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"Trump Admin Fires New Shot in Fight Over California Clean Car Rules"

"The Trump administration on Thursday filed a new lawsuit against California over its strict limits on planet-warming pollution from cars, arguing that the restrictions would unlawfully force a rapid transition to electric vehicles in the state."

Source: NYTimes, 03/13/2026

"Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict"

"The United States on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, allowing it to be shipped to buyers around the world as the Trump administration scrambles to contain energy prices that have been soaring because of the war in Iran."

Source: NYTimes, 03/13/2026

Human Waste Backing Up In Basements Shows US Infrastructure Problems

"At least 18.7 million people are served by one of roughly 1,000 utilities that are in serious violation of pollution limits. At least 2.7 million live with a system that violated federal clean water rules continually over the last three years, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data."

Source: AP, 03/12/2026

North Carolina Complaint System For Factory Farms Doesn't Work Very Well

"Complaints become part of the record only if a violation is found, but the state has only 14 inspectors for thousands of hog, poultry and cattle farms known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/11/2026

"Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands"

"Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system."

Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2026

‘Fundamental Conflict’: Ethics Holds On Trump EPA Chemicals Officials Lift

"A host of agency appointees will be free to reconnect with past industry clients on upcoming consequential regulatory matters."

Source: E&E News, 03/09/2026

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