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"E.P.A. Suspends 144 Employees After They Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump" [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday placed 144 employees on administrative leave and opened an investigation into their decision to sign a letter accusing the Trump administration of politicizing the agency."

Activism [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 07/07/2025
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Wildfire Smoke Is Showing Up Everywhere. It Can Be Fatal [14]

Wildfire’s immensely destructive power is not just about what it burns. The smoke from more frequent fires, too, has real potential to harm human health, the new Backgrounder explains, releasing particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and worse. Learn more about the hazards and historical perspective, along with what journalists should tell their communities can be done.

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National (U.S.) [12]
California [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
International [22]
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Recreation in Polluted Water Can Be Threat to Human Health [24]

A cool swim on a hot day is one of the quintessential pleasures of summer. That is, unless polluted water makes it — and any other aquatic contact — a high-risk activity. It’s an important environmental and public health story for journalists to tell. TipSheet helps review waterborne illnesses to watch for, regulations supposed to protect against them and local story ideas to pursue.

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Agriculture [26]
Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [28]
Journalism & Media [7]
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Water & Oceans [29]
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U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks. [30]

"On Tuesday, Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country last year, effectively banned all shipments of plastic waste from the United States."

Chemicals [27]
Consumer [31]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Waste [32]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [22]
Australia & Oceania [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 07/03/2025
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France's Largest Tap Water Ban Exposes PFAS Pollution Risk Across Europe [35]

"Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg" 

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Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [11]
Europe [37]
Source: Guardian [38], 07/03/2025
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"Federal Exodus Imperils Trump’s Permitting Goals" [39]

"President Donald Trump’s gutting of federal agencies could undermine his pro-fossil-fuel agenda as permit writers and energy experts head for the exit in droves, current and former government employees say."

Economy & Business [40]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [41], 07/03/2025
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"Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI" [42]

"xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations."

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Air [43]
Climate Change [44]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
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Source: WIRED [47], 07/03/2025
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"5 Things To Know About Trump’s Attacks On The Montreal Protocol" [48]

"The binding climate treaty has been a success, earning the support of businesses and Republicans. It could be in peril under President Donald Trump."

Air [43]
Chemicals [27]
Climate Change [44]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
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National (U.S.) [12]
International [22]
Source: E&E News [49], 07/03/2025
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"Methane-Tracking Satellite Is Lost, in a Blow to Climate Efforts" [50]

"The spacecraft, MethaneSAT, was just a year into its mission to provide a clearer picture of planet-warming emissions from oil and gas sites." "For nearly two weeks, however, the mission’s controllers have been unable to get in contact with the satellite. It has lost power, they said, and most likely cannot be recovered."

Air [43]
Chemicals [27]
Climate Change [44]
Disasters [51]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Technology [52]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [22]
Source: NYTimes [53], 07/03/2025
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EPA Says It Will Delay Water Pollution Rules For Coal Plants [54]

"The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants."

Climate Change [44]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [56], 07/03/2025
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