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  • In One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown [9]

    "In Whitted, testing has confirmed the water is contaminated with arsenic and PFAS/PFOS. An effort to connect the residents to the local water system has moved slowly."

    Consumer [10]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Infrastructure [13]
    People & Population [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Water & Oceans [16]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
    Source: Inside Climate News [20], 10/13/2026
    • Read more about In One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown [9]
  • N. Calif. Community Wants Stronger Oversight of Dangerous Refineries Nearby [21]

    "Residents of a small San Francisco Bay Area town plagued by refinery accidents came to a community meeting to call for stronger enforcement and transparency about risks."

    Chemicals [22]
    Disasters [23]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    People & Population [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [17]
    California [26]
    Source: Inside Climate News [27], 10/13/2026
    • Read more about N. Calif. Community Wants Stronger Oversight of Dangerous Refineries Nearby [21]
  • As EPA Shrugs, California Designates Atrazine Weed Killer As Cancer Risk [28]

    "California regulators said Friday they intend to designate the widely used weed killer atrazine as a known carcinogen, a move that contrasts with the opinion of federal regulators."

    Agriculture [29]
    Chemicals [22]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    Pollution [15]
    Science [30]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    California [26]
    Source: The New Lede [31], 10/13/2026
    • Read more about As EPA Shrugs, California Designates Atrazine Weed Killer As Cancer Risk [28]
  • Clean-Energy Super PAC Names Its Target List For General Elections [32]

    "Midterm elections are less than a month away. For the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, it’s the perfect time to double down on fighting clean energy opponents in races across the country."

    Activism [33]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    Source: Canary Media [34], 10/13/2026
    • Read more about Clean-Energy Super PAC Names Its Target List For General Elections [32]
  • Oil Analyst ‘Skeptical’ That Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Will Lower Prices [35]

    "Oil analyst Patrick De Haan said Monday that President Trump’s deal with Russia to supply the U.S. and global markets with diesel fuel may not lower fuel prices."

    Climate Change [36]
    Conflict/Corruption [37]
    Consumer [10]
    Energy & Fuel [38]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    Military [39]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    International [40]
    Europe [41]
    Source: The Hill [42], 10/13/2026
    • Read more about Oil Analyst ‘Skeptical’ That Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Will Lower Prices [35]
  • Isaias Strengthens To Category 2 Hurricane On Collision Course With US Gulf Coast [43]

    "Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals scurrying for gas and groceries and leading fishing crews to secure their boats before the potentially destructive storm’s arrival."

    Climate Change [36]
    Disasters [23]
    People & Population [14]
    Water & Oceans [16]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
    Source: AP [44], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about Isaias Strengthens To Category 2 Hurricane On Collision Course With US Gulf Coast [43]
  • Ex-Trump Officials Find New Jobs In Venezuela’s Lucrative Oil Industry [45]

    "Three days after Michael Jensen left his job as the top Trump White House official for Latin America policy in late May, he boarded a private jet with an American crypto tycoon scouting oil deals in Venezuela, where a U.S. military raid last January had removed President Nicolás Maduro and installed a compliant government."

    Conflict/Corruption [37]
    Energy & Fuel [38]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    People & Population [14]
    Technology [46]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    South America [47]
    Source: Washington Post [48], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about Ex-Trump Officials Find New Jobs In Venezuela’s Lucrative Oil Industry [45]
  • The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy [49]

    "Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically undercutting that process, stifling public input while skirting federal laws."

    Activism [33]
    Climate Change [36]
    Conflict/Corruption [37]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    Journalism & Media [50]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    People & Population [14]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    Source: Yale Environment 360 [51], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy [49]
  • NIH Revives Network To Study Emerging Diseases, But With New Restrictions [52]

    "Ban on hunting for new viruses in wildlife is at odds with program’s mission, researchers say"

    Climate Change [36]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    Science [30]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    Source: Science [53], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about NIH Revives Network To Study Emerging Diseases, But With New Restrictions [52]
  • Study Links Common Insecticides To Lower Sperm Concentration In Men [54]

    "Higher exposure to commonly used insecticides was associated with lower sperm quality in men, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence about the reproductive health risks of pesticides."

    Chemicals [22]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    People & Population [14]
    Science [30]
    Public [17]
    Source: The New Lede [55], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about Study Links Common Insecticides To Lower Sperm Concentration In Men [54]
  • Trump Exempts Oil Drilling In Arctic Reserve From Environmental Reviews [56]

    "The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews."

    Energy & Fuel [38]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    Alaska and Hawaii [57]
    Source: The Hill [58], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about Trump Exempts Oil Drilling In Arctic Reserve From Environmental Reviews [56]
  • Lawsuit Seeks Answers on EPA’s Abandoned CAFO Pollution Panel [59]

    "US regulators are illegally withholding records related to the disbanding of a panel set up by the Biden administration to address water pollution from factory farms, according to a lawsuit filed last week."

    Agriculture [29]
    Conflict/Corruption [37]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    Environmental Studies [60]
    Journalism & Media [50]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    Source: The New Lede [61], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about Lawsuit Seeks Answers on EPA’s Abandoned CAFO Pollution Panel [59]
  • Pro-Oil-And-Gas Group Tracks Journalists, First Nations And Enviros [62]

    "New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out a web of pro-oil-and-gas groups working together to influence public opinion on climate change"

    Activism [33]
    Energy & Fuel [38]
    Environmental Politics [24]
    Journalism & Media [50]
    Laws & Regulations [25]
    People & Population [14]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    International [40]
    Canada [63]
    Source: The Narwhal [64], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about Pro-Oil-And-Gas Group Tracks Journalists, First Nations And Enviros [62]
  • Fake Caroline [65]

    "Editors are facing an influx of AI-written pitches, including at science publications like mine. What now?"

    Environmental Politics [24]
    Journalism & Media [50]
    Technology [46]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [18]
    International [40]
    Source: Columbia Journalism Review [66], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about Fake Caroline [65]
  • World’s Largest Penguin Colony Suffers ‘Enormous Population Crash’ [67]

    "The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed."

    Biodiversity [68]
    Climate Change [36]
    Wildlife [69]
    Public [17]
    International [40]
    Antarctica & Arctic [70]
    South America [47]
    Source: Guardian [71], 10/09/2026
    • Read more about World’s Largest Penguin Colony Suffers ‘Enormous Population Crash’ [67]

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