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"Why Does Trump Want Greenland?" [1]

"President-elect Donald J. Trump’s attention returned Tuesday to an idea that has fascinated him for years: acquiring Greenland for the United States. In a news conference on Tuesday, he refused to rule out using military or economic force to take the territory from Denmark, a U.S. ally."

Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Military [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 01/08/2025
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Calif. And Greens Sued Exxon Over Plastics. Now Exxon Is Striking Back. [10]

"On Monday, Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental groups over their criticism of the company’s plastics recycling initiatives."

Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [16]
Source: Grist [17], 01/08/2025
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"Trump Promises to End New Wind Farms" [18]

"President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday that “no new windmills” would be built in the United States when he takes office, a direct rebuke of the Biden administration, which has approved 11 commercial-scale offshore wind projects."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [22], 01/08/2025
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"Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Drawing Praise From Trump" [23]

"Meta will dismantle its extensive fact-checking program in the United States, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday, ending a practice that has sought to limit the spread of falsehoods on its platforms but has been assailed as censorship in conservative circles."

Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [24], 01/08/2025
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"What Happened to Carter’s White House Solar Panels? They Lived On." [25]

"The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates."

Activism [26]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [20]
Pollution [15]
Technology [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [28], 01/07/2025
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"Biden Signs Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Bill Into Law" [29]

"President Biden on Monday signed a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting outdoor recreation weeks after it cleared the Senate."

Environmental Politics [2]
Forests [30]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [32], 01/07/2025
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"Border Agency Seeks Solutions With Mexico on Water, Sewage Problems" [33]

"On the U.S.-Mexico border, the International Boundary and Water Commission has the unglamorous job of stopping sewage flows and negotiating water disputes. Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner has earned allies in long-standing border conflicts, a job that won’t get any easier under Trump."

Agriculture [34]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [36]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mexico [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 01/07/2025
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"How Elon Musk Could End Fossil Fuel Subsidies" [39]

"If the Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut $2 trillion in spending, handouts to the fossil fuel industry may be "a truth test to all of their messaging.""

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [41], 01/07/2025
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Trump Aims To Crush Climate Deception Lawsuits – But It May Not Be Easy [42]

"The president-elect said he will ‘stop the wave of frivolous litigation from environmental extremists’ but the ability to block suits will be limited, experts say"

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [43], 01/07/2025
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Biden Issues Ban On Drilling In Most Federal Waters. Trump Vows To Undo It [44]

"President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [45], 01/07/2025
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