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Interior to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review [1]

"The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would apply new layers of political review to wind and solar projects, potentially creating hurdles for renewable energy developments across the country."

Climate Change [2]
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Environmental Politics [5]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [12], 07/18/2025
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"E.P.A. Delays Required Cleanups of Toxic Coal Ash Landfills" [13]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it would give utility companies an additional year to begin cleaning up contamination from toxic coal ash landfills across the country."

Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [18], 07/18/2025
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"Trump Exempts Scores of Plants From Biden’s Pollution Rules" [19]

"President Donald Trump is allowing chemical makers, coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes."

Air [20]
Chemicals [14]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg [22], 07/18/2025
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NASA Portal Can Lead Reporters to Universe of Data [23]

For environmental journalists looking for data riches to help tell their stories — whether about urban heat islands, sea-surface temperatures or air pollution — NASA has the satellites whose sensors capture insights galore. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers an introduction to the U.S. space agency’s incredibly extensive data portal, and how to get started amid the wealth of information (caveat: before it’s gone).

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August 22, 2025

DEADLINE: IJNR Crown of the Continent Institute [31]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will bring 15 journalists to Montana, Oct 5-12, 2025, and introduce them to subject matter experts including Tribal members, ecologists, wildlife and fisheries biologists, climate scientists, ranchers, land managers, and other stakeholders whose life or livelihood is based on the landscape. Deadline: Aug 22.

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"Warming Rivers Prompt Fishing Restrictions In Western Montana" [35]

"A dozen rivers are subject to “hoot owl” restrictions on afternoon fishing or all-out closures as biologists grapple with warming rivers and meager streamflows."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Natural Resources [37]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Source: Montana Free Press [38], 07/17/2025
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Removing Aging Dams Could Bolster Communities Facing Extreme Weather: Report [39]

"Eliminating obsolete or unsafe dams could help bolster community safety amid climate-induced weather extremes, watershed experts are recommending."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [40]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [37]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [41], 07/17/2025
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"Just 9 Percent Think FEMA Should Be Eliminated: Survey" [42]

"Very few Americans say in a new poll that it’s a good idea to scrap the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) entirely, a position President Trump has embraced in recent months."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [27]
People & Population [43]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [44], 07/17/2025
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Trump Axes NOAA Tool To Help Communities Prepare For Future Rainfall [45]

"The Commerce Department has indefinitely suspended work on a tool to help communities predict how rising global temperatures will alter the frequency of extreme rainfall, according to three current and former federal officials familiar with the decision, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change."

Climate Change [2]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [46], 07/17/2025
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"OSHA Just Reduced the Value of a Worker’s Life" [47]

"The Trump administration slashed fines for safety violations by small businesses and other employers and plans to reduce already rare workplace inspections. Experts say that will lead to more worker injuries, illnesses and deaths."

Chemicals [14]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [43]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 07/17/2025
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