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Dolphins, Sharks, Turtles and Workers All Victims of Outlaw Squid Fleets [1]

"Former crew members report egregious environmental destruction and labor abuses onboard shadowy squid fishing fleets, due to a regulatory vacuum."

Activism [2]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Food [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 06/04/2026
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Trump Wants To Close Federal Watchdog Probing W. Va.’s Chemical Disasters [15]

"President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates funding for the Chemical Safety Board, the agency investigating last month’s deadly chemical leak in Kanawha County."

Chemicals [16]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [17]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [22]
Technology [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [26], 06/03/2026
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"Indiana Coal Plant That Trump Forced To Stay Open Is Not Operating" [27]

"The DOE says the Schahfer plant is key for reliability, but repairs mean it’ll be offline for much of 2026. The grid is set to be just fine without it this summer."

Climate Change [28]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [22]
Technology [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [24]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
Source: Canary Media [32], 06/03/2026
  • Read more about "Indiana Coal Plant That Trump Forced To Stay Open Is Not Operating" [27]

Park Service Raised Alarms Over Trump Administration’s Tennis Center Plan [33]

"National Park Service officials repeatedly raised legal and environmental concerns over the Trump administration’s plan to lease public parkland, including the site of a professional tennis tournament, to a private operator widely expected to be the tournament’s operator, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post."

Biodiversity [34]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [35]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Source: Washington Post [36], 06/02/2026
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House Dems Seek GAO Probe On Trump’s Disaster Declarations After Denials [37]

"A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials of disaster aid requests."

Climate Change [28]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Planning & Growth [38]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [39], 06/02/2026
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"National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects" [40]

"The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool."

Conflict/Corruption [3]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [8]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: New York Times [41], 05/28/2026
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June 4, 2026

Webinar: The Environmental Cost of War — Accounting for Conflict's Hidden Emissions [42]

​Join us for a live webinar during Toronto Climate Week in partnership with the University of Toronto's MSc in Sustainability Management program. ​Together, we'll examine how military emissions are excluded from global accounting, what that means for Canada's climate commitments, and what it would take to change it.

Workshops and Fellowships [43]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [28]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [44]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Military [45]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [46]
Other or All [47]
Policy [48]
Region: 
International [13]

Trump’s FDA Delivers For Tobacco Following $5 Million Super PAC Donation [49]

"During his yearlong tenure leading the Food and Drug Administration, Marty Makary managed to bother various constituencies, but it was fruit-flavored vapes that apparently sealed his fate."

Conflict/Corruption [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: MS NOW [50], 05/27/2026
  • Read more about Trump’s FDA Delivers For Tobacco Following $5 Million Super PAC Donation [49]
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