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Bill Could Obstruct New Efficiency Standards for Appliances—and Repeal Old Ones [9]

"The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard testimony Wednesday on the Energy Efficiency Reform Act. The new bill would make it much more difficult for the Department of Energy to update energy efficiency standards for home appliances like dishwashers, washing machines and boilers. It would also set a path for the department to backslide on existing energy efficiency mandates."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 09/17/2026
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Satellites Show Earth Lost More Than 12 Trillion Tons Of Ice In 47 Years [20]

"About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report."

Climate Change [10]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [23]
Source: AP [24], 09/17/2026
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Court Rules in Favor of Feds and Denver Water on Dam Expansion [25]

"The decision allows Colorado’s largest water utility to triple a reservoir’s storage, despite concerns about diverting more water from the dwindling Colorado River."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Government [14]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 09/17/2026
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Park Service Quietly Awards Contracts For Trump’s East Potomac Golf Course [29]

"The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee said Wednesday."

Conflict/Corruption [30]
Environmental Justice [31]
Government [14]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: AP [34], 09/17/2026
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Greene: $6.20 Gas ‘Is Trump’s Fault’ [35]

"Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blamed President Trump for rising gas prices amid the Iran war, calling high fuel costs “ridiculous.”"

Activism [36]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [37], 09/17/2026
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Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81 [38]

"Annie Dillard, who as a young American writer walked into the woods and came out with a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the wonders and horrors of creation, the modern classic “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” died on Tuesday at her home in South Wellfleet, Mass. She was 81."

Environmental Studies [39]
Journalism & Media [40]
People & Population [32]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: New York Times [42], 09/17/2026
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An Environmental Defender Is Murdered Every Three Days [43]

"Every three days someone is killed for defending nature."

Activism [36]
Conflict/Corruption [30]
Environmental Health [44]
Forests [45]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Military [46]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
International [23]
South America [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 09/16/2026
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Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order [49]

"Simmering turmoil over the future of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts boiled over on Tuesday as the center abruptly closed to the public and President Trump threatened to cancel a planned $257 million renovation if his name was not returned to the front of the building."

Conflict/Corruption [30]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: New York Times [50], 09/16/2026
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Florida Textbook Publishers Are Minimizing Or Removing Climate Change [51]

"The words "climate change" are slowly being removed from textbooks in Florida and from the state's education standards."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [30]
Disasters [52]
Economy & Business [53]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [54]
Source: NPR [55], 09/16/2026
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Pollution Spikes After Trump Halted Global Air-Monitoring Efforts: Report [56]

"Air pollution in dozens of cities rose after U.S. embassies stopped providing readings that had previously spurred local government action, a study found."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [30]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [44]
Journalism & Media [40]
People & Population [32]
Science [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [23]
Source: Washington Post [57], 09/16/2026
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FEMA Could Still Lose More Jobs Despite Court Ruling [58]

"A plan to halve the agency’s sprawling work force was illegal, a judge ruled. But the court is not blocking other FEMA cuts."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [52]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: New York Times [59], 09/16/2026
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Himalayas Approaching Tipping Point, Millions Of Lives At Stake: Report [60]

"The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as the region approaches "peak water" by mid-century, ‌according to a study released this month."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [52]
Economy & Business [53]
Environmental Health [44]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [17]
Asia [61]
Source: Reuters [62], 09/16/2026
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House GOPers Aim to Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits [63]

"The House Judiciary Committee will consider the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act as the Trump administration moves to roll back federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [64]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 09/16/2026
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Saudi Pipeline Attack Risks ‘Disastrous’ Loss of Millions of Barrels of Oil [66]

"The continued closure of a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia risks keeping 4 percent of the world’s oil supply from reaching international markets and driving energy prices even higher."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [26]
Military [46]
Pollution [64]
Public [17]
International [23]
Middle East [67]
Source: New York Times [68], 09/16/2026
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Pushback Mounts Against Trump’s Attacks on the Endangered Species Act [69]

"Several lawsuits and a bipartisan letter from former agency directors condemn the Trump administration’s gutting of habitat protections for imperiled animals and plants."

Activism [36]
Biodiversity [70]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Wildlife [71]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [72], 09/16/2026
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