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Earth Just Had Its Hottest August On Record [9]

"The intensifying super El Niño, combined with global warming, is favored to make 2026 the hottest year on record, with 2027 expected to be even hotter."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [16], 09/14/2026
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AI Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That? [17]

"It could launch a bioweapon attack, or a global drone war. It could set off a nuclear bomb. Or it could destroy human society more gradually, by hoarding all the world’s economic resources and depriving us of food, housing or medicine."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [13]
Technology [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: New York Times [24], 09/14/2026
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Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running [25]

"A federal appeals court on Friday struck down an order from the Trump administration that forced a coal plant in Michigan to stay open past its scheduled retirement date — dealing a blow to President Trump’s efforts to promote the coal industry."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [26]
Consumer [27]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Source: New York Times [30], 09/14/2026
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"Meet The Young Political Appointee Boosting Trump’s ‘Vanity Projects’" [31]

"A former mining executive is playing a key role in the president’s campaign to build monuments and stage spectacles in the Capitol. His financial disclosure contains inconsistencies."

Conflict/Corruption [26]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Public Domain [34], 09/14/2026
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Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone. [35]

"A review of court records in Winston County shows criminal prosecutions over trash debt have spanned decades. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the practice is illegal and immoral."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [13]
Waste [37]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 09/14/2026
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America’s Air Monitors Are Disappearing -- With Power To Expose Polluters [40]

"Laws in Louisiana and other states now curb the use of community-collected data. In Louisiana, public air monitors are often located miles from major industrial polluters and fail to test for some of the most dangerous chemicals."

Activism [41]
Air [42]
Chemicals [43]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Source: Floodlight [44], 09/14/2026
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Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness [45]

"Federal agencies say opening these lands will reduce wildfire risks and make timber more accessible. Experts, however, say the government is contradicting itself."

Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [47]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [48]
Water & Oceans [49]
Wildlife [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 09/14/2026
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Alcohol-Linked Cancer Deaths Have Doubled In Recent Decades: What To Know [52]

"The number of cancer deaths estimated to be attributable to alcohol in the United States doubled from 1990 to 2023, particularly among men and people aged 55 years and older, according to a University of Miami study published this month, adding to the body of recent research underscoring the health risks of alcohol consumption."

Chemicals [43]
Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [12]
Health [53]
Science [54]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [55], 09/14/2026
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Pennsylvania Says Unvaccinated Woman Has Died From Measles Complications [56]

"An official in Pennsylvania has confirmed the measles-related death of a 40-year-old woman. Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong told NPR that the woman, who died on Saturday, was unvaccinated."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [32]
Health [53]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [13]
Science [54]
Technology [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [57]
Source: NPR [58], 09/14/2026
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As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights [59]

"Nearly half a billion birds may soar across the United States in the next two weeks during their annual fall migration, prompting requests for residents to turn off or dim lights to help ensure their safe flight."

Biodiversity [46]
Science [54]
Wildlife [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: New York Times [60], 09/14/2026
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August Ties the Record for Earth’s Hottest Month on the Books [61]

"Last month tied July 2023 as the planet’s hottest month on record, European scientists said on Thursday, as human-caused warming pushes the Northern Hemisphere’s muggiest, most uncomfortable time of year into new realms of stickiness and discomfort."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: New York Times [62], 09/11/2026
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AI Boom Poses Growing Public Health Threat, Former EPA Officials Warn [63]

"A group representing more than 800 former employees of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday sounded the alarm over the health consequences of data centers. It warned that Trump administration policies to weaken pollution safeguards and speed up approvals of the facilities threatened to exacerbate those health harms."

Air [42]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [27]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Military [64]
Technology [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: New York Times [65], 09/11/2026
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The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs [66]

"The world is set to burn record amounts of coal this year, in large part because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [15]
Source: New York Times [67], 09/11/2026
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The US Wants Minerals from South America. Defenders Fear What Comes Next. [68]

"Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push for minerals and militarization raises fears about the violence more mining could inflict on local communities and critical ecosystems."

Chemicals [43]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [20]
Natural Resources [48]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [28]
Technology [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [15]
Mexico [69]
Central America & the Caribbean [70]
South America [71]
Source: Inside Climate News [72], 09/11/2026
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Chemours to Pay $455 Million for Fayetteville Works Contamination [73]

"The company will pay the sum over the next 15 years for contamination caused by its plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties."

Chemicals [43]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [74], 09/11/2026
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