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UN Talks In Mongolia Show Growing Drought Crisis As Climate Impacts Worsen [9]

"Representatives from nearly 200 countries wrapped up United Nations desertification talks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Friday, seeking ways to keep land productive as climate change heats the planet and degraded soils and landscapes lose their ability to hold water, produce food and support livelihoods.

Science [10]
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Source: AP [16], 09/03/2026
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Trump Admin Used Bad Logic To Justify Killing Auto Emission Rules: Study [17]

"The Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emissions standards this year, making errors in how it accounted for fuel savings, the price of technology and mileage, according to a new study by a group of economists.

Correcting those errors would negate the economic benefits that the administration said would come from eliminating greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks, according to the paper published Thursday in the journal Science.
Chemicals [18]
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Economy & Business [21]
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Source: AP [29], 09/03/2026
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Study Suggests That Climate Change Is Intensifying El Niños [30]

"A new study suggests that El Niños — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change."

Agriculture [31]
Climate Change [19]
Conflict/Corruption [32]
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Source: AP [35], 09/03/2026
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"No One Knows All the Toxic Chemicals You’re Eating" [36]

"More than 1,000 chemicals that migrate from packaging into food pose serious health risks, a new study shows. But the vast majority of chemicals lack enough information to tell if they’re safe."

Agriculture [31]
Chemicals [18]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [23]
Food [37]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 09/03/2026
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Gen Z Is Using ‘Polyester’ As An Insult. It’s Actually A Throwback. [39]

"Here's how the fabric went from a "miracle" fiber to TikTok slang for fake."

"Even if you’re not wearing polyester now, it’s probably sitting somewhere in your closet — after all, it is the most ubiquitous fabric for textiles on Earth. Is that bad?

Judging by social media, the answer is solidly “yes.” Influencers want you to know it’s a form of plastic, fashioned from melted crude oil or PET bottles and extruded into threads. That disgust factor (“ugh, I’m wearing plastic?”) might help explain why “polyester” is now trending as an insult on TikTok.
Activism [40]
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People & Population [25]
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Waste [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: , 09/03/2026
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Tropical Storm Edouard Strengthens, Arrives On Texas And Louisiana Coasts [42]

"Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing ashore heavy rains and setting off flood warnings along the coast."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [23]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: AP [45], 09/02/2026
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How Intense Rains In The Grand Canyon Turned Into A Deadly Disaster [46]

"A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was probably driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that can supercharge storms."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [23]
Government [47]
Infrastructure [48]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
Source: Guardian [51], 09/02/2026
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Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law [52]

"A federal judge struck down New York State’s new climate “superfund” law on Monday, ruling that it conflicted with federal law."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: New York Times [53], 09/02/2026
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Meet The Super PAC Working To Crush Clean Energy’s Political Foes [54]

"After Republicans voted to undo much of the Inflation Reduction Act, a few cleantech professionals set out to exact electoral revenge. So far, it seems to be working."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [43]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Canary Media [55], 09/02/2026
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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner [56]

"The Trump administration’s highly unusual deal to develop Venezuela’s vast oil resources would have the U.S. government collaborate with an influential and polarizing Venezuelan businessman."

Conflict/Corruption [32]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [47]
Infrastructure [48]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Military [57]
Natural Resources [58]
People & Population [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Central America & the Caribbean [59]
South America [60]
Source: New York Times [61], 09/02/2026
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Trump EPA Is a Toothless Friend of Polluting Industries, Analysis Shows [62]

"The EPA’s retreat from its role guarding clean air and water will have lasting effects on public health, critics fear."

Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [19]
Conflict/Corruption [32]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [63], 09/02/2026
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Power Plant Endangerment Repeal Enters White House Review [64]

"The White House is reviewing a new proposal to permanently end EPA’s regulation of power plants’ carbon emissions."

Air [65]
Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [19]
Conflict/Corruption [32]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [26]
Technology [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: E&E News [66], 09/02/2026
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Fervo And Google Sign World’s Largest Deal For Next-Gen Geothermal Power [67]

"The geothermal startup will supply 400 MW from its Cape Station project to a Google data center in Utah. An initial phase of the project will come online this fall."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Infrastructure [48]
Natural Resources [58]
Technology [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Canary Media [68], 09/02/2026
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Smithsonian Changes Course, Will Put Latino Museum In Existing Building [69]

"The Smithsonian Institution announced Monday that it will put its National Museum of the American Latino in a 145-year-old building on the National Mall instead of constructing a new one."

Diversity [70]
Environmental Justice [71]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [47]
Journalism & Media [72]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Washington Post [73], 09/02/2026
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When Plastic Companies Write The Lesson Plans [74]

"The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda."

Chemicals [18]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [47]
Journalism & Media [72]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [25]
Science [10]
Waste [41]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Grist [75], 09/02/2026
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