], 01/30/2026
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"Trump’s Biggest Climate Rollback Stalls Over Fears It Will Lose In Court" [38]

"Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of the agency’s “endangerment finding” over concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge."

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Science [15]
Public [9]
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Source: Washington Post [40], 01/30/2026
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King Charles' Documentary Sets Out His Philosophy For Saving The Planet [41]

King Charles III is clearly thinking about his legacy. In his new film, “Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision,” Charles delivers a simple message — that humanity needs to restore the balance between man and nature if it hopes to solve global warming and many of the other problems facing the world today. Helping spread that gospel, he hopes, will be his legacy."

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Source: AP [44], 01/29/2026
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