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Chesapeake Bay Program Nixes Membership For Virginia Tribal Nations For Now [1]

"Recognized for their environmental stewardship rooted in ancestral practices, seven tribes in Virginia are seeking full membership in the Chesapeake Bay Program alongside its existing signatory partners" 

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 07/15/2025
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"House Releases Interior-EPA Spending Bill With Deep Cuts" [15]

"House Republican appropriators unveiled their fiscal 2026 funding legislation for the Interior Department and EPA, with steep cuts proposed for both agencies."

Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [17], 07/15/2025
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Trump Admin Says It Won’t Publish Climate Report On NASA Site As Promised [18]

"The Trump administration on Monday took another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [21], 07/15/2025
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"Parks Gift Shops Directed To Remove Items That ‘Disparage Americans’" [22]

"Trump officials have directed staff at national parks to review all items in gift shops for anti-American content, according to an internal directive reviewed by The Washington Post. The move is part of the administration’s wider campaign to scrub federal institutions of “corrosive ideology” recognizing historical racism and sexism."

Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [23]
Journalism & Media [20]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [25], 07/14/2025
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Utility Says It Can’t Supply Water for Alabama Data Center Without Upgrades [26]

"BESSEMER, Ala. — Developers of a proposed hyperscale data center may find themselves lacking a resource essential for the operation of what would be one of the largest such facilities in the United States: water."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [28]
Technology [29]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 07/14/2025
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"Sierra Club’s Executive Director Is on Leave After a Rocky Tenure" [32]

"Ben Jealous, the executive director of the Sierra Club, is on leave as of Friday afternoon, the organization confirmed, after less than three years leading the environmental nonprofit group."

Activism [33]
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People & Population [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [34], 07/14/2025
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"Union Demands EPA Reinstate Workers, Charging Illegal Retaliation" [35]

"A union for employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is demanding the agency reinstate workers who were placed on leave for signing a letter critical of the Trump administration’s environmental and personnel policies."

Activism [33]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [37], 07/14/2025
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"FEMA Approved Camp Mystic Appeals To Exempt Buildings From Flood Zone" [38]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved appeals from Camp Mystic to exempt several structures from a flood zone designation over a decade before extreme flooding in Central Texas swamped the Christian girls camp and killed 27 campers and counselors, according to FEMA records."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: Washington Post [41], 07/14/2025
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"Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response" [42]

"In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [23]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [28]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [43], 07/14/2025
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"FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show" [44]

"Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [6]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
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Source: NYTimes [45], 07/14/2025
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