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"White House Told CBS To Run Trump Interview Unedited Or Get Sued"

"White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News to air an interview with President Donald Trump in full or face a lawsuit, according to an audio recording of the exchange reviewed by The Washington Post."

Source: Washington Post, 01/20/2026

"World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law"

"An international agreement to safeguard marine life is now in effect. Known as the High Seas Treaty, it represents the first time that international waters, which lie outside of any country’s jurisdiction and cover nearly half the globe, can be protected."

Source: NYTimes, 01/20/2026

How EPA Ethics Officials Cleared Former Industry Insiders To Be Regulators

"Environmental Protection Agency ethics officials have interpreted impartiality guidelines in a way that has allowed several former industry insiders to oversee dramatic changes to chemical regulations, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show."

Source: Washington Post, 01/20/2026

"Trump Admin Redirects Carbon Capture Funds To Prop Up Old Coal Plants"

"The Energy Department is planning to prop up old and shuttered coal plants using more than half a billion dollars that Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas."

Source: E&E News, 01/20/2026

Solutions Stories a Compass for Readers

Get more Voices of Environmental Justice in 2026, as we increase column frequency to bimonthly. And for her first contribution of the year, writer Yessenia Funes calls on climate reporters to offer audiences a sense of hope by leaning into solutions narratives, hard-hitting and data-driven stories that hold the powerful accountable. Expert advice on how to make solutions journalism work.

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