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Resolution Copper Mine Promises To Boost America’s Energy Security
David Blackmon, Senior Contributor, David Blackmon, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/, Forbes
Resolution Copper, a major brownfield mining project in Arizona, promises to give a big boost to America's ability to reshore its domestic copper needs.
May 31, 2026, 12:34 PM
Shutting Down Federal Bee Labs Threatens Bees, Beekeepers and the US Food System
Conor Gallagher, Nakedcapitalism.com
Is the country's food supply being destroyed intentionally?
May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM
The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
The Intercept Briefing, The Intercept
From Utah to Georgia, communities are demanding data center moratoriums as concerns move from local zoning fights into national politics. The post The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest appeared first on The Intercept.
May 29, 2026, 10:00 AM
Back-to-back chemical accidents raise alarm over EPA push to reduce oversight
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American
A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands and drawn scrutiny to federal rules around risk management at chemical plants
May 28, 2026, 5:00 PM
Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders
Nathan Rott, NPR
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.
May 27, 2026, 11:00 AM
The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants
Twilight Greenaway, Grist
By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co. can sidestep rules years in the making.
May 24, 2026, 1:00 PM
What is E15 fuel? Why higher-ethanol gasoline could raise summer smog levels
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American
In an effort to reduce prices at the pump, an EPA wavier allows the sale of fuel with 15 percent ethanol content
May 22, 2026, 10:30 AM
Our Climate’s Wild Card
Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books
Methane's part in the climate crisis remains largely overlooked, even though it is responsible for 30 percent of all global warming to date, and despite the fact that it's still possible to purge it from our skies.
May 21, 2026, 12:00 PM
Enjoy Your Toxic Water!
Mabel Kabani, Jezebel
The EPA’s new plan would repeal federal drinking water limits for four PFAS compounds and delay “compliance deadlines” for two of the most studied and dangerous ones, PFOA and PFOS, until 2031.
May 20, 2026, 9:05 AM
Gasoline Implications of a Higher EV Fleet Share
Menzie Chinn, Econbrowser.com
One of the reasons why the impact of higher gasoline prices might be muted relative to the past is the increased fuel efficiency of US autos, in small part due to a higher share of electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles in the US fleet. It could’ve been larger…
May 17, 2026, 3:02 PM
US data centers use enough electricity to power upwards of 16 million homes annually – the statistics on why opposition groups are pushing for People Over Profit
benedict.collins@futurenet.com (Benedict Collins) , Benedict Collins, TechRadar
Data centers are driving up bills, soaking up water, and harming the environment, but at leas the GDP is going up.
May 17, 2026, 12:20 AM
The Environmental Movement Needs to Touch Grass
John Reid, The Atlantic
Yes, literally
May 14, 2026, 11:00 AM
WATCH: Students raise money to protect eagle habitat
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Elementary school students are holding lemonade stands and bake sales to help save an eagle habitat from being developed into luxury homes.
May 14, 2026, 10:36 AM
Lawmaker wants sea lions killed to protect endangered salmon
Tatiana Carter, Newsnationnow.com
At least 4,000 sea lions call the Columbia River their home.
May 12, 2026, 4:33 PM
Trump Administration Quietly Green-lights Use of ‘Cyanide Bombs’ on Public Lands
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
This controversial predation control tactic has been banned since 2023, but now, the Bureau of Land Management will be allowed to use it on a "case-by-case" basis.
May 11, 2026, 3:55 PM
Trump exempted some of the biggest polluters from air quality rules. All it took was an email
Mark Olalde, Salon
Admin set up an EPA address where companies could get compliance pause simply by sending an email.
May 10, 2026, 10:00 AM
Trump’s Push for ‘Ultrafast’ Meat Processing Could Make a Brutal Industry Even Worse
Frida Garza, Grist, Gizmodo.com
Labor organizers, environmental advocates, and economists all agree: This is a bad idea.
May 9, 2026, 1:00 PM
As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR
The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted …
May 7, 2026, 10:00 AM
Researchers say closing a top USDA research lab will slow responses to honeybee deaths
Macy Byars, NPR
When beekeepers saw honeybee die-offs last year, experts at a USDA research center stepped in to help. The Trump administration plans to close the facility, and beekeepers and scientists are worried.
May 6, 2026, 9:15 PM
“A huge setback”: New EPA directive could weaken hundreds of chemical regulations
Sharon Lerner, Salon
Internal memo shows Trump appointee targeting EPA program that assesses toxic chemicals.
May 5, 2026, 10:00 AM
Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead
Lauren Sommer, NPR
Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.
May 4, 2026, 9:30 AM
EU Green Hydrogen Scheme Embraces High-Tech Solar Foods
Tina Casey, CleanTechnica
The Finnish startup Solar Foods leverages a natural microorganism, renewable energy, and green hydrogen to produce Solein, a protein-rich food supplement produced through gas fermentation. The post EU Green Hydrogen Scheme Embraces High-Tech Solar Foods appea…
May 3, 2026, 6:14 PM
Trump expands red snapper fishing as critics warn of overfishing
Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English
Anglers in Florida, Georgia, and Carolinas gain more fishing control with Trump's red snapper permit approval.
May 1, 2026, 9:12 PM
Trump Resurrects Keystone Pipeline Killed Over Climate Concerns
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
The Trump administration has authorized the Bridger Pipeline Expansion (also known as "Keystone Light") to transport crude oil from Canada to Wyoming.
May 1, 2026, 8:05 PM