Fossil Fuel Executives Cash In Selling Stock During Iran War
"Insiders at leading oil and gas companies have made millions from stocks since the Iran war began."
Source: New York Times, 07/29/2026
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White House’s Pandemic Preparedness Office Has A Remarkably Tiny Team
"As recently as 2024, the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy had 15 employees. In 2026, it has two."
Source: MS NOW, 07/29/2026Enviros Say Newsom Appointee Has Conflict of Interest And Should Resign
"Environmental groups are demanding the resignation of the Board of Environmental Safety’s newest member, Rhys Williams, because of his work as a lobbyist for a firm that represents clients that handle toxic materials."
Source: CalMatters, 07/29/2026Record Seaweed Blankets Mexico's Caribbean Coast, Threatening Tourism
"A record wave of brown, smelly seaweed is washing up on beaches along Mexico's Caribbean coast, forcing closures in top tourist destinations and inflicting mounting economic damage on hotels, restaurants and shops."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2026U.S. Military Bases Delay Cleanup Of Toxic "Forever Chemicals"
"Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records. "
Source: USA TODAY, 07/28/2026Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants
"A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/28/2026Water Contamination From Ag Is a Top Issue in Iowa Midterms
"With polluted waterways and rising cancer rates, many Iowa voters will be choosing candidates based on their plans to address the problem."
Source: Civil Eats, 07/28/2026Energy, Enviro Spending Work Teeters In The Senate
"Bipartisan dealmaking to fund energy, water and environment programs has ground to a halt in the Senate as top appropriators butt heads over spending levels and policy riders."
Source: E&E News, 07/28/2026EPA Excuses Data Centers From Acid Rain Regs
"EPA declared Monday that power generators that don’t sell power to the grid aren’t beholden to Clean Air Act acid rain standards."
Source: E&E News, 07/28/2026Leaked Document Reveals White House Nuclear Waste Plan
"The White House is pushing Congress to break a decades-long impasse around the handling of nuclear waste and entice states to get on board, according to a document obtained by POLITICO."
Source: E&E News, 07/28/2026Environmental Groups Urge EPA To Reject New Pfas To Cool Datacenters
"A coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast-track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions around the facilities."
Source: Guardian, 07/28/2026Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate A Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."
Source: AP, 07/28/2026Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
"The Okefenokee Swamp is regarded as one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems, encompassing a vast network of wetlands that supports exceptional biodiversity and serves as the source of two major rivers. Its largely undisturbed peat beds preserve a 5,000-year record of environmental change, making the swamp both a globally significant natural habitat and a valuable source of information on long-term environmental change, according to a UNESCO description."
Source: AP, 07/28/2026As Indonesia Cuts Methane Emissions, Waste Pickers Lives Change
"Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing mountains of garbage, searching for anything they can sell."
Source: AP, 07/28/2026Trump DOE Admits Clean Energy Grants Were Canceled Based On Politics
"The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."
Source: AP, 07/27/2026
