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"New York Offshore Wind Project Allowed to Restart Construction — for Now" [1]

"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing the developer of Empire Wind, an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, to resume construction after the Trump administration suspended work there in late December."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [11], 01/16/2026
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US Makes $500M Venezuelan Oil Deal; Some Proceeds Headed To Qatari Bank [12]

"The Trump administration has completed its first Venezuelan oil sale, valued at $500 million, an administration official confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. "

Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Military [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
South America [15]
Source: The Hill [16], 01/16/2026
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Scientists Call Near-Record Hot Year Warning Of A Shifting, Dangerous Climate [17]

"Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams reported."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [19]
Source: AP [20], 01/16/2026
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"Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than A Nearby Data Center’s" [21]

"As electricity prices climb, an unusual disconnect is emerging between what regular people pay — and what data centers pay."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [22]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [23]
Technology [24]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [25], 01/16/2026
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"Pentagon To Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper, Calling It ‘Woke’" [26]

"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 [4]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Military [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [28], 01/16/2026
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Trump DOJ Sues California Over Law Keeping Oil Wells From Homes, Schools [29]

"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 [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [30]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [31]
Source: LA Times [32], 01/16/2026
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"Pipeline Safety Enforcement Cut In Half In Trump’s First Year" [33]

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

Disasters [34]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [30]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [35], 01/16/2026
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"Insured Losses From Wildfire, Storms And Floods Hit Record High Globally" [36]

"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 [2]
Disasters [34]
Economy & Business [13]
Environmental Health [18]
People & Population [23]
Public [8]
International [19]
Source: LA Times [37], 01/16/2026
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Wyoming County Approves What Could Become the Largest Data Center in US [38]

"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 [2]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Planning & Growth [39]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 01/15/2026
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‘Bombshell’: Doubt Cast On Discovery Of Microplastics Throughout Human Body [42]

"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 [43]
Environmental Health [18]
Pollution [30]
Science [44]
Public [8]
International [19]
Source: Guardian [45], 01/15/2026
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