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EPA Kills Rule That Limits Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants [9]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants."

Climate Change [10]
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Source: AP [21], 09/15/2026
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Trump Administration Blocks $25 Million In Funding For National Parks [22]

"The Trump administration has blocked more than 130 projects in national parks across the country worth at least $25 million, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post — funding that had already been secured for some of the most visited parks for work such as fire preparedness in California, prehistoric mound protection in Iowa and sled dog care in Alaska."

Biodiversity [23]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [24]
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Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [26]
Wildlife [27]
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Source: Washington Post [28], 09/15/2026
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Judge Weighs “Fairness” Of $7.25B Roundup Settlement For Cancer Victims [29]

"Opposing teams of attorneys spent hours on Monday battling over a proposed $7.25 billion settlement of the US Roundup cancer litigation that, if approved, would allow Bayer to keep selling its controversial glyphosate weed killers while providing roughly $10,000 to $165,000 for individuals suffering from cancer they blame on Roundup use."

Chemicals [30]
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People & Population [26]
Pollution [17]
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Technology [31]
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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The New Lede [32], 09/15/2026
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Federal Judge Rules Trump Plan To Cut FEMA By 50 Percent Was Unlawful [33]

"The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, appeared as if it was “pulled from thin air” and would impede FEMA’s ability to fulfill its legal obligations to respond to natural disasters."

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Source: Washington Post [34], 09/15/2026
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China Pushes Back On Calls For An AI Slowdown As Trump-Xi Meeting Looms [35]

"Chinese political leaders and commentators aligned with China’s government hit back at calls from U.S. artificial intelligence executives for companies to agree to slow down the development of the technology, complicating the prospects of such a pact being implemented."

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Asia [38]
Source: Washington Post [39], 09/15/2026
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Suit Charges Cameron Parish LNG Terminals Are Hurting Seafood Industry [40]

"A group of commercial fishers, fishing guides and seafood processors in southwest Louisiana is suing liquefied natural gas company Venture Global, claiming that dredging operations in preparation for the construction of a new terminal resulted in a sediment spill that killed millions of oysters and diminished catches of finfish, crabs and shrimp."

Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [30]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [14]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Food [42]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [17]
Transportation [43]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
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Source: Verite News [47], 09/15/2026
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Virginia Tells Richmond Airport To Reduce Its Use Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ [48]

"The Richmond airport is renewing its stormwater discharge permit, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) added general requirements for the airport to monitor and lower its discharge of PFAS. Some stakeholders say that’s not enough and are asking for specific reduction targets."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [17]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [49]
Source: Bay Journal [50], 09/15/2026
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EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells [51]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas."

Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: ProPublica [52], 09/15/2026
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US Datacenters Face Further Backlash Over Wastewater Pollution [53]

"When officials in Wyoming conducted a routine test on the water that was being discharged from a massive under-construction Meta datacenter, it was a shock to find it contained a rare and potentially hazardous bacterium."

Chemicals [30]
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Environmental Health [13]
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People & Population [26]
Pollution [17]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [45]
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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [54], 09/15/2026
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Kennedy Center Warns of Bankruptcy Unless Trump’s Name Is Added [55]

"Officials at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have warned in documents that the institution faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks” unless President Trump’s name is added back to the building in some fashion."

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Source: New York Times [57], 09/15/2026
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Earth Just Had Its Hottest August On Record [58]

"The intensifying super El Niño, combined with global warming, is favored to make 2026 the hottest year on record, with 2027 expected to be even hotter."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
People & Population [26]
Public [19]
International [59]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [60], 09/14/2026
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AI Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That? [61]

"It could launch a bioweapon attack, or a global drone war. It could set off a nuclear bomb. Or it could destroy human society more gradually, by hoarding all the world’s economic resources and depriving us of food, housing or medicine."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [62]
Economy & Business [63]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Technology [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: New York Times [64], 09/14/2026
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Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running [65]

"A federal appeals court on Friday struck down an order from the Trump administration that forced a coal plant in Michigan to stay open past its scheduled retirement date — dealing a blow to President Trump’s efforts to promote the coal industry."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [56]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [66]
Source: New York Times [67], 09/14/2026
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"Meet The Young Political Appointee Boosting Trump’s ‘Vanity Projects’" [68]

"A former mining executive is playing a key role in the president’s campaign to build monuments and stage spectacles in the Capitol. His financial disclosure contains inconsistencies."

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Source: Public Domain [69], 09/14/2026
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Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone. [70]

"A review of court records in Winston County shows criminal prosecutions over trash debt have spanned decades. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the practice is illegal and immoral."

Environmental Health [13]
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Waste [44]
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Source: Inside Climate News [71], 09/14/2026
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