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"What Are The Biggest Climate Polluters Near You?" [1]

"Many people already understand that climate-warming pollution is rising globally and that it’s caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and releasing methane gas. But do you know if there are major climate polluters near you?"

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [10], 02/12/2026
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"Former Federal Renewables Lab Lays Off 134 People" [11]

"A federal research lab formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Lab laid off more than 100 people this week."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [14]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [15]
Source: The Hill [16], 02/12/2026
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"Trump Wants 100% American-Made EV Chargers. Some See Sabotage." [17]

"The requirement would be next to impossible for federally funded charging stations to meet, industry advocates say."

"The Trump administration is proposing to require that federally funded electric vehicle chargers be fully U.S. made — an all-but-impossible target that could kill a multibillion-dollar effort to build a nationwide charging network.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that raising the threshold to 100 percent domestic manufacturing — up from 55 percent — would advance U.S. manufacturing and improve national security.

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Transportation [21]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Source: E&E News [22], 02/12/2026
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TVA Says It Now Doesn’t Want To Close Two Coal-Fired Plants [23]

"The nation’s largest public utility says it now would prefer to keep operating two coal-fired power plants it had planned to shutter, changing course before a meeting of its board, which has a majority of members picked by the coal-friendly Trump administration."

Air [24]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Waste [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AP [27], 02/11/2026
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"Are Faked Public Comments About To Tank An Ohio Solar Farm?" [28]

"Dozens of public comments opposing the $98 million Crossroads Solar project appear to be fabricated. Ohio’s siting board may block the project anyway."

Activism [29]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [30]
Source: Canary Media [31], 02/09/2026
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Trump Tried To Gut Science Funding. Courts And Congress Have Rebuffed Him. [32]

"A year ago, federal support for scientific research appeared to be crumbling. But thanks to Congress and several lawsuits, scientists’ worst fears haven’t come to pass."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Science [34]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NBC News [35], 02/09/2026
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Outrage After Congress Votes To Slash $125M To Replace Toxic Lead Pipes [36]

"Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardest"

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [41], 02/09/2026
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Torrance Residents Urge Ban Of ‘Flesh-Eating’ Chemical Used At Refinery [42]

"Residents and advocates gathered Saturday to demand the ban of a chemical that’s used at a Torrance oil refinery and that they say has the potential to cause a mass casualty disaster."

Chemicals [2]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [43]
Source: LA Times [44], 02/09/2026
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"The US Lost $35B In Clean Energy Projects Last Year" [45]

"A new report indicates that Trump administration policies led to billions of dollars in canceled investment and tens of thousands of lost jobs."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Source: Grist [46], 02/09/2026
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"US EPA Reapproves The Controversial Herbicide Dicamba" [47]

"In a widely expected move, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday reapproved the pesticide dicamba, an herbicide used on genetically modified crops including corn, cotton and soybeans that is prone to far-reaching drift and linked to crop damages."

Agriculture [48]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [5]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The New Lede [49], 02/09/2026
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