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Enviros Sue To Stop Opening Of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ In Everglades [1]

"Florida officials have said the facility, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Republicans, will open early next week and hold up to 3,000 detainees." 

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Source: Washington Post [11], 06/30/2025
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Ontario Allowed Toxic Air Near First Nation For Years Despite Health Risks [12]

"Aamjiwnaang First Nation has spent decades battling Sarnia’s industrial emissions. Documents show the Ontario government knew stricter pollution rules were needed long before it acted"

Chemicals [13]
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Pollution [14]
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Canada [15]
Source: The Narwhal [16], 06/30/2025
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Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind EPA Deadline [17]

"Banking for now on an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration, the city with the most lead service lines in the country doesn’t plan to finish replacing them until 2076." 

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Source: Inside Climate News [22], 06/27/2025
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"Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers" [23]

"David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules."

Climate Change [24]
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People & Population [7]
Pollution [14]
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Source: NYTimes [28], 06/26/2025
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Photos Of Gaza Youth Surviving As Makeshift Burners Turn Plastic Into Fuel [29]

"South of Gaza City, along the Sea Road that runs beside the Mediterranean, Palestinian youth are producing fuel by melting plastic in makeshift burners. With limited access to commercial fuel, they collect plastic waste, process it in metal drums to extract crude fuel, and then bottle and sell it to passersby."

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Source: AP [34], 06/25/2025
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First Amendment Groups Push ICE To Release Spanish-Language Georgia Reporter [35]

"Several organizations dedicated to preserving free speech and protecting members of the press are calling for the release of a prominent immigration reporter who was detained while covering a protest in Atlanta earlier this month and is now on track to be deported."

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Source: States Newsroom [37], 06/25/2025
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"Cities Lose Hope For Restarting Disaster Projects Killed By Trump" [38]

"The president canceled $4.5 billion in FEMA grants that helped communities prepare for rising disaster damage."

Climate Change [24]
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Source: E&E News [40], 06/25/2025
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Environmental Health Disparities Between Latino And White Neighborhoods In LA [41]

"A new data tool from researchers at UCLA highlights significant environmental health disparities between Latino and white neighborhoods in L.A., providing critical insights amid escalating public health concerns linked to the places where climate change and the Trump administration’s recent immigration policy actions intersect."

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California [43]
Source: LA Times [44], 06/25/2025
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Calif. Push to Decommission Gas Lines in Low-Income Neighborhoods Advances [45]

"In Richmond, California, Zenaida Gomez is ready to say goodbye to the gas stove in the apartment she has rented for over a decade. She has a hunch that the pollution it emits is exacerbating her 10-year-old son’s asthma attacks, and she has heard from public health experts and doctors who’ve said it probably is."

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California [43]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 06/23/2025
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"What To Know As The Senate Tries To Pass Trump’s Agenda Bill Next Week" [47]

"After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It will be a major test for Republican Leader John Thune and Trump’s own hold on the upper chamber that aides say will be cast as a binary choice for the rank-and-file: you either are with the president or you aren’t."

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Source: CNN [49], 06/23/2025
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