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Ruptured Pipe That Leaked Raw Waste Into The Potomac Is Back In Operation [9]

"The massive sewage pipe that ruptured and leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac River returned to operation Saturday after the completion of emergency repairs."

Consumer [10]
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Source: AP [17], 03/16/2026
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Energy Secretary Directs Oil Company To Restore Operations Off California [18]

"U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act."

Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
California [25]
Source: AP [26], 03/16/2026
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First US Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in AZ Biodiversity Hotspot [27]

"The U.S. Forest Service said it plans to approve South32’s Hermosa project in Patagonia, Arizona, despite the water problems the mine is already causing."

Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Studies [29]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [23]
Waste [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 03/16/2026
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Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Track Covid Vaccine Harms [33]

"A federal work group says Covid vaccine injuries deserve urgent attention, even as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifts away from talking about vaccine policy."

Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [34]
Journalism & Media [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [36], 03/16/2026
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Dams Full Of Toxic Mining Waste, Dotted Around The World, Often Burst [37]

"As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall built to hold back mining waste in Zambia’s copper belt in February 2025, more than 50m cubic litres of acid and heavy metals poured into the Chambishi stream – a tributary of the Kafue River, the country’s longest waterway."

Biodiversity [38]
Chemicals [39]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [40]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [23]
Waste [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 03/16/2026
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"Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict" [43]

"The United States on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, allowing it to be shipped to buyers around the world as the Trump administration scrambles to contain energy prices that have been soaring because of the war in Iran."

Climate Change [44]
Consumer [10]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Infrastructure [12]
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Military [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [41]
Middle East [47]
Source: NYTimes [48], 03/13/2026
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"Eye Doctor Named to Air Pollution Advisory Board Draws Pushback" [49]

"The Trump administration has tapped an eye doctor with no background in air pollution science to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on what levels of air pollutants are safe to breathe."

Air [50]
Consumer [10]
Economy & Business [45]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [28]
Health [34]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [51], 03/13/2026
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"Trump Admin Fires New Shot in Fight Over California Clean Car Rules" [52]

"The Trump administration on Thursday filed a new lawsuit against California over its strict limits on planet-warming pollution from cars, arguing that the restrictions would unlawfully force a rapid transition to electric vehicles in the state."

Air [50]
Climate Change [44]
Consumer [10]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Technology [53]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
California [25]
Source: NYTimes [54], 03/13/2026
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"Can Hydropower Ride the Wave of the Energy Boom?" [55]

"The International Energy Agency’s executive director has called hydropower a “forgotten giant,” and has urged governments to do more to remember it. U.S. President Donald Trump has said hydropower is “fantastic,” a sharp contrast to his disdain for wind and solar."

Climate Change [44]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Infrastructure [12]
Pollution [23]
Technology [53]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [56], 03/13/2026
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"Iran War Could Spark The Next Global Food Crisis" [57]

"The Iran conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer costs, raising alarms over a return of food inflation. Farmers are bracing for resource shortages that could drag down harvests."

Agriculture [58]
Chemicals [39]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Food [59]
People & Population [60]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [41]
Middle East [47]
Source: DW [61], 03/13/2026
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"Big Bend Wall Opponents Ask Congress To Block Funds" [62]

"In a map update posted last month to U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s website, the agency charted a major expansion of the border wall. It included terrain belonging to one of America’s most iconic wild areas, Big Bend National Park, an 800,000-acre desert landscape that includes the entire Chisos mountain range and more than 100 miles of the Rio Grande."

Biodiversity [38]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [12]
People & Population [60]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [63]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Public Domain [64], 03/13/2026
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"Illinois To Data Centers: Bring Your Own Renewables And Skip The Line" [65]

"Proposed legislation offers perks for data centers that invest in clean energy. A broad coalition supports the bill, but details still need to be hammered out."

Climate Change [44]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Technology [53]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [66]
Source: Canary Media [67], 03/13/2026
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"Warming Waters Threaten Seafood Supply" [68]

"Fish are evolving ever smaller in order to survive temperature increases, new research warns. It’s a biological shift that will rob billions of meals from those who rely on fish for protein."

Climate Change [44]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Food [59]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [69], 03/13/2026
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As Iran War Shakes Energy System, Some See Strong Case For Renewable Energy [70]

"World leaders have tried and failed to curb climate change by appealing to nations to act for the common good. Now, the Iran war and its costly energy crunch have some experts wondering if selfishness and nationalism may be a more likely way to save the planet, by boosting support for homegrown renewables over imported fossil fuels."

Climate Change [44]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [28]
Pollution [23]
Technology [53]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [41]
Source: AP [71], 03/13/2026
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"Ruling The Night: Bat Species At Risk" [72]

"On a recent afternoon, deep in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and less than an hour’s drive from Shenandoah National Park, a tricolored bat was moving its mouth rapidly, as if it was trying to chew something. In fact, it was echolocating, using its mouth to shape and direct pulses of ultrasonic sound as a way to survey its surroundings."

Biodiversity [38]
Wildlife [63]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Source: National Parks Traveler [73], 03/13/2026
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