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EPA Halted Study On Gas Stoves And Asthma. Results Were Striking. [1]

"Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took office."

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Energy & Fuel [5]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [12], 07/30/2026
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In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground [13]

"The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back."

Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Technology [9]
Waste [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Source: New York Times [20], 07/30/2026
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Trump Admin Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers [21]

"The Trump administration is repurposing large chunks of federal land to host enormous data centers and the power plants needed to run them as officials seek to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence and overcome growing local opposition to the facilities."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: New York Times [24], 07/30/2026
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Enviros Say Newsom Appointee Has Conflict of Interest And Should Resign [25]

"Environmental groups are demanding the resignation of the Board of Environmental Safety’s newest member, Rhys Williams, because of his work as a lobbyist for a firm that represents clients that handle toxic materials."

Chemicals [14]
Conflict/Corruption [26]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [16]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [27]
Source: CalMatters [28], 07/29/2026
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Fossil Fuel Executives Cash In Selling Stock During Iran War [29]

"Insiders at leading oil and gas companies have made millions from stocks since the Iran war began."

Climate Change [3]
Conflict/Corruption [26]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [23]
Military [30]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [31]
Middle East [32]
Source: New York Times [33], 07/29/2026
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White House’s Pandemic Preparedness Office Has A Remarkably Tiny Team [34]

"As recently as 2024, the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy had 15 employees. In 2026, it has two."

Disasters [35]
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Environmental Politics [23]
Government [36]
Health [37]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [39]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: MS NOW [40], 07/29/2026
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Energy Dept. Names 5 States For Possible Nuclear Waste Disposal [41]

"The Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is in talks with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho to create special nuclear hubs that would support “final disposition of used nuclear fuel.”

Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
Pollution [16]
Waste [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [43], 07/29/2026
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DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Collapsed Under Trump 2.0; Lawyers Exit [44]

"The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission."

Conflict/Corruption [26]
Environmental Justice [45]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [36]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [16]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 07/29/2026
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Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List [47]

"The Okefenokee Swamp is regarded as one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems, encompassing a vast network of wetlands that supports exceptional biodiversity and serves as the source of two major rivers. Its largely undisturbed peat beds preserve a 5,000-year record of environmental change, making the swamp both a globally significant natural habitat and a valuable source of information on long-term environmental change, according to a UNESCO description."

Biodiversity [48]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [49]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [50]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
International [31]
Source: AP [52], 07/28/2026
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Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate A Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice [53]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
People & Population [38]
Pollution [16]
Technology [9]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: AP [54], 07/28/2026
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