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"Trump Claims ​‘Wind Mills’ Kill Whales But Quietly Torpedoes The Science" [1]

"The Trump administration has repeatedly blamed offshore wind farms for whale deaths, contrary to scientific evidence. Now the administration is quietly abandoning key research programs meant to protect marine mammals living in an increasingly busy ocean."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Canary Media [12], 10/27/2025
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"Trump Administration Moves to Accelerate AI Power Hookups" [13]

"The Trump administration is pushing regulators to dramatically accelerate the process of allowing the booming data-center sector to connect to power grids."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg [16], 10/27/2025
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"Trump Makes Laura Swett FERC Chair. What Will Be Her Focus?" [17]

"President Donald Trump on Thursday designated Laura Swett chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, marking the agency’s third leadership change in nine months."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [18], 10/27/2025
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"Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica" [19]

"Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [20]
Government [21]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [22]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
Source: AP [25], 10/27/2025
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Will Your Town Pass the Electric School Bus Acid Test? [26]

A Biden-era plan to put billions into school buses, clean EV-style, could be in the rearview mirror under the Trump administration, reports the latest TipSheet. That’s despite the fume-free, greenhouse gas-scarce qualities that benefit the air and the climate, parents and kids. To get in the driver’s seat on this story, here are a half a dozen local story ideas, plus reporting resources.

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TipSheet [27]
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Air [28]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [21]
Health [29]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [30]
Policy [31]
Pollution [32]
Technology [33]
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"From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy" [35]

"As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [32]
Technology [33]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [37]
Mexico [38]
Europe [39]
Source: NYTimes [40], 10/23/2025
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"Trump Demolishes White House East Wing" [41]

"President Donald Trump’s move to demolish part of the White House to make way for a $250 million ballroom is eliciting outrage and calls for more oversight before any further changes are made."

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [21]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Planning & Growth [42]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
Source: E&E News [44], 10/23/2025
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"White House Halts $11B For Water Projects In Blue States" [45]

"The Trump administration is “pausing” more than $11 billion in water infrastructure projects to 12 Democrat-controlled states, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said Friday."

Agriculture [46]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [47], 10/22/2025
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New Fla. Law Blocks Communities' Efforts to Be More Sustainable and Resilient [48]

"Manatee County’s commissioners didn’t expect to be threatened with removal from office for considering two measures meant to enhance disaster resilience in this fast-growing county on Florida’s Gulf Coast."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [42]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 10/21/2025
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"California Has A New Law To Prevent Big Grid Battery Fires" [50]

"The state enhanced battery safety rules in response to the Moss Landing fire. The industry is on board, hoping better standards will reassure the public."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [20]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [32]
Technology [33]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [51]
Source: Canary Media [52], 10/21/2025
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