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"Interior Deputizes Border Agents To National Park Sites Amid DC Takeover"

"The Interior Department is deputizing federal border agents and sending them to National Park Service sites amid the federal law enforcement takeover of Washington, D.C., Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday."

Source: The Hill, 08/21/2025
August 25, 2025

DEADLINE: The Uproot Project's Journey of a Story Exhibit

The Uproot Project seeks powerful stories and passionate environmental journalists of color to feature in the fourth annual Journey of a Story gallery exhibit on Oct 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Journalists selected receive a $300 honorarium. Deadline: Aug 25.

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Air Quality Concerns Linger After Coke Plant Explosion In Pennsylvania

"The Pennsylvania county where an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured more than 10 others announced Thursday that it is stepping up air quality monitoring in the area of the sprawling facility that has a troubled environmental record."

Source: AP, 08/15/2025

"Her Dogs Kept Dying, And She Got Cancer. Then They Tested Her Water."

"Debbie Blankenship’s wheelchair carved perfect lines in the grass as she rolled into her backyard garden, passing a wooden arch filled with small grapes, a bush with plump blueberries and yellow crates filled with sprouting potatoes. She stopped at a dirt patch with a burial marker for her beagle — the latest of her dogs to die of cancer."

Source: Washington Post, 08/15/2025

"West Virginia Scrambles To Strip Artificial Dyes From School Meals"

"When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays. Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles and and older verisons of Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made with synthetic dyes."

Source: AP, 08/05/2025

"Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets"

"The newest draft of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement lacks meaningful pollution reduction targets and allows states to evade legal accountability, according to concerned environmental advocates and experts who have reviewed the document."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

Coastal Flooding Challenges Cities Around the U.S.

The United States has nearly 100,000 miles of coastline and much of it is at risk of flooding. But what that inundation looks like varies widely from place to place. From storm surges to land subsidence, the latest Backgrounder details the different types of flooding and the threats they pose to coastal communities, especially sea level cities.

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"Biggest US Offshore Wind Project Marches Ahead Despite Trump Attacks"

"The largest planned offshore wind project in the U.S. is 60 percent complete and is on track to begin delivering electricity early next year."

Source: E&E News, 08/04/2025

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