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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 28 Sep 2026
In Washington, the Transportation Department set a 2031 fleet average of 34.9 miles per gallon, down from the Biden-era 50.4. Officials said the change would cut new-car prices; critics said drivers would burn more fuel and breathe dirtier air.
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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 18 Sep 2026
A Sept. 14 memo from Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik tells field offices that Endangered Species Act “take” covers only acts intentionally aimed at a particular animal, so incidental deaths from logging, shipping, or development would not be treated as illegal.
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Houston, TexasPublished 15 Sep 2026
In Houston, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin finalized the repeal of most 2024 carbon pollution standards for fossil-fuel power plants and proposed wiping remaining greenhouse-gas rules, a move the agency said would save hundreds of billions and environmental groups said would harm health and climate.
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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 5 Sep 2026
A Sept. 4 Oval Office executive order gives Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 90 days to decide whether gray wolves and Mexican wolves meet ESA delisting or downlisting criteria.
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The Hague, South Holland, NetherlandsPublished 2 Sep 2026
A World Bank–constituted court of arbitration in The Hague rules India cannot unilaterally suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty; India’s foreign ministry says the panel has no jurisdiction and the treaty remains in abeyance.
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Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaPublished 30 Aug 2026
Interior says there is no secret handover; conservationists and California Democrats call a Kingsbarn land swap theft of parkland for a private shortcut.
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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 25 Aug 2026
NPCA is staging about 30 events as the Park Service turns 110. Advocates say a quarter of permanent staff is gone; Interior is promoting a fee-free birthday and rejecting the crisis frame.
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Brussels, BelgiumPublished 25 Aug 2026
Provisional national tallies and EuroMOMO still disagree on the Europe-wide count. Germany's RKI puts heat deaths near 14,000; France's all-cause excess is about 7,300 through July; Spain's Carlos III figures differ by window.
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