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"Shrunken Offshore Energy Regulator Faces An Outsize Challenge" [1]

"A new agency for offshore energy development that’s seen its workforce shrink in recent years — and is targeted for funding cuts next year by the Trump administration — will be taking on a quickly growing portfolio of responsibilities."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [14], 04/28/2026

Trump DOI To Pay 2 More Companies To Walk Away From Offshore Wind Leases [15]

"The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development."

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [19], 04/28/2026

"Supreme Court Grills Monsanto On Roundup Cancer Warning" [20]

"Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of Monsanto’s argument that federal law prevents state courts from holding the company financially responsible for failing to warn consumers about the risk of cancer from its popular Roundup weedkiller."

Agriculture [21]
Biodiversity [22]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [10]
Technology [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [25], 04/28/2026
May 11, 2026

DEADLINE: European Journalist Retreat on Trauma, Resilience and Ethical Reporting [26]

The Global Center for Journalism and Trauma (GCJT), in partnership with iMEdD’s Ideas Zone, invites applications for a four-day European Journalist Retreat to be held 14–18 October 2026 in Vamvakou, Laconia, Greece. This retreat will bring together 16 reporters, editors, social media editors, photographers, and multimedia journalists from across Europe working on the front lines of today’s most challenging stories—from conflict and political polarization to displacement, climate crises, and disinformation. The deadline for applications is 11 May, 2026 at 6pm GMT. 

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Journalism & Media [28]
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International [29]
Europe [30]

Trump Fires All 24 Members of National Science Foundation’s Governing Body [31]

"U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday fired all 24 members of the National Science Board (NSB), the body that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF). Many science advocates see it as the latest step by his administration to erode—some would say destroy—the independence of the 76-year-old research agency."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [32]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [24]
Science [33]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Science [34], 04/27/2026

Did Massive Kraken-Like Octopus Prowl Seas During The Age Of Dinosaurs? [35]

"The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus."

Biodiversity [22]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
International [29]
Source: AP [37], 04/27/2026

Mass. Dumps Sewage Into Waterways. Grassroots Groups Are Fighting Back [38]

"When Ann McDonald went kayaking several weeks after a 2024 rainstorm, she thought the water in the Alewife Brook just outside Boston was safe. Even though sewage discharges into the brook during heavy storms, public health officials recommended waiting just 48 hours after rain for bacteria levels to drop — so when McDonald’s kayak got stuck in debris, she wasn’t concerned about dipping her arms into the water to free herself. Later that afternoon, she fell sick with diarrhea."

Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Source: MIT/AP [40], 04/27/2026

Will Changes to US Forest Service Erase a Century of Historical Documents? [41]

"Sweeping changes underway at the federal agency tasked with protecting the nation’s forests could result in the loss of more than a century of critical historical documents, conservationists warn."

Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [32]
Forests [42]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Science [33]
Wildlife [43]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 04/27/2026

Fossil-Funded GOPers Claim National Academies Have Conflicts of Interest [45]

"Republican allies of the oil and gas industry question the objectivity of an independent report from the nation’s top science advisers on the harms of human-caused climate change."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [46]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Science [33]
Technology [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 04/27/2026

"Trump’s Border Wall Plans Threaten Texas Public Hunting Lands" [48]

"Overshadowed by the fight over Big Bend, the White House’s wall expansion could degrade some of the few public hunting opportunities in Texas."

Biodiversity [22]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Studies [32]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [49]
People & Population [24]
Wildlife [43]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
Source: Public Domain [51], 04/27/2026

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