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Appeals Court Clears Trump To Remake Philly NPS Slavery Exhibit [1]

"An appeals panel ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can take down an exhibit on the enslaved servants of George Washington at a Philadelphia national park, a win for the White House as it tries to reframe the nation’s sins into uplifting stories of progress across national park sites."

Climate Change [2]
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Source: E&E News [10], 06/22/2026
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Trump Coal Push Breathes New Life Into Plants With Repeated Violations [11]

"At least three of the 12 coal plants the Trump administration funded have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations, amplifying public-health concerns."

Climate Change [2]
Conflict/Corruption [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [18], 06/22/2026
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The Blue Paint Is Peeling Off The Reflecting Pool [19]

"For days, workers have been trying to rid the Reflecting Pool of algae after a more than $14 million renovation that President Donald Trump said was “done properly” and “could last for 100 years.” But now workers have another problem to contend with: peeling paint."

Biodiversity [20]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [17]
Technology [22]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
Source: Washington Post [25], 06/22/2026
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Databases on Data Centers, Brockovich and Beyond [26]

An explosion of new artificial intelligence data centers means potential trouble, as they hoover up power and water, and spew global warming gases. It’s a story with national and global ramifications, certainly. But it’s also one that can be reported locally. Reporter’s Toolbox offers up some handy databases for environmental journalists to find data center stories in their communities. 

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Why the Loss of Voting Rights Is a Climate Crisis [30]

When the Supreme Court further hollowed out the Voting Rights Act this spring, it augured a historic loss of civic power for Black communities. And with that comes a further blow — to progress on the environment. For as Voices of Environmental Justice columnist Yessenia Funes explains, key to climate policy are Black voters, and the Black legislators they bring into office.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [31]
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Climate Change [2]
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People & Population [7]
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Great Lakes Steelmaking at a Crossroads [37]

The Great Lakes region is a top steel producer, but its coal-fired steel mills are also a major source of planet-warming emissions and health-harming pollution. Climate advocates, community members and workers have been pushing to clean up these facilities for decades. Now, foreign funding offers new hope for revitalizing and decarbonizing the region’s steel industry. Canary Media’s Maria Gallucci explains.

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Pollution [17]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
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June 29, 2026

DEADLINE: EJN Biodiversity Fellowships for Journalists to Cover the UNCBD COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia [45]

EJN is pleased to announce an in-person fellowship program that will support selected journalists to attend and report from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP17 conference scheduled for October 19-30, 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. Application Deadline: June 29, 2026, 11:59 PM (Pacific/Niue). 

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US Public Still Favors Climate Action Despite Trump’s Fossil Fuel Drive [49]

"Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this"

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Consumer [50]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [51], 06/18/2026
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US Transfers Immigrants Out Of Florida Alligator Alcatraz Facility [52]

"The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced that all immigrant detainees have been transferred out of a Florida detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, effectively shuttering the controversial facility." "The facility, located near the Everglade wetlands, has drawn human rights concerns and lawsuits over its conditions."

Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [33]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Wildlife [53]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Aljazeera/AP [54], 06/18/2026
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Battle Over $7.25 Billion Roundup Settlement Takes A New Turn [55]

"A federal judge has rejected efforts to slow the progress of a $7.25 billion class action settlement in the nationwide Roundup cancer litigation, notching a win for Roundup maker Bayer but frustrating a group of plaintiffs’ attorneys who claim the deal is unfair to cancer patients."

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Source: The New Lede [57], 06/18/2026
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