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"Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Is Having a Renaissance" [1]

"As the world looks to incorporate more renewables into energy grids, centuries-old systems that can balance supply and demand are being reappraised and innovated upon."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Technology [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Source: WIRED [10], 12/22/2025
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"Controversial Dakota Pipeline Gets a Big, Belated Government Boost" [11]

"A delayed environmental review cleared the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue operating. Separately, a North Dakota judge expressed unusual exasperation over the tangled legal battles."

Activism [12]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [18]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [19]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Canada [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 12/22/2025
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Feds Pave The Way For Big Tech To Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants [22]

Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants, issuing a long-awaited order Thursday, as the Trump administration urges them to help the U.S. lead the world in artificial intelligence and revive domestic manufacturing.

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [18]
Technology [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: AP [26], 12/22/2025
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"Groups Express Alarm About Mike Lee Lands Amendment" [27]

"The Senate may vote on an amendment to spending legislation that critics say could lead to public lands sales."

Agriculture [28]
Biodiversity [29]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [30]
Wildlife [31]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [32], 12/22/2025
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N. Carolina's Lumbee Tribe Wins Full Federal Recognition After 137-Year Push [33]

"After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government."

Environmental Justice [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [24]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
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Source: NPR [34], 12/22/2025
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"At FEMA, $900 Million In Grants, Loans Awaits Noem’s Approval" [35]

"More than $900 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants and loans are awaiting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s approval under her controversial policy of personally reviewing major expenditures, an agency source told The Hill."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [24]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [37], 12/22/2025
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"Another Trump Financial Conflict, This Time With Nuclear Power" [38]

"Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway."

Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [39]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [40], 12/22/2025
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Mississippi Residents Say Wood-Pellet Plant Harming Their Town [41]

"Residents of Gloster, Mississippi, are suing plant that exports wood pellets to UK and Europe. Company says it is reducing emissions"

Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Justice [15]
Forests [42]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: Verite News [43], 12/19/2025
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DOE Watchdog Will Audit Trump Cuts Of Nearly $8B In Clean Energy Grants [44]

"An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects across 16 states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [45], 12/19/2025
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Federal Judge Blocks Whitmer From Shutting Down Pipeline Under Great Lakes [46]

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety."

Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Canada [20]
Source: AP [48], 12/19/2025
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