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"EPA Ditches Historic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Rule" [1]

"The Trump administration will roll back a landmark regulation on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, two weeks after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promised to address contamination from the toxic, man-made substances."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Science [9]
Technology [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [14], 05/15/2025
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Project To Raise California’s Shasta Dam Could Move Forward Under Trump [15]

"Enlarging the dam would deliver more Sacramento River water to Central Valley farmers but a tribe could lose sacred sites and endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years."

Agriculture [16]
Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [20]
Source: CalMatters [21], 05/14/2025
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Great Lakes May Get A Reprieve From The Great Carp Invasion After All [22]

"A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the Trump administration offered assurances it will cover its share of the costs."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [19]
Technology [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: AP [24], 05/13/2025
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Energy Department Proposes To Cut 47 Rules On Energy Efficiency, SPR, DEI [25]

"The Energy Department has announced proposals to cut dozens of energy efficiency and other rules in what it is describing as the ”‘largest deregulatory effort in history.” The department plans to ax a long list of efficiency regulations, including those pertaining to stoves, ovens, showerheads, clothes washers, dishwashers and microwaves."

Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [28], 05/13/2025
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Environmentalists Will Be Seeing Trump Forces in Court — Often [29]

The judiciary is looking to become a major environmental battleground for journalists to watch in the coming months and years, as activists confront the Trump administration over its deregulatory campaign. The new Issue Backgrounder maps out the action, explaining how key laws foster citizen suits, while numerous nonprofits are staffed up to sue. Plus, some ways to track the action.

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17 States Sue Trump Admin For Blocking Funds For Electric Vehicle Charging [40]

"Seventeen states are suing President Donald Trump ‘s administration for withholding billions of dollars for building more electric vehicle chargers, according to a federal lawsuit announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [33]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [10]
Transportation [41]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [42], 05/08/2025
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"States Sue Over Freeze on Funding for Electric-Vehicle Charging" [43]

"A coalition of states led by Washington, Colorado and California sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, charging that it was unlawfully withholding billions of dollars allocated by Congress for electric-vehicle charging stations across the United States."

Climate Change [33]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [10]
Transportation [41]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [44], 05/08/2025
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"Anti-Government Group Threatens Crucial Weather Radars, NOAA Warns" [45]

"An anti-government group is making threats against weather equipment that it says is a “weather weapon” controlled by the military, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned employees."

Climate Change [33]
Disasters [46]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Military [47]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [48], 05/08/2025
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"Trump Wants To Rebuild Alcatraz. Experts Are Skeptical." [49]

"The former island prison is both a National Historic Landmark and a national park site that draws more than a million visitors each year."

Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [20]
Source: E&E News [50], 05/07/2025
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"Republicans Say EVs Don’t Pay Their Fair Share. Here’s The Math." [51]

"Driving an electric vehicle could get more expensive if congressional Republicans have their way." "House Republicans want to impose an annual $250 fee on electric vehicle drivers, who don’t pay the gas tax. Critics say the fee is too high."

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Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [52]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [41]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [53], 05/06/2025
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