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"California’s Clean-Air Program for Polluted Communities Faces Crossroads" [1]

"On Aug. 6, 2012, a fire broke out at the Chevron refinery in Richmond. Liquid hydrocarbon spewed from a leaky pipe in the crude unit and ignited, sending smoke plumes into the air that could be seen across the Bay. Nearby residents struggled to breathe and reported headaches, chest pains and itchy eyes. More than 15,000 people sought medical help."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
Source: KQED [11], 08/14/2025
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"White House Delays Public Release Of Kennedy’s Children’s Health Strategy" [12]

"Industry will have to wait longer for the report, which is expected to give the government’s response to childhood chronic diseases."

Activism [13]
Consumer [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [15]
Health [16]
People & Population [6]
Science [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Politico [18], 08/14/2025
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"Trump’s Push To Mine Deep-Sea Battery Metals Draws Ire From Allies" [19]

"The Trump administration is on a rogue quest to mine critical minerals from the ocean floor — and recent global negotiations over the fate of deep-sea mining reveal just how alone the U.S. is on the issue."

Biodiversity [20]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [21]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [26]
Source: Canary Media [27], 08/13/2025
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"Interior Slashes Reviews To Speed Cleanups Of Orphaned Wells" [28]

"Trump administration officials have removed endangered species and historic preservation reviews from federal orphaned well programs, potentially speeding the cleanup of tens of thousands of abandoned sites."

Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [31], 08/13/2025
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"'MAHA' Activists Urge Trump To Oppose Limits On Pesticide Regulation" [32]

"President Donald Trump should block the U.S. House from limiting the regulation of pesticides and "forever chemicals" in its environmental appropriations bill or risk losing Republican support, more than 200 activists aligned with the "Make America Healthy Again" movement said in a letter to Trump."

Agriculture [33]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [34], 08/13/2025
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"Sierra Club Staff Says Boss’s Ouster Is ‘A Relief’" [35]

"Ben Jealous is officially out as the Sierra Club’s boss after two turbulent years marked by infighting and drama inside the green group."

Activism [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [36], 08/13/2025
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"Green Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Report Downplaying Climate Damage" [37]

"Environmental advocates are suing the Trump administration over what they described as a secretive plan to undermine climate science."

Activism [13]
Climate Change [38]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [21]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Science [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [40], 08/13/2025
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Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill State’s Wildfire Risk Map [41]

"This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact."

Climate Change [38]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [43]
Source: ProPublica [44], 08/12/2025
  • Read more about Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill State’s Wildfire Risk Map [41]

Startup Promised 45,000 EV Jobs To Struggling Towns. They’re Still Waiting [45]

"Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs." 

Climate Change [38]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [6]
Technology [47]
Transportation [48]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Floodlight [49], 08/12/2025
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"Tribes, NARF Join Legal Fight To Protect Chuckwalla National Monument" [50]

"A coalition of tribes and the Native American Rights Fund jumped Monday into the legal battle to protect the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California that President Joe Biden created during his last month in office. Tribes led a long fight to see the monument established."

Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [51]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
Source: ICT [52], 08/12/2025
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