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Is Duke Liable for Storm Damage After Funding Climate Denialist Campaigns? [9]

"The state’s first climate deception case unfurled Thursday in North Carolina Business Court, where attorneys for the town of Carrboro and Duke Energy spent six hours sparring over legal arcana to answer a single question: Should a jury hear a case alleging that Duke Energy is responsible for lying about the link between climate change and extreme weather that has inflicted millions of dollars of property damage on the town? "

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [19]
Technology [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 09/29/2025
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Trump’s DOT Pulls Trail And Bike Grants It Deems ‘Hostile’ To Cars [26]

"President Donald Trump’s transportation department has been pulling back grants already announced for recreational trails and bicycle lanes, telling local officials their projects fail to promote road capacity or are “hostile to motor vehicles.”"

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [18]
Technology [20]
Transportation [29]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: AP [30], 09/29/2025
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UNESCO Names 26 New Biosphere Reserves Amid Biodiversity, Climate Challenges [31]

"An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70% of the country’s plant life and an area along Angola’s Atlantic coast featuring savannahs, forests and estuaries are among 26 new UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves. The United Nations cultural agency says the reserves — 785 sites in 142 countries, designated since 1971 — are home to some of the planet’s richest and most fragile ecosystems."

Agriculture [32]
Biodiversity [33]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Studies [15]
Forests [34]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [18]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [36]
Public [22]
International [37]
Source: AP [38], 09/29/2025
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"EPA Wants Staff Members to Skip Law Association’s Events" [39]

"Environmental Protection Agency employees are being told not to participate in events hosted by one of the nation’s premier environmental legal associations, according to a letter reviewed by Bloomberg Law."

Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Studies [15]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [41], 09/29/2025
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"Used EVs Have Never Been Cheaper. But Are They A Good Deal?" [42]

"The price gap between used electric and gas cars is now just $900 — that's the lowest ever."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Pollution [19]
Technology [20]
Transportation [29]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Grist [44], 09/29/2025
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World Ocean Acidity Crosses Critical Threshold For Marine Life [45]

"The world’s oceans have failed a key planetary health check for the first time, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, a report has shown. In its latest annual assessment, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said ocean acidity had crossed a critical threshold for marine life."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Natural Resources [35]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
International [37]
Source: Guardian [47], 09/26/2025
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"Trump’s Logging Efforts Struggle to Sell Industry on Public Land" [48]

"The Interior Department says it’s on track to meet a federal goal to increase logging on federal lands, even as timber industry analysts warn low prices, scarce sawmills, and litigation will likely threaten progress."

Biodiversity [33]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Forests [34]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [35]
Wildlife [36]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 09/26/2025
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"Trump-Backed ‘Stargate’ Project Unveils Plans For 5 AI Sites" [50]

"OpenAI and Oracle announced Tuesday that they are planning to build five new data center sites as part of the “Stargate” project, a development that would significantly expand U.S. AI infrastructure and could affect the makeup of the grid in multiple states."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [16]
Technology [20]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [51], 09/26/2025
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"Public Domain Sues Trump's Interior Department" [52]

"Our first FOIA lawsuit seeks the calendar entries of top DOGE operatives and other political appointees."

Environmental Politics [28]
Government [53]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Public Domain [54], 09/26/2025
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Brazil's JBS Accused Of Buying Cattle Illegally Raised In Indigenous Lands [55]

"JBS, the world's largest meat company, has indirectly bought cattle raised illegally on indigenous land in Brazil, according to a Greenpeace investigation released on Thursday."

Agriculture [32]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [56]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [18]
Public [22]
International [37]
South America [57]
Source: Reuters [58], 09/26/2025
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The Link Between Lead Exposure And High Blood Pressure In Indianapolis [59]

"Residents of Indianapolis’ Martindale Brightwood neighborhood are confronting stubbornly high rates of hypertension, and public health experts point to lead exposure as a likely contributor."

Chemicals [60]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [19]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [61]
Source: Indianapolis Recorder [62], 09/26/2025
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Citing Climate Crisis, NAACP Opposes Massive Alabama Data Center [63]

"NAACP leaders cite energy, water usage and a lack of transparency around the project as causes for concern."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [64]
Pollution [19]
Technology [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 09/26/2025
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Helene Cleanup On North Carolina’s Rivers And Streams Seems Never-Ending [66]

"Bracing himself against the current in waist-deep water, Clancy Loorham wrestles a broken length of PVC pipe from the rocky bottom of the French Broad River and peers inside."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [36]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: AP [67], 09/26/2025
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‘Hidden Costs’ Of Climate Emergency Worsening California’s Affordability [68]

"The climate emergency is significantly increasing costs for California households in the form of rising utility bills, lost wages and growing healthcare expenses, worsening the state’s affordability crisis, according to a sweeping new report."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
People & Population [18]
Public [22]
California [69]
Source: Guardian [70], 09/26/2025
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Alaska Rivers Turn Orange As Permafrost Thaws, Threatening Fish, Communities [71]

"A new study found that 75 streams in Alaska’s Brooks Range have turned orange due to thawing permafrost, which releases metals like iron, aluminum and cadmium that exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency safety thresholds for aquatic life."

Chemicals [60]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [13]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Natural Resources [35]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [72]
Source: Mongabay [73], 09/26/2025
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