"Florida to Close Alligator Alcatraz, News Report Says"
"Florida plans to shut down the Everglades migrant detention site known as Alligator Alcatraz as soon as early June, according to a news report."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/15/2026
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"New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’"
"Legislation that would reduce plastic waste in New York is advancing in the state Legislature amid a contentious debate over chemical recycling." "Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/15/2026"The Indiana Community Caught Between Coal And The Data Center Boom"
"In rural Jasper County, two defining energy trends of the Trump era — reviving coal and building gas-powered data centers — are converging."
Source: Canary Media, 05/15/2026Extreme Weather Predicted From Potentially Record-Breaking El Nino
"Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather."
Source: AP, 05/15/2026Extreme Heat Could Threaten The World Cup, Endangering Players And Fans
"World Cup matches at open-air venues in North America this summer could be threatened by dangerous heat and humidity, a climate research group says."
Source: Washington Post, 05/15/2026"Something Startling Is Happening In The Gulf Of Mexico"
"Climate change is causing oceans worldwide to warm. But that year, summertime sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico began heating up at about twice the rate seen in the global oceans."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 05/14/2026‘The Only Thing That Terrifies Me Is BYD’: Politicians Quake At Chinese EVs
"The question is when, not if, U.S. and European auto markets will open up to Chinese EV investment."
Source: Politico, 05/14/2026"Six Things To Know About Trump’s FEMA Nominee"
"Cameron Hamilton was acting agency chief last year until he was fired amid clashes with Kristi Noem."
Source: E&E News, 05/14/2026"Trump’s Gas Tax Holiday Pitch Faces Early Capitol Hill Headwinds"
"Interest in a gasoline tax holiday is growing on Capitol Hill following President Donald Trump’s endorsement Monday — but the proposal is also facing pushback from some key Republicans balking at cutting a major source of federal funding."
Source: E&E News, 05/14/2026Bill Sought To Reckon With Sludge Use On New Hampshire Farms: How it Went
"Earlier this year, a proposal from the New Hampshire House sought to pause the practice of applying PFAS-containing sewage sludge to farmland in New Hampshire. But over the course of multiple packed hearings and after a handful of amendments, the bill’s provisions have changed shape, sparking concern among some early supporters."
Source: New Hampshire Bullwtin, 05/14/2026"Top Interior Official Ensnared In Second Major Scandal"
"A top Interior Department official is under renewed scrutiny as growing ethics scandals engulf the powerful public lands agency."
Source: Public Domain, 05/14/2026"They’ve Got a Plan to Combat Global Warming (and Also Russian Tanks)"
"In a scrubby forest an hour outside the Lithuanian capital on a recent day this spring, excavators were digging ditches and tree harvesters were whirring in an effort to restore a waterlogged, mosquito-infested ecosystem that was drained in the Soviet era. The reason is twofold: to help the climate and to defend the country from invasion."
Source: New York Times, 05/14/2026Media Visibility Likely A Main Driver Of Increased Park Visitation: Study
"Tourism-oriented messaging in the media is likely a main driver of increased national park visitation, according to one study"
Source: National Parks Traveler, 05/14/2026Groups Challenge NC Utilities Commission Chair’s Pause of Solar Projects
"Advocates for solar energy are asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to overturn an unusual order by its chairman directing Duke Energy to stop its 2026 solar procurement process."
Source: NC Newsline, 05/14/2026"Why Swedish Scientists Gave Salmon Cocaine"
"A recent study caught our eye: salmon on cocaine. Or really, researchers giving salmon cocaine…for science."
Source: NPR, 05/14/2026
