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Trump Says Cost Drove Water Pipeline Veto, But Some Say It's Retribution [1]

"President Trump vetoed a bill this week to help finish a water pipeline project in Colorado. The bill had overwhelmingly passed Congress with bipartisan support. The president says his veto is about "fiscal sanity." Some say the president is retaliating against the state for political reasons."

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Source: NPR [8], 01/06/2026
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"Exclusive: Soy Trading Firms To Abandon Amazon Protection Pact In Brazil" [9]

"Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's top farm state, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters."

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South America [15]
Source: Reuters [16], 01/06/2026
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"AI Data Boom In Mexico Fuels Rise In Dirty Energy" [17]

"A boom in U.S. data centres is devouring fossil fuels in Mexico - and hitting locals with power cuts and pollution."

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Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [19]
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People & Population [21]
Pollution [22]
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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mexico [24]
Source: Context [25], 01/06/2026
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"Trump Has Left The US Less Prepared For Natural Disasters, Experts Say" [26]

"Donald Trump has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, according to emergency management experts."

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Source: Guardian [29], 01/06/2026
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"Donald Trump Says He Spoke to Oil Companies Before Venezuela Action" [30]

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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Source: Newsweek [32], 01/06/2026
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"U.S. Overhauls Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Recommends Fewer Shots" [33]

"The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the United States, bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and delivering on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-standing goals to upend the nation’s pediatric vaccine schedule."

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Source: Washington Post [38], 01/06/2026
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"Federal Ruling Blocks Hawaii’s Climate Change Tourist Tax On Cruise Ships" [39]

"A federal appeals court ruling on New Year’s Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ships passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026."

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Source: AP [42], 01/05/2026
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Trump Admin Orders A Colorado Coal-Fired Power Generator To Stay Open [43]

"The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date."

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Source: AP [44], 01/05/2026
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"Offshore Wind Projects Challenge Trump Administration’s Order to Stop Work" [45]

"Developers of five offshore wind farms that were ordered last week by the Trump administration to halt construction are suing to restart work on at least three of the projects."

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Source: NYTimes [46], 01/05/2026
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"‘Trump’s EPA’ In 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach To Deregulation" [47]

"The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the environment."

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Source: AP [49], 01/05/2026
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