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"WOTUS: A Narrowing EPA Definition Is Reshaping The Clean Water Act"

"Debra Shankland was a kid when the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire in 1969. ... Shankland was one of many speakers at the latest listening session led by the EPA as the agency crafts a new definition for the long controversial language “waters of the United States” contained in the Clean Water Act. The interpretation of that phrase, commonly shorthanded as WOTUS, can have massive implications for the health of small streams, remote wetlands, creeks and other waters."

Source: The New Lede, 05/20/2025

Endangered Whales Gave Birth To Few Babies This Year As Population Declines

"A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct. The whale is the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers only about 370 and has declined in population in recent years."

Source: AP, 05/20/2025

Company Decides Not To Rebuild Ga. Chlorine Plant With History Of Fires

"The company that operated a Georgia chlorine plant with a history of explosions, chemical fires and toxic clouds that have drifted over neighborhoods outside Atlanta has decided not to rebuild the main manufacturing facility in Conyers."

Source: AP, 05/20/2025

Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

"A federal judge said Monday he would order the Trump administration to restore $176 million granted by Congress to 13 nonprofit groups and six municipalities nationwide."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/20/2025

"Helene’s Unheard Warnings"

"As Hurricane Helene barrels toward Yancey County in North Carolina, the predictions are grim. Communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains are particularly vulnerable. But there are no evacuation orders, even for the people living in homes along these rivers and creeks. Few grasp what’s coming."

Source: ProPublica, 05/20/2025

"White House Weighs NRC Overhaul"

"Industry experts are warning that political oversight of the independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission could do more harm than good."

Source: E&E News, 05/20/2025

Doge Cuts Could Wreck The Cleanup Of Wartime Nuclear Waste At Hanford, Wa.

"Hanford made the plutonium for US atomic bombs, and its radioactive waste must be dealt with. Enter Elon Musk"

Source: Guardian, 05/20/2025

"Trump Officials Allow Massive New York Offshore Wind Project To Restart"

"The Trump administration lifted the stop-work order on a major wind farm off the coast of New York on Monday, according to a statement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), following direct appeals she made to the president."

Source: Washington Post, 05/20/2025

"Electricity Costs Keep Climbing, Despite Trump’s Promises"

"On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to cut energy costs in half. So far, that’s not coming true. And estimates say that his policies could only make things worse."

Source: E&E News, 05/20/2025

"GOP Budget Plan Contains A Massive Poison Pill For Clean Energy"

"Tucked into the House Republicans’ 389-page tax bill released on Monday is a poison pill for U.S. clean energy developers and manufacturers, one that energy and tax policy experts say would essentially repeal the hundreds of billions of dollars of tax credits now flowing to energy projects and solar, battery, and EV factories across the country."

Source: Canary Media, 05/20/2025

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