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"Deal To Curb Billions In Overfishing Subsidies Comes Into Force At WTO" [9]

"A landmark agreement to curb billions of dollars in subsidies contributing to overfishing came into force on Monday, the World Trade Organization said - a move activists hailed as a step towards helping global fish stocks recover."

Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 09/16/2025
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Illegal Gold Mining Fuels ‘Mercury Boom’ In Mexico, Poisoning People, Nature [18]

"Here in the pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of Mexico – a “mercury boom” is underway."

Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [22]
Public [15]
Mexico [23]
Source: AP [24], 09/16/2025
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Shipping Firms Support First Global Fee On Greenhouse Gases, Opposed By Trump [25]

"Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Transportation [28]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: AP [29], 09/16/2025
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Wind And Solar Power Over One-Third Of Brazil’s Electricity For First Time [30]

"Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August, the first month on record the two renewable sources have crossed that threshold, according to government data made public on Thursday and analyzed by energy think tank Ember."

Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Technology [33]
Public [15]
South America [34]
Source: AP [35], 09/16/2025
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Calif. Teen Starts Online Journal on Power of Economics to Confront Climate [36]

"Frustrated with the lack of climate action, a high-school student launched Karbon Economics to explore systems that can shape solutions to the climate crisis."

Activism [37]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
California [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 09/16/2025
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EPA Wants To Stop Making Big Polluters Report Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions [43]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the government."

Climate Change [26]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [44]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
Source: AP [45], 09/15/2025
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"Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs" [46]

"FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [48]
Health [49]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [50]
Technology [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
Source: KFF Health News [51], 09/15/2025
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"Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?" [52]

"Both House and Senate lawmakers have advanced bills rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate climate research at the weather agency."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [53]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [44]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Science [50]
Technology [33]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 09/15/2025
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Dwindling Colorado River Can’t Wait For States To Cut Water Use, Experts Say [55]

"A group of experts says Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado River. The river’s major reservoirs are less than one-third full, and another dry winter would push reservoirs toward critically low levels."

Agriculture [56]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [57]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
Source: LA Times [58], 09/15/2025
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As Extreme Weather Increases Flooding on Farms, Federal Support Evaporates [59]

"USDA’s staffing cuts, scuttled conservation programs, and misdirected crop insurance are hitting farmers hard."

Agriculture [56]
Biodiversity [60]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [53]
Environmental Politics [10]
Food [61]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
Source: Civil Eats [62], 09/15/2025
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How Tribal Radio Stations Are Preparing For A Future Without The CPB [63]

"In the most remote parts of Alaska, staying in touch can involve a bit more effort than sending a text. Cell service is spotty, highways are nonexistent, and the postal service remains a vital lifeline, delivering supplies and mail by plane. But for anyone who wants to broadcast a different kind of message — a reminder to pick up milk, for example, or birthday wishes — there’s always the Muktuk Telegram."

Consumer [47]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [32]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [21]
Technology [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
Alaska and Hawaii [64]
Source: Nieman Lab [65], 09/15/2025
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"Running Out: Texas’ Water Crisis — And The Path Forward" [66]

"A growing population, leaking pipes and changing climate threaten the state’s water supply. Texas lawmakers hope a $20 billion investment will help."

Agriculture [56]
Biodiversity [60]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [47]
Infrastructure [32]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [67]
Source: Texas Tribune [68], 09/15/2025
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"Global Warming Is Fueling Dengue Fever Outbreaks" [69]

"Rising temperatures have caused as many as 4.6 million extra dengue cases each year, and will cause many more by 2050, a new study finds."

Climate Change [26]
Environmental Health [20]
Health [49]
People & Population [21]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [70], 09/15/2025
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"Riding the High From Data Centers, the Grid Cannot Kick Its Gas Habit" [71]

"Big Tech’s AI frenzy is pressing up electricity demand around the country. The power grid is stuck in natural gas-fuelled inertia, slow to bring new clean energy projects online and leaving consumers on the hook."

Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Technology [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [72], 09/15/2025
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"Much Of US Shark Meat Comes From Endangered Species, Study Finds" [73]

"A recent study has revealed that the majority of shark meat available to American shoppers is mislabeled, with much of it coming from endangered species."

Biodiversity [60]
Consumer [47]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Food [61]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [40]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [74], 09/15/2025
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