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"Pentagon To Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper, Calling It ‘Woke’" [1]

"The Defense Department said it plans to overhaul Stars and Stripes, the storied military newspaper that has long enjoyed editorial independence, to rid it of “woke distractions” and refocus coverage on “warfighting.”"

Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Military [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 01/16/2026
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Trump DOJ Sues California Over Law Keeping Oil Wells From Homes, Schools [9]

"The Trump administration is suing California over a law that creates a 3,200-foot buffer zone between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools, hospitals and parks."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [14]
Source: LA Times [15], 01/16/2026
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"Pipeline Safety Enforcement Cut In Half In Trump’s First Year" [16]

"The Trump administration slashed pipeline safety enforcement in 2025, bringing about half the average number of cases as in previous years." 

Disasters [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [19], 01/16/2026
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"Insured Losses From Wildfire, Storms And Floods Hit Record High Globally" [20]

"Record insured losses from wildfires, storms and floods hit $98 billion globally last year, with L.A. County’s January wildfires the costliest disaster of 2025."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [17]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [12]
Public [6]
International [23]
Source: LA Times [24], 01/16/2026
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Wyoming County Approves What Could Become the Largest Data Center in US [25]

"Wyoming is poised to become an artificial-intelligence powerhouse after Laramie County commissioners last week unanimously voted to move forward with the construction of a 1.8 gigawatt data center designed to eventually scale up to 10 gigawatts, which would be the largest single AI campus in the U.S. "

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Planning & Growth [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [29], 01/15/2026
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‘Bombshell’: Doubt Cast On Discovery Of Microplastics Throughout Human Body [30]

"High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. One chemist called the concerns 'a bombshell.'"

Chemicals [31]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [13]
Science [32]
Public [6]
International [23]
Source: Guardian [33], 01/15/2026
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Iran’s Regime Has Survived War. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down. [34]

"Decades of water depletion, dam building and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling protests rocking the country."

Agriculture [35]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Government [36]
Infrastructure [18]
Natural Resources [37]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
Middle East [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 01/15/2026
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House Passes Bill Codifying Trump Order To Rinse Away Showerhead Rule [40]

"The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s long-running desire to “make showers great again” by voting to loosen federal efficiency standards for showerheads."

Consumer [41]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [42], 01/15/2026
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"Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World" [43]

"What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland. Turns out, the fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet. That’s because of the one thing that Greenland is quickly losing: ice."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Politics [2]
Military [5]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Antarctica & Arctic [44]
Europe [45]
Source: NYTimes [46], 01/15/2026
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"Maine Adopts Tougher Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water" [47]

"The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards established by the Biden administration."

Chemicals [31]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Source: Portland Press Herald [49], 01/15/2026
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