Watchdog Questions Zeldin’s Tour With Embattled GOP Candidates
"The EPA administrator is visiting battleground districts and states in the runup to the midterm elections. Are the trips for policy or politics?"
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2026
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EPA Rollbacks Could Shift Pollution Costs To NC Families, Report Says
"North Carolina families could face longer exposure to contaminated drinking water and power plant pollution as President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weakens or delays federal safeguards, according to a new report."
Source: WRAL, 10/16/2026The Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal
"He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists."
Source: New York Times, 10/15/2026FDA May Allow Some Toxic Chemicals To Be Added To Food Without Safety Review
"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand a controversial loophole to allow some of the world’s most toxic chemicals to be added directly to food without a safety review."
Source: Guardian, 10/14/2026Trump Goes After An Offshore Wind Farm That’s Already Up And Running
"After halting construction on offshore wind farms and canceling leases for future projects, the Trump administration just took another step to erode America’s troubled offshore wind industry." "The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power for the energy-hungry Northeast."
Source: Canary Media, 10/14/2026FERC Nixes PJM Grid's Plan To Cut Power To Data Centers During Shortfalls
"The nation’s energy regulators have shot down a bid from a regional grid operator to cut power to some large data centers during a supply shortfall — leaving the issue largely in the hands of states."
Source: The Hill, 10/14/2026EU 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, 10/14/2026DOJ 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, 10/13/2026N. Calif. Community Wants Stronger Oversight of Dangerous Refineries Nearby
"Residents of a small San Francisco Bay Area town plagued by refinery accidents came to a community meeting to call for stronger enforcement and transparency about risks."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/13/2026Clean-Energy Super PAC Names Its Target List For General Elections
"Midterm elections are less than a month away. For the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, it’s the perfect time to double down on fighting clean energy opponents in races across the country."
Source: Canary Media, 10/13/2026Oil 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, 10/13/2026Ex-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, 10/09/2026The 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, 10/09/2026NIH Revives Network To Study Emerging Diseases, But With New Restrictions
"Ban on hunting for new viruses in wildlife is at odds with program’s mission, researchers say"
Source: Science, 10/09/2026Lawsuit 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
