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Trump Admin Uses Mascot Called ‘Coalie’ To Push Dirtiest Fossil Fuel [1]

"The Trump administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called “Coalie”."

Energy & Fuel [2]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 02/05/2026
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"Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack" [9]

"Amid one of the driest winters on record, representatives from seven Western states have less than two weeks to meet an already-delayed federal deadline to find a new way to share the dwindling Colorado River—one that recognizes the megadrought and overconsumption plaguing the basin."

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Source: Inside Climate News [17], 02/05/2026
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"Energy Star Has Emerged Stronger After Trump's EPA Tried To End It" [18]

"The Trump administration tried to end the government's Energy Star program last year, but now Congress has passed — and President Trump has signed into law — bipartisan budget legislation that has the potential to strengthen the energy efficiency program by giving it dedicated funding."

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Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
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Infrastructure [20]
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Source: NPR [22], 02/05/2026
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Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Salmon Restoration [23]

"A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy."

Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Government [26]
Water & Oceans [16]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Source: The Revelator [28], 02/05/2026
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"A Dismantling of the Washington Post" [29]

"In a staffwide call with employees Wednesday morning, Matt Murray, the executive editor of the Washington Post, and Wayne Connell, the paper’s chief human resources officer, announced sweeping staff cuts."

Economy & Business [19]
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Source: Columbia Journalism Review [30], 02/05/2026
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Trump's EPA Issues Record Low Legal Actions Against Polluters: Watchdog [31]

"The Environmental Protection Agency enforces the country's environmental laws. But a new report shows the Trump EPA has initiated a record low number of actions against polluters, compared to past administrations."

Chemicals [32]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [33]
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Laws & Regulations [13]
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Pollution [34]
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Source: NPR [35], 02/05/2026
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NYC Congestion Pricing Improves Air Quality, but Trump Threatens Its Future [36]

"A toll program in New York City has resulted in environmental gains across all five boroughs. The Trump administration is seeking to end it."

Air [37]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [26]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [38]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 02/04/2026
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"EV Charging Program Faces the Axe in Budget Bill" [41]

"A budget bill moving through Congress this week would defund a 5-year-old program designed to expand electric-vehicle charging stations."

Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 02/04/2026
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"Colorado Co-ops To Trump: Let Us Close Our Aging Coal Plant" [43]

"Tri-State and Platte River become the first utilities to challenge Trump’s emergency stay-open orders for coal plants, citing the cost to customers."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [34]
Technology [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Canary Media [44], 02/04/2026
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"How Iowa Has Turned Against Wind" [45]

"Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, a new wind project in Iowa is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [2]
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Infrastructure [20]
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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 02/04/2026
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