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"How Iowa Has Turned Against Wind" [1]

"Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, a new wind project in Iowa is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [7]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [11], 02/04/2026
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"Wildfire Urgency Unites Congress. The ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act Does Not." [12]

"A House hearing exposed sharp divisions over whether loosening environmental laws and expanding logging will protect communities from catastrophic fires. Scientists urged a shift toward investing in fire-resilient homes and landscapes."

Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [16]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [7]
Planning & Growth [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [20], 02/04/2026
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"The Flimsy Numbers Behind The GOP Push To Sell Off Federal Properties" [21]

"House Republicans say they want to offload "underutilized" federal buildings. Their math isn’t mathing."

Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Public Domain [22], 02/03/2026
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Trump Energy Dept. Exempts New Nuclear Reactors From Environmental Review [23]

"The Trump Administration has created an exclusion for new experimental reactors being built at sites around the U.S. from a major environmental law. The law would have required them to disclose how their construction and operation might harm the environment, and it also typically required a written, public assessment of the possible consequences of a nuclear accident."

Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [25]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [27]
Technology [8]
Waste [28]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [29], 02/03/2026
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"Courts Allow All Five Offshore Wind Projects Blocked By Trump To Resume" [30]

"A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five legal wins in a row over the government."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Technology [8]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: The Hill [33], 02/03/2026
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"New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater" [34]

"An Oklahoma state senator has introduced legislation to strengthen regulations on how oilfield wastewater is injected underground following an investigation by The Frontier and ProPublica."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [24]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Source: The Frontier [36], 01/30/2026
  • Read more about "New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater" [34]

"Despite Trump, Renewable Energy Keeps Surging" [37]

"A funny thing happened on the way to President Donald Trump’s mission to obliterate renewable energy. Solar and wind energy use is surging, especially globally, but even in the United States."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [38]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [39], 01/30/2026
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Grid Reliability Projected To Decline As Data Centers Drive Demand: NERC [40]

"The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead, according to a key watchdog."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [41], 01/30/2026
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Wisconsin Town's New Plant Removes Detectable PFAS In Drinking Water [42]

"After a year of production, the village of Rothschild has a new water treatment facility that is now fully operational. This facility is actively working to decrease the levels of PFAS in the community's drinking water. Village Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle said that PFAS levels are now down to "non-detectable or non-traceable" levels."

Chemicals [43]
Consumer [44]
Environmental Health [24]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Source: WAOW [46], 01/30/2026
  • Read more about Wisconsin Town's New Plant Removes Detectable PFAS In Drinking Water [42]

"One Of The Worst Parts Of Owning An EV Is Quickly Getting Better" [47]

"Even as electric vehicle sales slump, the U.S. fast-charging network grew over 30 percent last year, a new report shows."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Technology [8]
Transportation [48]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [49], 01/29/2026
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