NPR Spent 2 Years Tracking US Deaths From Heat, A Staggering Hidden Toll
"Thousands of Americans die every year from a chronically underreported cause: heat."
Source: NPR, 09/03/2026
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Almost Half World’s Farmers Poisoned By Pesticides Every Year: Experts
"Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found."
Source: Guardian, 09/03/2026Trump’s Tactics to Lower Beef Prices and Appease Ranchers Fall Short
"The Trump administration has rolled out several programs intended to pacify consumers frustrated with high beef prices and ranchers angered by beef imports."
Source: New York Times, 09/03/2026New Trump Rules Would Limit State Power to Block Pipelines, Energy Projects
"[T]he EPA is moving forward with revisions to a separate set of Clean Water Act regulations that would limit state and tribal authority over waterways—especially when it comes to weighing in on major energy projects like oil and gas pipelines, export terminals and hydropower dams."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/03/2026AC Cooling Saves 1000s Of Lives Yearly, But Worsens Warming: Experts
"Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone — but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say."
Source: AP, 09/03/2026UN Talks In Mongolia Show Growing Drought Crisis As Climate Impacts Worsen
"Representatives from nearly 200 countries wrapped up United Nations desertification talks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Friday, seeking ways to keep land productive as climate change heats the planet and degraded soils and landscapes lose their ability to hold water, produce food and support livelihoods.
Source: AP, 09/03/2026Trump Admin Used Bad Logic To Justify Killing Auto Emission Rules: Study
"The Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emissions standards this year, making errors in how it accounted for fuel savings, the price of technology and mileage, according to a new study by a group of economists.
Correcting those errors would negate the economic benefits that the administration said would come from eliminating greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks, according to the paper published Thursday in the journal Science.
Source: AP, 09/03/2026Study Suggests That Climate Change Is Intensifying El Niños
"A new study suggests that El Niños — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change."
Source: AP, 09/03/2026"No One Knows All the Toxic Chemicals You’re Eating"
"More than 1,000 chemicals that migrate from packaging into food pose serious health risks, a new study shows. But the vast majority of chemicals lack enough information to tell if they’re safe."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/03/2026Tropical Storm Edouard Strengthens, Arrives On Texas And Louisiana Coasts
"Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing ashore heavy rains and setting off flood warnings along the coast."
Source: AP, 09/02/2026How Intense Rains In The Grand Canyon Turned Into A Deadly Disaster
"A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was probably driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that can supercharge storms."
Source: Guardian, 09/02/2026Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law
"A federal judge struck down New York State’s new climate “superfund” law on Monday, ruling that it conflicted with federal law."
Source: New York Times, 09/02/2026Meet The Super PAC Working To Crush Clean Energy’s Political Foes
"After Republicans voted to undo much of the Inflation Reduction Act, a few cleantech professionals set out to exact electoral revenge. So far, it seems to be working."
Source: Canary Media, 09/02/2026Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner
"The Trump administration’s highly unusual deal to develop Venezuela’s vast oil resources would have the U.S. government collaborate with an influential and polarizing Venezuelan businessman."
Source: New York Times, 09/02/2026Trump EPA Is a Toothless Friend of Polluting Industries, Analysis Shows
"The EPA’s retreat from its role guarding clean air and water will have lasting effects on public health, critics fear."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/02/2026
