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"White House Proposes Shutting Down Chemical Safety Agency" [1]

"An independent agency that investigates chemical disasters — including fatal fires and explosions at chemical plants and oil refineries nationwide — would shutter by October 2026 under little-noticed language in White House budget documents released Friday."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [10], 06/04/2025
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"Trump Touts US Steel-Nippon Steel Deal That Could Result In More Coal" [11]

"The Japanese steelmaker has pledged to extend the life of U.S. Steel’s dirty blast furnaces if Trump greenlights a deal, potentially locking in decades of pollution."

Air [12]
Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Canary Media [17], 06/03/2025
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From Fear to Fascination — A New Insect Narrative [18]

Media coverage of “bugs” is often sensationalistic and centered on fear and disgust. But conservation photographer and writer Danae Wolfe says journalists should be highlighting the importance, beauty and plight of insects and spiders. Reporting that offers alternative perspectives on these essential creatures can inspire curiosity and admiration, and encourage efforts to protect them. Wolfe on why to write about insects.

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Journalism & Media [26]
Pollution [7]
Science [27]
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UK: Toxic Pesticide Found In Tampons 40x Higher Than Legal Limit For Water [30]

"Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report" 

Agriculture [21]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [32]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Europe [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 06/02/2025
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"This Little-Known ‘Dark Roof’ Lobby May Be Making Your City Hotter" [36]

"As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules." 

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [31]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Floodlight [38], 06/02/2025
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"Is The Oil And Gas Boom Harming New Mexico’s Students?" [39]

"Fossil fuel revenues bankroll education spending in this state, but schools exposed to industry pollution face environmental risks that can affect children’s health and performance." 

Air [12]
Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [32]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: Searchlight NM/AP [41], 06/02/2025
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"White House Releases Details About Proposed Budget Cuts" [42]

"EPA’s core workforce would shrink to its smallest size since the mid-1980s, while funding for numerous grant programs would be zeroed out, according to new documents released Friday."

Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [32]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [43]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [45], 06/02/2025
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Why Now’s the Time To Tell a Good Fish Tale [46]

With fishing season underway across the United States, reporters have a line to an array of great, local environmental stories, whether about the recreation and tourism industries or overfishing and the health of regional ecosystems. The latest TipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources to help you reel in an angle of your own.

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Fish & Fisheries [48]
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Water & Oceans [44]
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"Louisiana Republicans Help Kill Anti-Fluoride Bill" [49]

"Republicans in the Louisiana House stifled a proposal Wednesday that would have banned the addition of fluoride in public water systems — rejecting a burgeoning movement backed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [50]
Source: The Hill [51], 05/30/2025
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"US Woman Brings First-Ever Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Big Oil" [52]

"A woman has brought the first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against big oil, claiming fossil fuel companies’ climate negligence caused her mother’s death during a major heatwave."

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Climate Change [13]
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Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [7]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
Source: Guardian [54], 05/30/2025
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