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Calif. Suit Says Plastic Bag Makers Lied About Products Being Recyclable [9]

"California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday — suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed their products were recyclable."

Chemicals [10]
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Source: AP [19], 10/21/2025
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"Fed Rescinds Mandate That Banks Plan for Climate Risks" [20]

"Federal regulators have rescinded a requirement that the nation’s largest financial institutions factor climate risks into their long-term planning, a policy dating from the Biden administration that Federal Reserve Board staff called “distracting” and “not necessary” and that Republicans have labeled overreach."

Climate Change [21]
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Source: NYTimes [24], 10/21/2025
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"California Has A New Law To Prevent Big Grid Battery Fires" [25]

"The state enhanced battery safety rules in response to the Moss Landing fire. The industry is on board, hoping better standards will reassure the public."

Climate Change [21]
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California [18]
Source: Canary Media [29], 10/21/2025
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New Fla. Law Blocks Communities' Efforts to Be More Sustainable and Resilient [30]

"Manatee County’s commissioners didn’t expect to be threatened with removal from office for considering two measures meant to enhance disaster resilience in this fast-growing county on Florida’s Gulf Coast."

Climate Change [21]
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Source: Inside Climate News [35], 10/21/2025
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Illinois requires Climate Education in Schools. Now Teachers Plan How. [36]

"It’s the seventh state to pass a law requiring climate education in public schools. The requirement will kick in next fall."

Climate Change [21]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 10/21/2025
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FEMA Blocks Most Aid Applications After Deadly July 4 Texas Flood [40]

"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 [21]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Source: Texas Tribune [45], 10/20/2025
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"Nearly 900 Million Poor People Face Climate Shocks, Says UN" [46]

"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 [21]
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People & Population [31]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [16]
International [47]
Source: Euronews [48], 10/20/2025
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US Blocks Global Fee On Shipping Emissions As IMO Meeting Ends [49]

"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 [21]
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Energy & Fuel [12]
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Infrastructure [26]
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Pollution [27]
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Water & Oceans [33]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [47]
Source: AP [51], 10/20/2025
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"Banking Alliance Aimed At Limiting Fossil Fuel Investments Collapses" [52]

"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 [21]
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International [47]
Source: Mongabay [53], 10/20/2025
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"ICE Detainees Face Greater Risk From Extreme Heat Than Most Prisoners" [54]

"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 [21]
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National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [55], 10/20/2025
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"Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains" [56]

"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 [10]
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Environmental Health [41]
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Pollution [27]
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Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Capital & Main [57], 10/20/2025
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"Mystery Heatwave Warms Pacific Ocean To New Record" [58]

"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 [59]
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Northwest (OR WA) [61]
International [47]
Source: BBC News [62], 10/20/2025
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NY To Appeal After Judge OKs Radioactive Indian Point Water In The Hudson [63]

"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) [64]
Source: Nexstar [65], 10/20/2025
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"Department of Interior to Start Layoffs Monday, Union Says" [66]

"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 [13]
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Natural Resources [67]
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Source: Bloomberg Environment [69], 10/20/2025
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"Trump Allows Hunting In National Wildlife Refuges Despite Shutdown" [70]

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

Biodiversity [59]
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Wildlife [68]
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Source: Washington Post [71], 10/20/2025
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