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Mississippi Residents Say Wood-Pellet Plant Harming Their Town [1]

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

Environmental Health [2]
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Laws & Regulations [5]
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Source: Verite News [11], 12/19/2025
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DOE Watchdog Will Audit Trump Cuts Of Nearly $8B In Clean Energy Grants [12]

"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 [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [17], 12/19/2025
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Federal Judge Blocks Whitmer From Shutting Down Pipeline Under Great Lakes [18]

"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."

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Energy & Fuel [15]
Infrastructure [20]
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Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [21]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Canada [23]
Source: AP [24], 12/19/2025
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"Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says" [25]

"Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found."

Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Infrastructure [20]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 12/19/2025
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"PJM’s Capacity Costs Hit Record As Grid Falls Short On Supply" [27]

"Data center construction and clogged-up generation queues are driving costs — and political backlash — in the country’s biggest power market."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Technology [28]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Source: Canary Media [31], 12/19/2025
  • Read more about "PJM’s Capacity Costs Hit Record As Grid Falls Short On Supply" [27]

"Is RFK Jr. Backing Big Food’s Drive To Overturn Tough New State Laws?" [32]

"Secretary Kennedy echoes industry talking points on food safety laws"

Agriculture [33]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [35]
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People & Population [6]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Source: U.S. Right to Know [36], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Admin Orders Washington State Coal Plant To Stay Running" [37]

"The Trump administration has ordered another aging, costly coal plant to keep operating past its long-planned retirement date — this time in Centralia, Washington."

Air [38]
Climate Change [13]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [39]
Source: Canary Media [40], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Officials Dive Into The West’s Biggest Water War" [41]

"The Trump administration is turning up the pressure on Western states to cut a deal to shrink their water use as the drought-stricken Colorado River careens towards crisis."

Agriculture [33]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Politico [42], 12/19/2025
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Senate Confirms Isaacman as NASA Administrator In Do-Over After Musk Feud [43]

"The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk."

Climate Change [13]
Environmental Politics [16]
People & Population [6]
Science [44]
Technology [28]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [45], 12/19/2025
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"SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power" [46]

"The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overcame opposition from environmentalists and many Democrats who oppose the bill’s sweeping changes to a bedrock environmental law."

Climate Change [13]
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Environmental Studies [47]
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Source: Inside Climate News [48], 12/19/2025
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