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FEMA Blocks Most Aid Applications After Deadly July 4 Texas Flood [9]

"Only about one-fifth of applicants for federal disaster assistance from Kerr County have been deemed eligible to get financial help so far, leaving hundreds without governmental aid more than three months after deadly floods ravaged the county on July 4."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
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People & Population [17]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: Texas Tribune [21], 10/20/2025
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"Nearly 900 Million Poor People Face Climate Shocks, Says UN" [22]

"Nearly 900 million people are simultaneously exposed to the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, from extreme heat and flooding to drought and toxic air pollution, according to a new United Nations report."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
People & Population [17]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
International [24]
Source: Euronews [25], 10/20/2025
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US Blocks Global Fee On Shipping Emissions As IMO Meeting Ends [26]

"With trade threats from President Donald Trump, the U.S. derailed the world’s first global carbon fee on shipping as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [30]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [24]
Source: AP [32], 10/20/2025
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"Banking Alliance Aimed At Limiting Fossil Fuel Investments Collapses" [33]

"A coalition formed to align the international banking sector’s investments with global climate goals has disbanded nearly four years after it was launched."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Politics [14]
Public [18]
International [24]
Source: Mongabay [34], 10/20/2025
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"ICE Detainees Face Greater Risk From Extreme Heat Than Most Prisoners" [35]

"Detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities may be more vulnerable to extreme heat exposure than people housed in federal, state and county prisons, according to a Washington Post analysis, and this disparity is likely to grow as ICE expands the nation’s immigration system."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
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Environmental Politics [14]
People & Population [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [36], 10/20/2025
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"Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains" [37]

"Colorado oil and gas companies used toxic chemicals prohibited under state law in operations involving dozens of wells on either side of the Rocky Mountains over at least the last 18 months, a Capital & Main investigation found."

Chemicals [38]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [30]
Technology [39]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Capital & Main [40], 10/20/2025
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"Mystery Heatwave Warms Pacific Ocean To New Record" [41]

"The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists."

Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
International [24]
Source: BBC News [45], 10/20/2025
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NY To Appeal After Judge OKs Radioactive Indian Point Water In The Hudson [46]

"A federal judge in New York last month struck down the state’s Save the Hudson Act, a law that aimed to prevent Holtec International, the owner of the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear plant, from dumping over a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River."

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Source: Nexstar [48], 10/20/2025
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"Department of Interior to Start Layoffs Monday, Union Says" [49]

"The Department of Interior is preparing mass layoffs beginning Monday despite a federal judge’s order prohibiting firings due to the shutdown, a federal employee union said Thursday."

Environmental Politics [14]
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Natural Resources [50]
People & Population [17]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [51]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [52], 10/20/2025
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"Trump Allows Hunting In National Wildlife Refuges Despite Shutdown" [53]

"The Trump administration directed staff to open wildlife refuges to hunters even as many national parks and other government services close."

Biodiversity [42]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Wildlife [51]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [54], 10/20/2025
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"How FEMA Is Forcing Disaster-Struck Towns to Fend for Themselves" [55]

"President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [56], 10/17/2025
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"How a ‘Pro-Climate’ Charity Channelled Cash to a Koch-Funded Think Tank" [57]

"A UK charity that portrays itself as a climate leader facilitated a £830,000 donation to the Mercatus Center, a conservative think tank heavily funded by U.S. oil billionaire Charles Koch, DeSmog can reveal."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [58]
Pollution [30]
Science [59]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [24]
Source: DeSmog [60], 10/17/2025
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"Will Science Journalism Funders Step Up or Retreat?" [61]

"Amid Trump-era funding turmoil, foundations are finding themselves pulled in many directions to fill in the gaps."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [58]
Science [59]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Undark [62], 10/17/2025
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Judge Rules Permit For Cameron Parish LNG Terminal Ignored Climate Impacts [63]

"A Cameron Parish judge has ruled that state officials violated the Louisiana Constitution when they issued a permit for a liquified gas export terminal, which has halted construction on the facility."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [30]
Transportation [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [64]
Source: Louisiana Illuminator [65], 10/17/2025
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Philadelphia Takes On Companies Over Deceptive Plastic Recycling Claims [66]

"When Philadelphia filed a lawsuit last month alleging two prominent companies were engaged in a “coordinated campaign of deception” regarding the recyclability of their plastic film products, the city joined a growing group of state and local governments hoping litigation can help stem a rising tide of plastic waste."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [67]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [58]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [30]
Waste [68]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The New Lede [69], 10/17/2025
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