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  • "Intense Weather Means Rethinking Your Home Construction — And Insurance" [9]

    "Ron Watson's new roof doesn't just protect him from storms. It's saving him money, too."

    Climate Change [10]
    Disasters [11]
    Infrastructure [12]
    Technology [13]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: NPR [16], 06/24/2025
    • Read more about "Intense Weather Means Rethinking Your Home Construction — And Insurance" [9]
  • "Colorado Landscapers Are Discovering The Perks Of Electric Lawn Equipment" [17]

    "State regulations limiting gas-powered lawn equipment for public properties went into effect this month. Users are warming up to the cleaner, quieter tools."

    Agriculture [18]
    Climate Change [10]
    Energy & Fuel [19]
    Environmental Politics [20]
    People & Population [21]
    Pollution [22]
    Technology [13]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
    Source: Canary Media [24], 06/24/2025
    • Read more about "Colorado Landscapers Are Discovering The Perks Of Electric Lawn Equipment" [17]
  • Early Humans Survived In A Range Of Extreme Environments, Study Says [25]

    "Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age."

    Biodiversity [26]
    Climate Change [10]
    Environmental Health [27]
    People & Population [21]
    Science [28]
    Public [14]
    International [29]
    Source: AP [30], 06/24/2025
    • Read more about Early Humans Survived In A Range Of Extreme Environments, Study Says [25]
  • "What Do You Do With 4,000 Hailstones That You Collect While Chasing Storms" [31]

    "Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their own bodies dented in the name of science. They hope these hailstones will reveal secrets about storms, damage and maybe the air itself."

    Climate Change [10]
    Environmental Studies [32]
    Journalism & Media [33]
    Natural Resources [34]
    People & Population [21]
    Science [28]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: AP [35], 06/24/2025
    • Read more about "What Do You Do With 4,000 Hailstones That You Collect While Chasing Storms" [31]
  • "The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos" [36]

    "The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to discover billions of new astronomical objects, revolutionizing understanding of everything from the history of the solar system to the workings of dark energy." 

    Environmental Studies [32]
    Science [28]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    International [29]
    Source: WIRED [37], 06/24/2025
    • Read more about "The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos" [36]
  • "Dangerous Heat Wave To Envelop 170 Million Americans Through Late June" [38]

    "Record-smashing daytime temperatures near 100 degrees are expected for millions from the Plains to the East Coast this week, while nighttime temperatures may stay above 80 in some metropolitan areas."

    Agriculture [18]
    Climate Change [10]
    Disasters [11]
    Environmental Health [27]
    People & Population [21]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: AccuWeather [39], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "Dangerous Heat Wave To Envelop 170 Million Americans Through Late June" [38]
  • "What To Know As The Senate Tries To Pass Trump’s Agenda Bill Next Week" [40]

    "After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It will be a major test for Republican Leader John Thune and Trump’s own hold on the upper chamber that aides say will be cast as a binary choice for the rank-and-file: you either are with the president or you aren’t."

    Climate Change [10]
    Economy & Business [41]
    Energy & Fuel [19]
    Environmental Health [27]
    Environmental Justice [42]
    Environmental Politics [20]
    Government [43]
    Infrastructure [12]
    Laws & Regulations [44]
    Natural Resources [34]
    Water & Oceans [45]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: CNN [46], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "What To Know As The Senate Tries To Pass Trump’s Agenda Bill Next Week" [40]
  • "Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech" [47]

    "Oil companies are employing an unusual tactic in some of their biggest court battles. They’re alleging that their critics are infringing on their free-speech rights, invoking laws designed to protect people who challenge the powerful."

    Activism [48]
    Climate Change [10]
    Energy & Fuel [19]
    Environmental Politics [20]
    Journalism & Media [33]
    Laws & Regulations [44]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: NYTimes [49], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech" [47]
  • "Trump and GOP’s Tax Bill Would Sell Off USPS’s Brand-New EVs" [50]

    "A little-noticed provision of President Donald Trump and Republicans’ massive tax and immigration legislation would force the government to undo billions of dollars in electric-vehicle investments made by the U.S. Postal Service, unwinding much of the Biden administration’s climate push at the mail agency while dealing it a sharp financial setback."

    Climate Change [10]
    Energy & Fuel [19]
    Environmental Health [27]
    Environmental Politics [20]
    Government [43]
    Infrastructure [12]
    Laws & Regulations [44]
    Pollution [22]
    Transportation [51]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: Washington Post [52], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "Trump and GOP’s Tax Bill Would Sell Off USPS’s Brand-New EVs" [50]
  • "Land Deal Ends Controversial Mining Fight Near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp" [53]

    "A contentious, years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places ended abruptly Friday, when a nonprofit group announced it would spend nearly $60 million to acquire thousands of acres of land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in rural Georgia."

    Biodiversity [26]
    Environmental Politics [20]
    Forests [54]
    Laws & Regulations [44]
    Natural Resources [34]
    Water & Oceans [45]
    Wildlife [55]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [56]
    Source: Washington Post [57], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "Land Deal Ends Controversial Mining Fight Near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp" [53]
  • "Supreme Court Allows Challenge On EPA Pollution Waiver" [58]

    "The Supreme Court cleared the way for fuel producers to pursue their lawsuit over California’s vehicle emission rules in a lower court."

    Climate Change [10]
    Environmental Health [27]
    Environmental Politics [20]
    Laws & Regulations [44]
    Pollution [22]
    Transportation [51]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    California [59]
    Source: E&E News [60], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "Supreme Court Allows Challenge On EPA Pollution Waiver" [58]
  • "There Might Not Be a Map for That: Budget Cuts Threaten Geological Surveys" [61]

    "Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work."

    Environmental Politics [20]
    Environmental Studies [32]
    Government [43]
    Natural Resources [34]
    Science [28]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: NYTimes [62], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "There Might Not Be a Map for That: Budget Cuts Threaten Geological Surveys" [61]
  • Calif. Push to Decommission Gas Lines in Low-Income Neighborhoods Advances [63]

    "In Richmond, California, Zenaida Gomez is ready to say goodbye to the gas stove in the apartment she has rented for over a decade. She has a hunch that the pollution it emits is exacerbating her 10-year-old son’s asthma attacks, and she has heard from public health experts and doctors who’ve said it probably is."

    Climate Change [10]
    Consumer [64]
    Energy & Fuel [19]
    Environmental Justice [42]
    Infrastructure [12]
    People & Population [21]
    Pollution [22]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    California [59]
    Source: Inside Climate News [65], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about Calif. Push to Decommission Gas Lines in Low-Income Neighborhoods Advances [63]
  • "Putting Western Lands Up For Sale Highly Unpopular" [66]

    "U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah single-handedly appears to have produced what just might be the most unified, and broadly dispersed, opposition to anti-conservation legislation ever considered by Congress."

    Agriculture [18]
    Biodiversity [26]
    Environmental Politics [20]
    Government [43]
    Laws & Regulations [44]
    Natural Resources [34]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: National Parks Traveler [67], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "Putting Western Lands Up For Sale Highly Unpopular" [66]
  • "Can You Choose an A.I. Model That Harms the Planet Less?" [68]

    "When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases."

    Climate Change [10]
    Energy & Fuel [19]
    Infrastructure [12]
    Pollution [22]
    Science [28]
    Technology [13]
    Public [14]
    National (U.S.) [15]
    Source: NYTimes [69], 06/23/2025
    • Read more about "Can You Choose an A.I. Model That Harms the Planet Less?" [68]

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