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"Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Oil Exploration in Remote Areas of the Arctic"

"A federal lawsuit filed Thursday challenges an oil company’s new permit to explore for oil in a remote region of the Arctic in Alaska, arguing that such activity threatens the tundra’s ecosystem and the caribou herds that Native communities rely on for sustenance."

Source: NYTimes, 12/12/2025

EPA Was Considering Massive Omaha Lead Cleanup. Then Trump Shifted Guidance.

"For over a century, a smelter and other plants polluted Omaha with 400 million pounds of lead. The city now has the largest residential lead cleanup site in the U.S."

Source: Flatwater Free Press, 12/12/2025

"Vote To Overhaul FEMA Canceled After Leaked Report"

"An expert panel advising President Donald Trump about overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled a meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. EST Thursday at which members were set to release a report recommending their changes to the disaster agency."

Source: E&E News, 12/12/2025

"Federal Judge Blocks FEMA From Canceling Climate Resiliency Grants"

"A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that the Trump administration could not unilaterally cancel a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program that states used for disaster preparation, imposing a potential hurdle in the administration’s efforts to tighten FEMA’s purse strings."

Source: NYTimes, 12/12/2025

Tens Of Thousands Evacuated After Torrential Rain In Pacific Northwest

"Surging floodwaters turned farmland into vast pools, washed out bridges and prompted rescues of people stranded in cars and homes across Washington state on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders and authorities hoped levees would hold and prevent far worse damage."

Source: AP, 12/12/2025

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