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Trump Shutters Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions [1]

"Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?" 

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
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Source: Verite/Grist [15], 06/18/2025
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"Kraft Heinz To Remove Synthetic Dyes From All Products By 2027" [16]

"Kraft Heinz, the food giant behind dozens of popular brands including Oscar Mayer, Jell-O, Velveeta and Kool-Aid, will not launch any new foods with synthetic dyes and will remove the dyes from its current products by the end of 2027, the company said Tuesday."

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Source: The New Lede [18], 06/18/2025
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Judge Rules Some NIH Grant Cuts Illegal, Calling Them "Discrimination" [19]

"A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination."

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Source: AP [21], 06/18/2025
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"Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs" [22]

"Two federal programs that experts consider indispensable for bird research and conservation in the United States could be eliminated under the Trump administration’s proposed budget for 2026."

Biodiversity [23]
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Environmental Studies [24]
Government [8]
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Source: The Revelator [27], 06/18/2025
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Court To Hear Chevron, Exxon Bid To Move La. Wetlands Cases To Federal Court [28]

"The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments from Chevron and Exxon that coastal wetlands lawsuits filed by two Louisiana parishes should be transferred to federal court — a decision that could ripple across dozens of similar cases seeking billions of dollars in damages."

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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [32], 06/18/2025
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"7,500 Interior Workers Took Trump Buyouts Or Early Retirement" [33]

"The Interior Department has shed nearly 11 percent of its staff during the Trump administration, a reduction of nearly 7,500 employees who took buyout offers or early retirement in the past five months, according to data obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."

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Source: E&E News [34], 06/18/2025
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"Reconciliation Could Stymie Lawsuits Against Trump" [35]

"The Senate dropped a House provision critics said was a shield for President Donald Trump, but new language may make it harder for groups to sue."

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Source: E&E News [36], 06/18/2025
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"Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands" [37]

"Last year, as Utah prepared to file a lawsuit aiming to take control of millions of acres of federal public land within its borders, state officials sought help swaying public opinion in their favor. They turned to a group of public relations professionals at Penna Powers, a media and branding firm based in Salt Lake City."

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Source: Public Domain [41], 06/18/2025
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"Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines" [42]

"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, which runs the Grok chatbot, is facing a legal challenge led by the NAACP over air pollution from its supercomputer facility in Memphis."

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Source: NYTimes [44], 06/18/2025
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July 28, 2025

DEADLINE: Next Gen Radio Project [45]

NPR’s Next Gen Radio is a five-day, audio-focused, digital journalism project (some people in-person, some not). Next up: Texas Newsroom, ​Aug 24-29, 2025. Apply by Jul 28. Learn how to report and produce a non-narrated audio piece and a companion multimedia story.

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