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Democrats Plan Investigation Into Climate and Science Cuts Under Trump [9]

"Congressional Democrats have alerted more than 60 companies, individuals and agencies that they are potential targets of investigations into the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific research, rollback of environmental protections and pursuit of unorthodox business deals."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [16]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: New York Times [21], 11/13/2026
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California Could Face 50-Foot Waves as Storms Slam Its Coast [22]

"A string of storms is expected to pummel California with rain, wind, snow and big waves over the next week, bringing the season’s first prolonged stretch of widespread stormy weather to the state."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [23]
People & Population [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Source: New York Times [28], 11/13/2026
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The Devastating Impact Of Boat Strikes On Fragile Gulf Ecosystems [29]

"The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless species of fish."

Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [19]
Middle East [32]
Source: Guardian [33], 11/13/2026
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How an Attempt to Protect Coal Miners From Black Lung Fell Apart [34]

"On Nov. 10, the federal government proposed regulatory changes that would give mines more discretion over toxic silica dust monitoring. Black lung prevention groups called the proposed changes an “earlier death sentence.”

Air [35]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Health [36]
Natural Resources [37]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: PBS [38], 11/13/2026
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Ohio GOP Circulates Bill That Would Stymie Coal Plant Closures [39]

"Republican lawmakers in Ohio are circulating a plan to keep coal plants open, even if an owner has a contractual obligation to close a facility. And they hope to pass it fast, before the new Democratic governor-elect, Amy Acton, takes office."

Air [35]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [41]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Canary Media [42], 11/13/2026
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Small Islands Aim To Use Remittances To Fund Climate Resilience [43]

"A group of small island states aims to create a fund backed by a charge on money that islanders receive from abroad to eventually raise around $3 billion a year for projects to make their nations less vulnerable to climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Politics [15]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [31]
Public [19]
International [44]
Source: Reuters [45], 11/13/2026
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Global Warming Remains Unchecked, Experts Warn at COP31 Climate Summit [46]

"Amid upbeat green-tech pep talks and notices for happy hours at the annual United Nations COP31 climate change conference on Thursday, two new reports offered a stark reminder of how far the world remains from containing global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [14]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [44]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 11/13/2026
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Feds Greenlight Construction of Advanced Nuclear Reactors in Texas [48]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week issued a permit for construction of four next-generation nuclear reactors at a petrochemical complex on the rural Gulf Coast of Texas."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [49]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 11/13/2026
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Democrats Won Big. Does That Mean Climate Is Back On The Agenda? [52]

"In the wake of sweeping victories in last week’s midterm elections, a historic new crop of Democrats has pledged to pursue an array of liberal priorities — from scrutinizing the Trump administration to expanding access to health care. But action on climate change, previously a centerpiece of the Democratic platform, is conspicuously absent from many victorious lawmakers’ stated agendas."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [53]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Washington Post [54], 11/13/2026
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The S.S. United States, a Historic Supership, Sinks to the Ocean Floor [55]

"The 20th-century ocean liner will become an artificial reef, ending efforts to save a ship that was fast, luxurious and (almost) indestructible."

Transportation [56]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [57]
Source: New York Times [58], 11/13/2026
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US Handled $12 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Revenues, Secret Report Shows [59]

"The U.S. government received more than $12 billion in revenue from Venezuela’s natural resource exports in the first nine months of this year, according to a confidential report by the global financial services firm KPMG."

Conflict/Corruption [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Military [60]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Central America & the Caribbean [61]
Source: New York Times [62], 11/12/2026
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Turkey Promotes Itself as a Climate Champion. Not Everyone Agrees. [63]

"Critics say some of the country’s environmental policies run counter to the image it is offering as host of a United Nations climate summit."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [64]
Environmental Politics [15]
Pollution [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [44]
Source: New York Times [65], 11/12/2026
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Trump Admin Will Offload Federal Public Lands, Interior Says [66]

"The Interior Department’s new strategic plan calls for selling and swapping away the federal estate. "

Agriculture [67]
Biodiversity [68]
Conflict/Corruption [11]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Public Domain [69], 11/12/2026
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As Ottawa Loosens Pesticide Rules, Water Tests Keep Finding Risky Chemicals [70]

"Pesticides with environmental risks Health Canada considers unacceptable could still be authorized for use, if the federal government deems them necessary for economic or food security"

Agriculture [67]
Chemicals [71]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [64]
Food [72]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Pollution [31]
Public [19]
Canada [73]
Source: The Narwhal [74], 11/12/2026
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Groups Urge Dems To Remove Farm Bill Items That Weaken Pesticide Safety [75]

"More than 170 groups are calling on Democratic leaders in Congress to remove provisions in the Farm Bill that the groups say would weaken protections for endangered species and leave farmers and others exposed to harmful pesticides."

Agriculture [67]
Chemicals [71]
Consumer [76]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [64]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [41]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [31]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The New Lede [77], 11/12/2026
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