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Bayer Asks Supreme Court To Block State Suits About Roundup Cancer Warning [9]

"Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer."

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Source: AP [17], 04/11/2025
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"Water Looms As New Front In Mexico's Trade Negotiations With The U.S" [18]

"Mexican officials are scrambling to come up with a plan to increase the amount of water the country sends to the United States because of growing concern that President Donald Trump could drag a dispute over an 81-year-old water treaty into trade negotiations, according to three sources familiar with the matter."

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Source: Reuters [24], 04/11/2025
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"See How Rescue Workers Are Trying To Save California’s Poisoned Sea Lions" [25]

"An inside look at the effort to help marine mammals sickened by domoic acid, a neurotoxin in the water resulting from a bloom of algae."

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Source: Washington Post [31], 04/11/2025
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Renewables Face Little Regulation In Texas. Lawmaker Wants To Change That. [32]

"The legislation would put new requirements on wind and solar companies that oil and gas companies in Texas do not face."

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Source: Texas Tribune [36], 04/11/2025
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Smithsonian Could Be Start Of Trump’s Plan To Edit History. Or The End. [37]

"The president may not like how the museum and research institution tells the American story — but Americans do."

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Source: Washington Post [42], 04/11/2025
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Trump Makes Sweeping Move To Undercut State Climate Laws Like Calif.'s [43]

"President Trump issued a sweeping executive order aimed at undermining states’ ability to set their own environmental policies. The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify and “stop the enforcement” of state laws that address climate change and other environmental initiatives."

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California [30]
Source: LA Times [45], 04/10/2025
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"US Exits Carbon Talks On Shipping, Urges Others To Follow, Document Says" [46]

The United States has withdrawn from talks in London looking at advancing decarbonisation in the shipping sector and Washington will consider "reciprocal measures" to offset any fees charged to U.S. ships, according to a diplomatic note seen by Reuters. Delegates are at the U.N. shipping agency's headquarters this week for negotiations over decarbonisation measures aimed at enabling the global shipping industry to reach net zero by "around 2050"."

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International [48]
Source: Reuters [49], 04/10/2025
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White House Ends Funding For Key US Climate Research Body [50]

"The White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States."

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Source: Guardian [53], 04/10/2025
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Trump Admin. Cuts Research Funding, Claiming It Creates ‘Climate Anxiety’ [54]

"The Trump administration announced it is cutting nearly $4 million in federal funding for climate change research at Princeton University, saying that the work promoted “exaggerated and implausible climate threats” and increased “climate anxiety” among young Americans."

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Source: NYTimes [55], 04/10/2025
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Fact Focus: Trump Misrepresents Coal As He Signs EOs To Boost Its Use [56]

"President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to boost the U.S. coal industry, outlining steps to protect coal-fired power plants and expedite leases for coal mining on U.S. land. But in touting the benefits of coal, he misrepresented several aspects of its safety and use."

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Source: AP [57], 04/10/2025
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NOAA Contracts Being Reviewed One By One, Throwing The Agency Into Chaos [58]

"The secretary of commerce is personally reviewing all contracts with commitments above $100,000 at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, causing backups and uncertainty in the agency that is responsible for the country's weather forecasts, marine fisheries management and coastal management. NOAA is housed within the Department of Commerce."

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Source: NPR [61], 04/10/2025
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Threatened Carbon Pipeline Filed Hundreds Of Lawsuits Against Landowners [62]

"Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit."

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Source: AP [63], 04/10/2025
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Trump’s Nominee for EPA’s Top Lawyer Advances Despite Scant Qualifications [64]

"Sean Donahue’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel advanced on a party-line vote despite Donahue lacking basic legal experience like taking a deposition or drafting a pleading."

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Source: Inside Climate News [66], 04/10/2025
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Rural Human Rights Defenders Face Serious and Growing Risks: UN Report [67]

"When a gold mine in rural Liberia spewed three million gallons of cyanide-laced wastewater into soil and groundwater in 2016, affected Indigenous communities’ calls for accountability went largely unanswered."

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Source: Inside Climate News [70], 04/10/2025
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"Beautiful Hair": Trump Orders DOE To Repeal Biden Showerhead Flow Limits [71]

"President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to repeal a Biden-era rule restricting water flow from shower heads."

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Source: The Hill [72], 04/10/2025
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