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"1 In 4 People Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water: UN" [9]

"More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress toward universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough."

Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
International [18]
Source: AFP [19], 08/27/2025
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"Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups" [20]

"A law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms is demanding that Brown University retract research that details links between the fossil fuel industry and anti-wind groups."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Source: NYTimes [31], 08/27/2025
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Scientists Flunk Trump Reports Aimed At Undoing A Key Climate Finding [32]

"Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [15]
Science [28]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
International [18]
Source: AP [33], 08/27/2025
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"Methane Leaks At California Oil Facilities Are Also Spewing Toxic Chemicals" [34]

"Large methane leaks at oil and gas facilities across the United States not only unleash massive plumes of the potent greenhouse gas, but are also carry a toxic mix of air pollutants that jeopardize the health of communities nearby, according to new research."

Air [35]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [25]
Pollution [15]
Technology [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
International [18]
Source: LA Times [36], 08/27/2025
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"Trump Plans To Cancel Another Offshore Wind Project" [37]

"On the heels of its move to block a major project off the coast of Rhode Island, court filings indicate the Interior Department plans to block another off the coast of Maryland."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [10]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Technology [29]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Source: The Hill [39], 08/27/2025
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"China Finds Buyers for Surplus Solar: Africa’s Energy-Hungry Countries" [40]

"China’s solar exports to Africa are surging." "Overproduction in China has led to slashed prices, and buyers on the continent are taking advantage to sharply increase investments in clean energy."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Technology [29]
Public [17]
Asia [41]
Source: NYTimes [42], 08/27/2025
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"Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge" [43]

"The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to build the border wall through a national wildlife refuge."

Biodiversity [44]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [45]
Wildlife [46]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 08/27/2025
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Tribes Want To Give Colorado River the Same Legal Rights as a Person [49]

"The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first."

Activism [50]
Biodiversity [44]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [45]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [51]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: KUNC [52], 08/27/2025
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Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center [53]

"Misleading Mailer: Despite locals’ health concerns, the Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote a data center, including sending a mailer with inaccurate information. 'Concierge Service': The chamber has a five-member operations team dedicated to xAI, one of Musk’s companies, as it tries to transform Memphis into a global hub of technological innovation."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [54]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Technology [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Source: ProPublica [56], 08/27/2025
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Wild Dust Storm Wreaks Havoc At Burning Man Festival As Campsites Blown Away [57]

"A powerful dust storm wreaked havoc on Nevada’s annual Burning Man festival over the weekend, tossing around early attendees’ campsites and trapping incoming Burners in up to eight hours of stop-and-go traffic."

Activism [50]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [58]
Environmental Health [11]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [45]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Source: New York Post [60], 08/27/2025
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FEMA Staff Warn Trump Cuts Could Expose US To Another Hurricane Katrina [61]

"Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) risk exposing the US to another Hurricane Katrina, staff at the agency have warned Congress in a withering critique that also takes aim at its current leadership."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [58]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [24]
Forests [62]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Source: Guardian [63], 08/26/2025
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AP Freelancer Among 5 Journalists Killed In Israeli Strikes On Gaza Hospital [64]

"Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, according to health officials, including one who days earlier had reported for The Associated Press on children being treated for starvation at the same facility."

Disasters [58]
Journalism & Media [26]
Military [65]
Public [17]
International [18]
Middle East [66]
Source: AP [67], 08/26/2025
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"Rare Human Screwworm Case Confirmed In Maryland" [68]

"A rare human case of a flesh-eating parasite known as New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Maryland resident as the Trump administration is trying to prevent the resurgence of an insect largely eradicated from livestock decades ago."

Agriculture [69]
Biodiversity [44]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Source: Washington Post [70], 08/26/2025
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"Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With NOAA Climate And Weather Cuts" [71]

"President Donald Trump’s administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) than the level mandated by Congress for this year, according to a budget document seen by Science."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [24]
Science [28]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Source: Science [72], 08/26/2025
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"US Solar Plant Construction Is On A Record-Breaking Spree — For Now" [73]

"Solar power is having a bumper year as developers race to complete installations before Trump’s policy changes pull the rug out from under the industry."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [10]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [15]
Technology [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Source: Canary Media [74], 08/26/2025
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