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"Denied Federal Flood Relief, A Maryland Town Is Left On Its Own" [1]

"The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them."

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Source: Washington Post [13], 07/28/2025

Committee Moves Bayer And Pesticide Makers Closer To Protections From Suits [14]

"A group of US lawmakers failed on Tuesday to beat back a provision in a congressional appropriations bill that would help protect pesticide makers from being sued and could hinder state efforts to warn about risks of pesticide products."

Agriculture [15]
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Pollution [20]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The New Lede [21], 07/28/2025

For Millions In US Mobile Home Parks, Clean And Safe Tap Water Isn’t A Given [22]

"More than 50 years after the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed to ensure that Americans’ water is free from harmful bacteria, lead and other dangerous substances, millions of people living in mobile home parks can’t always count on those basic protections."

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Source: AP [24], 07/25/2025

"On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow" [25]

"Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean them up."

Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [20]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Capital & Main [28], 07/24/2025

"Trump’s EPA Delays Rules Requiring Toxic Coal Ash Cleanup" [29]

"The Trump administration just dealt another blow to U.S. environmental regulations — one that could allow more contamination of drinking water from toxic coal ash contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed on July 17 to extend deadlines for required reporting and groundwater monitoring at coal ash landfills and dumps."

Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [20]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Canary Media [31], 07/24/2025

Activists Opposing Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show [32]

"Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have for years worked alongside private mine security to surveil the largely peaceful protesters who oppose the mine, called Thacker Pass, according to more than 2,000 pages of internal law enforcement communications reviewed by ProPublica."

Activism [33]
Chemicals [17]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [9]
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Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: ProPublica [35], 07/24/2025

"Courts Banned This Herbicide Twice. The EPA Wants To Bring It Back." [36]

"The EPA announced Wednesday its plan to re-register dicamba, a herbicide widely used on soybean and cotton farms that has been banned twice by federal courts." 

Agriculture [15]
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Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [37], 07/24/2025

NPS Staff Cautious In Reporting Materials At Odds With Trump Administration [38]

"Should the National Park Service discuss climate-change impacts or the fact that George Washington enslaved more than 100 fellow humans? "

Environmental Justice [5]
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Journalism & Media [39]
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Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [9]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: National Parks Traveler [40], 07/23/2025

Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal [41]

"Companies feared rules and lawsuits based on the Office of Research and Development’s assessments of the dangers of formaldehyde, ethylene oxide and other substances." 

Chemicals [17]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [20]
Science [42]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 07/22/2025

"Trump Radically Overhauls EPA Mission, Scope in First Six Months" [44]

"Just six months into his second term, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to reshape the Environmental Protection Agency in ways not seen over its 55-year history, drastically restructuring offices, realigning priorities, and reducing staff."

Chemicals [17]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [45], 07/22/2025

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