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Inside Doug Burgum’s Rocky Tenure At Interior [9]

"Interior Department staffers were optimistic after Doug Burgum was confirmed to lead the agency in 2025... . But since he took over at Interior last year, that hope has been replaced by confusion and concern that the agency is poorly run, has devolved into secrecy and has lost thousands of the staff needed to manage the national park systems and millions of acres of public lands."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [16]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Wildlife [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [22], 08/11/2026
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New Amazon Data Center Could Be Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. [23]

"Amazon is investing in a large-scale natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, the company confirmed on Friday, a facility that could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Pollution [27]
Technology [28]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [29]
Source: New York Times [30], 08/11/2026
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Contiguous US Breaks Its Record For Hottest Month Ever, NOAA Says [31]

"The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [32]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [26]
Pollution [27]
Science [33]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [34], 08/11/2026
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BC Is Logging Its Last Old Growth. Protesters Are Sleeping In The Road [35]

"The five-car caravan crept down a gravel logging road as the day’s last beams of golden light filtered through the trees. About 20 forest defenders were making a stand in southwest Vancouver Island, at a spot where a logging company was expected to cut old-growth trees the following morning. They made camp in tents and the backs of cars."

Activism [36]
Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [15]
Forests [37]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [20]
Canada [38]
Source: AP [39], 08/11/2026
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kill At Least 7 Along Gulf: Here's How To Be Safe [40]

"A so-called flesh-eating bacterium that thrives in warm seawater has killed at least seven people this year along the Gulf Coast, officials said."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [32]
Environmental Health [24]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: CBS News [42], 08/11/2026
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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature [43]

"For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence to create new kinds of viruses, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the disturbing possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Science [33]
Technology [28]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [44]
Source: New York Times [45], 08/10/2026
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B.C. Declares Emergency As Wildfires Force Thousands Out Of Homes [46]

"B.C. Premier David Eby says the entire province is now under a state of emergency as crews grapple with dozens of out-of-control wildfires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [24]
Forests [37]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [27]
Public [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Canada [38]
Source: CBC News [49], 08/10/2026
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Trump Launched Big New Solar Tariffs. Here’s What It Means. [50]

"A far-reaching new tariff on solar imports promises to both raise the cost of installing the clean energy source and strengthen efforts to reshore solar manufacturing."

Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [12]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [52]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Technology [28]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [44]
Source: Canary Media [53], 08/10/2026
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Ex-White House Official, Project 2025 Author, Picked as DOI Watchdog [54]

"President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department’s internal watchdog, a move that critics say could hurt the integrity of the office’s investigations."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [12]
Economy & Business [51]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [41]
Wildlife [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [55], 08/10/2026
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Senate Republicans Vote Down Farm Bill Amendment On Pesticide Liability [56]

"Republicans on Thursday voted down a proposed amendment to the Farm Bill that would have protected consumer rights to sue pesticide manufacturers over alleged harm after the US Supreme Court recently narrowed those rights."

Agriculture [57]
Chemicals [58]
Consumer [32]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Science [33]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The New Lede [59], 08/10/2026
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Trump Is Blocking Billions Of Dollars Of Grants That Would Fix The Grid [60]

"The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states."

Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [12]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [52]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Technology [28]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Canary Media [61], 08/10/2026
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Wildfire Smoke Is Now a Bigger Prenatal Threat Than Other Air Pollution [62]

"As regulations have reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions from vehicles and industry in recent years, smoke from climate-fueled wildfires is erasing air quality gains."

Air [63]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Studies [64]
Forests [37]
Pollution [27]
Science [33]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Canada [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 08/10/2026
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What’s Next After Solar PAC’s win Against Ogles? [66]

"The solar energy industry-backed group that helped oust conservative Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles isn’t done making the case that you don’t mess with renewable energy."

Activism [36]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [52]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Technology [28]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [67], 08/10/2026
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How Clean Air Clubs Are Protecting Americans From Wildfire Smoke [68]

"Mutual aid groups that started giving out PPEs during Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities"

Activism [36]
Air [63]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [32]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [24]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [27]
Technology [28]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Guardian [69], 08/10/2026
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'Astonishing': The Dragonfly That Migrates Further Than Any Other Insect [70]

"Wandering gliders are descended from some of the earliest known insects – and breed as one global population. ... Whenever we see a dragonfly zipping through the airspace and devouring tiny insects with aplomb, we can appreciate they are so timelessly effective that they have barely needed to tweak their way of life in 200m years."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Studies [64]
Science [33]
Wildlife [19]
Public [20]
International [44]
Source: Guardian [71], 08/10/2026
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