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Tribes Join to Secure Rights to Colorado Water, but 4 States Stall Deal [1]

"A deal to bring Colorado River water to Native American communities in northern Arizona, where a third of homes lack running water, is being blocked by neighboring states, caught up in a broader battle over how to divide the dwindling river."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Source: ProPublica/KJZZ [16], 06/30/2026
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Offshore Oil and Gas Rush Threatens Whale Corridors and Coral Reefs [17]

"Global plans to drill and expand fossil fuel projects overlap with marine protected areas and important fishing grounds, a new report finds."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [11]
Wildlife [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 06/30/2026
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Acting Fish and Wildlife Boss’s Inexperience Clouds Confirmation [25]

"When President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Lilly last year to oversee management of the nation’s wildlife refuges and national parks, conservation advocacy organizations raised concerns over how his lack of public lands experience would impact the Department of the Interior’s conservation commitments."

Biodiversity [18]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [10]
Wildlife [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 06/30/2026
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Trump Ends $129 Million Carolina Wind Project As Cancellations Mount [28]

"The Trump administration is canceling a lease held by Duke Energy Corp. off the coast of North Carolina as it expands its campaign to block new offshore wind developments."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Technology [30]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: Bloomberg [32], 06/30/2026
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Stalled US Permits Threaten $121 Billion In Wind And Solar Investment [33]

"Trump administration policies that have stalled permits for renewable energy projects are putting more than $121 billion of ​investment at risk and slowing development of wind, solar and storage ‌capacity needed to meet rising power demand, according to a report published on Monday."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Technology [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Reuters [34], 06/30/2026
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"Trump’s Sons Stand to Profit From the Critical Minerals Arms Race" [35]

"Donald Trump’s network of family businesses — and network of US government deals with those businesses — is mind-bogglingly wide. A New York Times investigation reveals his sons’ latest venture: tungsten mining in Kazakhstan."

Chemicals [36]
Conflict/Corruption [37]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [21]
Natural Resources [26]
Technology [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]
Asia [38]
Source: Mother Jones [39], 06/30/2026
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Commentary: America’s 250th Should Tell the Full Story, Not Rewrite It [40]

"As the Trump administration censors history on parks and public lands — a move out of the autocrats’ playbook — people have six ways to honor and defend our shared history."

Activism [41]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [42]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Revelator [44], 06/29/2026
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Opinion: We’re Dermatologists. Sunscreen Isn’t The Problem. [45]

"Every year at the start of summer, a familiar cycle repeats. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group releases its annual sunscreen guide, reigniting fears surrounding sunscreen safety. The guide’s message is predictable: Few sunscreens are both safe and effective. Consumers should beware."

Chemicals [36]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Technology [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [46], 06/29/2026
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Covering the Impact of Climate Change Without Mentioning Climate Change [47]

"Severe weather has gripped the globe this week, with record-shattering, deadly heat in Western Europe. In the US, heat, wind and drought conditions fueled wildfires in the Southwest, while heavy thunderstorms, wind and floods caused destruction in eastern and central states. ... Yet on the evening of Tuesday, June 23, despite leading their shows with severe weather headlines, nightly news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS failed to mention climate even in passing."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [48]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [43]
People & Population [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: FAIR [49], 06/29/2026
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Proposed CDC Science Office Could Tighten Political Control At Agency [50]

"Political appointees appear poised to gain more control over information coming out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a proposal to add a separate science office atop the agency." "CDC is hunting for funding for the new office, and it remains in limbo"

Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [51]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: STAT News [52], 06/29/2026
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