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California sues Trump administration to preserve clean air rules
June 22, 2026 05:56 PM EDT
The Mercury News
Regulations affecting cars, trucks, even lawn mowers and leaf blowers could be overturned.
For the first time, Maine is reporting climate pollution without federal data
June 22, 2026 07:20 AM EDT
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation
The state is working with independent researchers to make sure it publishes a required biennial greenhouse gas inventory.
US pushes World Bank climate target to the brink
June 22, 2026 06:15 AM EDT
E&E News.
The bank's goal of steering 45 percent of its financing toward climate projects is being attacked by the White House before it expires at the end of June.
Trump repeals off-road vehicle rules in national forests - HeraldNet.com
June 22, 2026 04:30 AM EDT
The Herald
ATVs and dirt bikes can now roam freely in Snohomish County’s Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, putting wildlife at risk.
LETTER: Climate change, Trump are existential threats to Las Vegas
June 22, 2026 12:01 AM EDT
Las Vegas Review-Journal
It’s not an over-statement to say that the continuing support of MAGA threatens the very existence of Las Vegas.
Trump administration abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
June 21, 2026 02:00 PM EDT
Daily Kos.
The clean energy sector is showing resilience despite challenges thrown at it by a hostile White House, a recent report found. A string of legal victories has further dampened the Trump administration’…
Opinion - Profit for me, pollution for thee in Louisiana
June 21, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
Yahoo! Inc.
If we’re not vigilant, data centers and other facilities in the works for your home state could create the next Cancer Alley.
Trump administration reopens the door for cyanide bomb use on public lands in Utah, across nation
June 20, 2026 09:00 PM EDT
St. George News.
The Trump administration has opened the door for the Bureau of Land Management to reintroduce the use of previously banned M-44 cyanide bombs on BLM public lands across the United
'Out of Step' US Condemned for Trying to Erase Climate From Scientific Report for Antarctic Treaty | Common Dreams
June 19, 2026 11:13 AM EDT
Common Dreams
"This of course reflects Trump administration policy, which counters any focus on climate at international meetings," said a US researcher and former diplomat.
US rebuked over 'climate change' controversy at Antarctic meeting
June 19, 2026 12:52 AM EDT
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The US has been criticised over its reluctance to refer to "climate change" at a major Antarctic meeting, with France describing it as a "dangerous precedent" that risks undermining science.
Feds Consider Closing Public Access to Indiana's Largest National Wildlife Refuge
June 18, 2026 12:32 PM EDT
Outdoor Life.
The Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge in Indiana is the state's biggest refuge, and federal officials are considering closing it.
How US is still channeling billions of dollars into climate projects despite Trump
June 18, 2026 09:02 AM EDT
The Independent.
Investments analysed by The Independent show how climate action – whether in renewables that are cheaper than fossil fuels, or in weather-proofing new infrastructure projects – is now ‘built-in’ to the global economy, regardless of any leader’s political agenda. Nick Ferris reports
Trump administration to propose tripling logging in Blue Mountains forests
June 18, 2026 09:00 AM EDT
Oregon Public Broadcasting
The proposal could bring drastic changes to 5 million acres of forests and grasslands in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.
Trump administration pays $765 million to kill more offshore wind projects, including one off California
June 17, 2026 02:42 PM EDT
Los Angeles Times.
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four U.S. wind leases, including one off the coast of California, and invest instead in geothermal and fossil fuel projects.
Viewpoint: Aiding an industry that harms the environment, adds to climate change
June 17, 2026 08:23 AM EDT
Grand Forks Herald
Unfortunately, President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum have announced a plan to give $700 million to expand coal mining and build new coal plants.
US public still favours action on climate change despite Trump's fossil fuel drive
June 17, 2026 08:00 AM EDT
The Guardian
Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this
DOJ Backs Elon Musk's xAI in Pollution Lawsuit, Says AI Facility Is Critical to National Security
June 17, 2026 03:17 AM EDT
International Business Times Singapore.
The DOJ is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Musk's xAI of air pollution violations, arguing the Mississippi AI data center is vital to national security.
Trump administration seeks to halt air pollution lawsuit against Musk's xAI
June 16, 2026 11:14 PM EDT
Al Jazeera Media Network
US Department of Justice claims NAACP lawsuit threatens 'national, economic, and energy security'.
Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool
June 16, 2026 07:19 PM EDT
WJXT Channel 4
President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom.
Justice Department Backs xAI in Southaven Air Pollution Lawsuit
June 16, 2026 06:58 PM EDT
Mississippi Free Press
The Department of Justice has asked a Mississippi court to dismiss the case, arguing that xAI’s operations in Southaven support national security.
In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
June 16, 2026 06:30 PM EDT
The Daily Freeman.
The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in the case and dismiss the lawsuit.
Lawmakers Push Back Against Trump Coal Terminal Plans in West Oakland | KQED
June 16, 2026 05:37 PM EDT
KQED Inc.
New legislation would require a full environmental impact report ahead of coal operations in the state. The policy rebukes White House plans to put a $75 million coal project in the East Bay.
A Judge Ordered the NPS to Restore Signs About Slavery and Climate Change. The Trump Admin Is Fighting Back.
June 16, 2026 01:44 PM EDT
Outside, Inc
A federal judge gave the Department of the Interior until Independence Day to bring back purged exhibits on climate change and slavery. Here is how park staff, advocacy groups, and the White House are scrambling to respond.
Rollins highlights wildlife threat as screwworm cases grow, spread
June 16, 2026 10:47 AM EDT
The Fence Post
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a news conference today to highlight the Trump administration’s efforts to curb the spread of New World screwworm from wild animals to livestock as cases grew to 12. USDA’s Animal...
Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.
June 16, 2026 05:00 AM EDT
ProPublica
Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane.
“Land Grab”: Trillionaire Elon Musk Sued in South Texas to Block SpaceX's Takeover of Wildlife Refuge
June 16, 2026 04:00 AM EDT
Democracy Now!
Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire on Friday with the largest initial public offering in stock market history for his rocket and AI company SpaceX. The company is based in South Texas in a city controlled by Musk known as Starbase, which SpaceX has operated from since 2014. Environmental and conservation groups recently filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a land swap approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would give SpaceX more than 700 acres of a national wildlife refuge in South Texas. With Starbase, “SpaceX has already burned down dozens of acres of wildlife habitat, is dumping polluted water on our beach, has sent rocket debris into our communities, into communities in Mexico,” says Bekah Hinojosa, co-founder of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network, which is part of the lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Elon Musk is using our impoverished community as his laboratory to blow up dangerous experimental SpaceX rockets.” While groups like the South Texas Environmental Justice Network are organizing opposition to Musk’s operations in South Texas, local officials are ignoring constituents’ complaints that SpaceX is degrading the environment and their quality of life, says Hinojosa. “We’ve seen elected officials take money from SpaceX here and lobby in favor of more bills that benefit SpaceX.”
