The Guardian Europe
The Trump administration eyes underwater datacenters in the Great Lakes, while local activists in Ohio prepare for a fight over hot water, algal blooms, and whether servers belong in Lake Erie.
Grist
The EPA has quietly announced it will decommission its online web archive by December 31, 2026, potentially wiping tens of thousands of environmental documents - because who needs a 20-year paper trail when you can just have a banner?
The Hill
Trump promises to scrap methane rules so oil and gas can save $45 billion and emit more of a gas 28 times worse than CO2 - because apparently the climate needed a villain arc.
Grist
Federal court decides Constitution doesn't guarantee clean water, because that would be too convenient for Jackson, Mississippi.
BBC World
New York City releases 170,000 files proving officials knew the air was toxic after 9/11 - but told everyone it was fine anyway. Jon Stewart provides the sarcastic commentary.
The Guardian
EPA scraps science-based limits on Pfas in sewage sludge fertilizer, advises farmers to 'do their own research' as forever chemicals continue to poison land, water, and food.
Ars Technica
Chemical accidents are up 57% since 2021, but the Trump administration wants to weaken safety rules anyway - because nothing says 'protecting communities' like rolling back protections while infrastructure ages.
Inside Climate News
An appeals court revives a lawsuit over 21.7 million tons of toxic coal ash in Alabama's ecologically sensitive delta, telling Alabama Power it can't just cap the problem.
Grist
A Rutgers PhD student has been the only person systematically testing Trenton homes for lead contamination. He graduates next month, and nobody is lined up to replace him.
ScienceDaily
MUSC study finds fish oil's EPA may hinder brain repair after repeated head injuries, but scientists say context is key - don't panic, just maybe don't mainline the stuff.
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