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Will Your Town Pass the Electric School Bus Acid Test? [1]

A Biden-era plan to put billions into school buses, clean EV-style, could be in the rearview mirror under the Trump administration, reports the latest TipSheet. That’s despite the fume-free, greenhouse gas-scarce qualities that benefit the air and the climate, parents and kids. To get in the driver’s seat on this story, here are a half a dozen local story ideas, plus reporting resources.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Infrastructure [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Transportation [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
Visibility: 
Public [16]
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"Oil Firm TotalEnergies Made Misleading Green Statements, Court Rules" [17]

"A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [12]
Public [16]
International [19]
Europe [20]
Source: Guardian [21], 10/24/2025
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"A Pro-Dominion Grassroots Group Has Financial Ties — to Dominion" [22]

"Supporters of the Virginia Energy Reliability Alliance were out in force at an air permit hearing last month for the utility’s controversial natural gas “peaker” plant in Chesterfield County. Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest utility, says it’s been “transparent” with regard to its support for the group."

Activism [23]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [12]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 10/24/2025
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"Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup" [28]

"Three dozen members of Congress, including two Republicans, asked Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explain why the Pentagon has pushed back its cleanup of “forever chemical” contamination at nearly 140 military sites nationwide."

Chemicals [29]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Military [30]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [32], 10/24/2025
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"‘Test Case’ For NEPA: Fast-Tracked Mine Reviews Fuel Outcry" [33]

"BLM is narrowing reviews for proposed mining projects in states like Nevada and Utah. Critics say the agency is on shaky legal ground."

Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [34]
Pollution [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [35]
Source: E&E News [36], 10/24/2025
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"In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes on Pace to Break a Record" [37]

"The Trump administration stopped updating a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters. A group of scientists has revived it."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [39]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [40]
Science [41]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [19]
Source: NYTimes [42], 10/24/2025
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"North Dakota Ranchers Say Trump’s Market Meddling Is Bad For Beef" [43]

"Ranchers are pushing against a Trump administration proposal to import beef from Argentina, a move they say is causing chaos in the market."

Agriculture [44]
Consumer [45]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [46]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [40]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
South America [47]
Source: States Newsroom [48], 10/24/2025
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White House OKs More Oil And Gas Drilling In Alaska National Wildlife Refuge [49]

"The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations." "National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved"

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [34]
Wildlife [50]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [51]
Source: Guardian [52], 10/24/2025
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Trump Officials Refer Biden-Era FEMA Staff To DOJ For Criminal Charges [53]

"The Trump administration has sent a referral to the Department of Justice recommending Biden-era Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff face criminal charges, alleging politicization of emergency funding."

Disasters [38]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [54]
Source: The Hill [55], 10/23/2025
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"US Hits Top Russian Oil Companies With Sanctions, EU Bans Russian LNG" [56]

"U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft as his frustration grows with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Military [30]
Natural Resources [34]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [19]
Source: Reuters [57], 10/23/2025
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