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Judge Rules That Exxon May Sue Calif. AG For Defamation Over Recycling [1]

"The federal judge rejected the California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request to dismiss Exxon Mobil’s lawsuit accusing Bonta of defamation for criticizing Exxon Mobil’s advanced plastics recycling initiatives."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [11]
Source: Reuters [12], 02/25/2026
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"A Quiet Climate Retreat At IEA" [13]

"The International Energy Agency downplayed global warming this week amid U.S. pressure."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [15]
Source: E&E News [16], 02/24/2026
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EPA Facilities Database — Gateway to Investigative Reporting [17]

Want to pinpoint all the facilities regulated by the EPA in your ZIP code? Or scope out every U.S. operation owned by a particular industrial company? Or learn which polluter might be facing fewer enforcement actions under the current administration? Reporter’s Toolbox has a database for you — in effect, a master index to potential polluters.

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EPA Enforcement Falls to Record Low Under Trump 2.0 [19]

The enforcement of environmental laws suffered a dramatic collapse during the Trump administration’s first year, several studies have found. Even the most serious violations, typically referred to the Department of Justice, are left unpursued because of DOJ staffing declines. The latest Backgrounder has the details, a look at the administration’s rationale for the decline and the implications for the environment and public health.

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Air [21]
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Climate Change [14]
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Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [25]
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
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"House GOP Targets Green Groups Over Willow Fight" [30]

"House Republicans are investigating environmental groups over their efforts to stop a major oil and natural gas project in Alaska."

Biodiversity [31]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [33]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: E&E News [35], 02/23/2026
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"The Quest To Warn Everyone On Earth About Deadly Weather" [36]

"In November 2025, a massive storm rolled across the lower Mekong River delta, dumping multiple inches of rain onto the wide, flat river plain that covers much of Cambodia."

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Water & Oceans [29]
Public [9]
International [15]
Source: NPR [39], 02/19/2026
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"Elegy For The Washington Post Climate Team" [40]

"The Washington Post produced high-quality and wide-ranging climate coverage. Then it fired most of its climate reporters."

Climate Change [14]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [42], 02/18/2026
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"What Are The Biggest Climate Polluters Near You?" [43]

"[D]o you know if there are major climate polluters near you? Thanks to several publicly available mapping tools, it’s never been easier to find out."

Climate Change [14]
Journalism & Media [6]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [44], 02/18/2026
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"Groups Sue Over Trump Effort To ‘Erase’ History, Science In National Parks" [45]

"A coalition of scientific, preservation and historical groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing that the removal of information about civil rights, climate change and other topics at multiple national parks amounts to illegal censorship."

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [24]
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Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [33]
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Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [47], 02/18/2026
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"'We Will Not Be Erased': Stonewall Pride Flag Raised In Defiance" [48]

"In defiance of a Trump administration edict, New York City officials and activists have raised the rainbow pride flag again at the Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, after it was removed by the National Park Service."

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Source: USA TODAY [52], 02/17/2026
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