"Can Tech Keep Whales Safe From Deadly Vessel Strikes?"
"In San Francisco Bay, new AI-powered technology aims to help ships dodge whales whose long-haul migration is being disrupted by climate change."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/27/2026
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"U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists"
"The Justice Department on Thursday withdrew the subpoenas that sought phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who had reported on the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One jet."
Source: New York Times, 07/24/2026"US Gasoline Price Averaging $4 Per Gallon: AAA"
"The average gasoline price in the U.S. has risen to $4 per gallon as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates again."
Source: The Hill, 07/24/2026Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading
"Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?"
Source: New York Times, 07/24/2026Judge Strips Protections for Imperiled Lizard at Trump DOI's Request
"At the request of the Trump administration, a federal judge in Texas has stripped endangered species protections from a small lizard whose habitat overlaps with the largest oil-producing region in the United States." "The dunes sagebrush lizard, found only in the oil-rich Permian Basin, was classified as endangered two years ago."
Source: New York Times, 07/24/2026Trump DOI Wants to Hold World’s First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale
"The Trump administration is moving closer to opening up U.S. waters for deep-sea mining—a contentious and largely untested industry focused on extracting mineral-rich deposits from the ocean floor containing cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese." "If the sale moves forward, mining activities could begin in federal waters near American Samoa. The proposed site is directly adjacent to a national wildlife refuge."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/24/2026California Sues EPA Over Delayed Climate-Friendly Coolant Rule
"States have joined a growing legal fight against EPA’s May rule pushing back deadlines for the food industry to start buying climate-friendly refrigeration systems."
Source: E&E News, 07/24/2026More Snow Is Falling as Rain in Washington, Bringing Drought To Farms
"Climate models show warmer winters, with precipitation rates staying about the same but producing more rain and less snowpack, which leads to summer drought."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/24/2026A $100M Ohio Energy Fund Lacks Transparency — And Excludes Renewables
"Ohio has made $100 million available for new energy projects in the state, but critics are pushing back on the decision to bar renewable energy projects from accessing the funds — and on the lack of transparency around the process."
Source: Canary Media, 07/24/2026Environmental Groups Contest Texas Data Centers’ Air Pollution
"Two data centers in San Antonio face a looming legal challenge from environmental groups over their air pollution."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/24/2026Smithsonian American History Exhibits Too Woke, Say House Republicans
"In a subcommittee hearing Tuesday, House Republicans sharply questioned the director of the National Museum of American History, Anthea Hartig. The GOP lawmakers' comments closely mirrored Trump administration's criticisms of the institution she leads as insufficiently patriotic."
Source: NPR, 07/24/2026Trump Nuclear Deal Could Let Saudis Enrich Fuel, Make Bombs
"U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons."
Source: New York Times, 07/23/2026EPA's Zeldin Vows To Fulfill Coal Industry’s ‘Wish List’
"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promised to deliver for the coal industry Tuesday, as part of a broader push to reverse the sector’s fate. “Many of the items that were on your wish list are now done,” Zeldin told members of the National Coal Council gathered at the Willard hotel in Washington."
Source: E&E News, 07/23/2026What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals About Global Heating
"The United States is going through the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record." "Warming is expected to fuel the spread of food-borne pathogens. We might not be prepared."
Source: New York Times, 07/23/2026Judge Hits Brakes On BLM Land Sale Near Polluted Nev. Anaconda Site
"A federal court temporarily blocked the sale of more than 2,000 acres of public land in and around a polluted former copper mine to a multi-national petroleum company on Thursday while a lawsuit against the sale is decided in court."
Source: Nevada Current, 07/23/2026
