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"Trump’s Budget May Target Climate Programs. Here’s What Still Survives." [1]

"President Trump has tried to cut funding for virtually every federal program that addresses climate change. But Congress has been pushing back, sometimes with surprising bipartisan support."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Science [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [11], 04/03/2026
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"Will California Fund Or Kill Its Thriving Virtual Power Plant Program?" [12]

"Gov. Newsom’s administration has proposed ending a program that’s brought a gigawatt of grid relief online. Lawmakers want to know what will replace it."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Technology [14]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [15]
Source: Canary Media [16], 04/01/2026
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"Vermont Hits Back at Trump’s Effort to Block ‘Climate Superfund’ Law" [17]

"The Justice Department and the state of Vermont faced off in a federal courtroom on Monday over the state’s landmark 2024 “climate superfund” law, which will require fossil fuel companies to pay for the mounting costs of climate change." "The law would make fuel companies help pay for damages caused by climate change. The administration argues it’s unconstitutional."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [18], 04/01/2026
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"Federal Trial Over Air Conditioning In Texas Prisons Starts" [19]

"The plaintiffs are asking for the entire Texas prison system to be air-conditioned by the end of 2029 in a trial that is expected to last two weeks."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [21]
Technology [14]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Source: Texas Tribune [23], 04/01/2026
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"Health Groups Sue EPA Over Power Plant Mercury Emissions Rule" [24]

"A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a petition for review Monday, arguing the EPA’s recent move to weaken power plant emission rules endangers people’s health and lives."

Air [25]
Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [27], 03/31/2026
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War Is Pushing Up Energy Prices Now. Trump's Policies Could Hurt For Years. [28]

"If you've opened your natural gas or electric bill lately and bit back a scream, or watched the numbers tick up and up at the gas pump, you're not alone. For many Americans, energy prices feel uncomfortably high right now."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [32]
Middle East [33]
Source: NPR [34], 03/31/2026
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"Trump’s First Surgeon General Tries To Stop Nominee From Being Confirmed" [35]

"The president was non-committal when asked Sunday night about Casey Means’s nomination, which has stalled in the Senate."

Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [7]
Science [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [36], 03/31/2026
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"Court Allows Endangered Species ‘God Squad’ to Meet Tuesday" [37]

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum can convene the Endangered Species Committee, or “God Squad,” on March 31 to approve the Pentagon’s request to exempt all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act because of national security needs, a judge ruled Friday."

Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [38]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [14]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [40]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [41], 03/31/2026
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Why I Write About Extinction [42]

Reporting on species who are gone forever can be disheartening, but don’t let that stop you. After more than two decades on the extinction beat, John R. Platt has learned this work can also be deeply rewarding. He explains why he’s stuck with it and why other journalists should consider joining him in telling the stories of vanishing animals and plants.

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Biodiversity [45]
Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [2]
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Journalism & Media [47]
Pollution [7]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [48]
Science [8]
Wildlife [40]
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National (U.S.) [10]
International [32]
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Public [9]
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Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Hit Peak Bloom, In Fleeting Burst Of Pink [49]

"It’s finally peak bloom for the airy pink cherry blossoms in Washington, a welcome sign of spring in a city of concrete and granite continuously weighed down by the necessary heft of the nation’s decision-making."

Biodiversity [45]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [13]
People & Population [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Source: AP [51], 03/30/2026
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