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Trump’s science cuts could backfire on his own energy agenda

The Trump administration’s push to shrink federal science programs could end up sabotaging its own efforts to fast-track energy and mining projects.

Michael Doyle and Ellie Borst report for E&E News.

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Trump’s deregulation and FEMA cuts put Mississippi River and others at extreme risk, report warns

The Mississippi River tops this year’s list of America’s most endangered waterways, as environmental groups warn that President Trump’s sweeping deregulation and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) budget cuts are accelerating threats to rivers across the country.

Nina Lakhani reports for The Guardian.

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Big tech’s water-guzzling data centers are draining some of the world’s driest regions

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are expanding data centers in areas already struggling with drought, raising concerns about their use of local water supplies for cooling massive server farms.

Luke Barratt and Costanza Gambarini report for The Guardian.

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Debate grows over using treated sewage to restore Louisiana’s vanishing wetlands

A scientific rift over wetland restoration methods has turned political in Louisiana, where critics and supporters of using treated sewage to combat coastal erosion are clashing in the statehouse.

Wesley Muller and Elise Plunk report for Louisiana Illuminator.

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Trump orders sweeping rollback of environmental rules without public input

President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders last week to repeal longstanding energy and environmental regulations, bypassing public comment and triggering legal pushback.

Niina H. Farah, Lesley Clark, and Robin Bravender report for E&E News.

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Trump opens protected lands in Nevada and New Mexico to drilling and mining

The Trump administration has opened protected lands in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains and New Mexico’s Upper Pecos watershed to drilling and mining, reversing Biden-era rules enacted at the request of Native American communities.

Lisa Friedman reports for The New York Times.

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EPA stalls civil rights enforcement as pollution complaints pile up

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to investigate environmental discrimination has ground to a halt under Trump, leaving dozens of communities of color without recourse as pollution complaints sit unresolved.

Grey Moran reports for Sentient.

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