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EU Eyes COP31 Climate Deal To Accelerate CO2 Cuts, Document Shows

"The European Union will use next month's COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a "package" of efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas ​emissions heating the planet, an internal EU document seen by Reuters showed."

Source: Reuters, 10/14/2026

Oil Analyst ‘Skeptical’ That Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Will Lower Prices

"Oil analyst Patrick De Haan said Monday that President Trump’s deal with Russia to supply the U.S. and global markets with diesel fuel may not lower fuel prices."

Source: The Hill, 10/13/2026

DOJ Investigating Five TV Networks Over White House Pool Coverage

"The Justice Department is investigating five major television networks for potential antitrust violations, the department’s top spokesperson said Saturday night, as the Trump administration’s battle with the mainstream press intensifies."

Source: Washington Post, 10/13/2026

Lawsuit Seeks Answers on EPA’s Abandoned CAFO Pollution Panel

"US regulators are illegally withholding records related to the disbanding of a panel set up by the Biden administration to address water pollution from factory farms, according to a lawsuit filed last week."

Source: The New Lede, 10/09/2026

The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy

"Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically undercutting that process, stifling public input while skirting federal laws."

Source: Yale Environment 360, 10/09/2026

Ex-Trump Officials Find New Jobs In Venezuela’s Lucrative Oil Industry

"Three days after Michael Jensen left his job as the top Trump White House official for Latin America policy in late May, he boarded a private jet with an American crypto tycoon scouting oil deals in Venezuela, where a U.S. military raid last January had removed President Nicolás Maduro and installed a compliant government."

Source: Washington Post, 10/09/2026

Texas Sues To Stop Release Of Data Center Records, Says Could Aid Terrorists

"The Public Utility Commission of Texas is asking a Travis County judge to block the release of information showing where data centers and virtual currency mines operate, saying those details could aid terrorists."

Source: Texas Tribune, 10/08/2026

New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil

"Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/08/2026

Veteran Interior Dept. Lawyer Resigns In Protest, Claims Lawlessness

"An 18-year veteran of the US Department of the Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under Donald Trump."

Source: Public Domain, 10/07/2026

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