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New York, Calif. Sue To Block Trump Deals Killing Offshore Wind Projects [9]

"Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as President Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [15], 09/23/2026
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White House Move To Control NIH Grants Upsets Senators, Scientists [16]

"Budget chief Russell Vought reportedly wants more power to veto DEI-related funding"

Conflict/Corruption [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Signal Ohio [21], 09/23/2026
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Sea Turtle Eggs Laid On Calif. Beaches Are 1st For US West Coast: NOAA [22]

"A reptile believed to be struggling in sand at a Southern California beach was simply making history: a sea turtle laying eggs on the U.S. West Coast."

Biodiversity [23]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [24], 09/23/2026
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A Trip Down The Road That Will Determine The Fate Of The Amazon [25]

"The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and the global climate at risk."

Agriculture [26]
Forests [27]
Infrastructure [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Transportation [30]
Public [13]
South America [31]
Source: Grist [32], 09/23/2026
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Fat Bear Week Opens For Heavyweight Crown. Can Chunk Win Again? [33]

"After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around."

Biodiversity [23]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Natural Resources [29]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [36]
Source: AP [37], 09/23/2026
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Major TV Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage After Trump Ban [38]

"Major TV networks withdrew from the White House television pool after President Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access, citing solidarity with the excluded outlets and ending the shared broadcast feed for most of Trump's events."

Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: USA TODAY [40], 09/22/2026
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"3 News Outlets Sue Trump in Widening Fight Over Press Freedom" [41]

"CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a legal challenge on Monday against President Trump’s order barring them from the White House grounds, the latest battle in a fight over journalistic independence instigated by the president.

Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: New York Times [42], 09/22/2026
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Republicans Sound Alarm on Diesel Prices [43]

"Sen. Grassley calls for an export embargo as farmers feel the hit of record-high costs"

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Newser [44], 09/22/2026
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Judge Allows Transfer of Land in Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX, for Now [45]

"A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a land exchange that would allow SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, to expand its launching and production site into a federal wildlife refuge in Texas."

Conflict/Corruption [17]
Environmental Studies [46]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [29]
Wildlife [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: New York Times [47], 09/22/2026
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World Leaders Address Climate Crisis Before UN Meet Amid Record El Niño [48]

"World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual Climate Week."

Climate Change [49]
Journalism & Media [39]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [50], 09/22/2026
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What Syngenta Didn’t Tell EPA About Its “Blockbuster” Paraquat Pesticide [51]

"Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 40 years ago, banning the weed killing chemical paraquat in 1983. "

Agriculture [26]
Chemicals [52]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The New Lede [53], 09/22/2026
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Trump’s Approval Rating Falls To Low Of 32% As High Living Costs Bite [54]

"Just 17 per cent of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, the issue ‌they ‌say will sway their vote in the midterms"

Consumer [55]
Economy & Business [56]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [57]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Reuters [58], 09/22/2026
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Judge Rules EPA Illegally Terminated $7 Billion Solar Program For Poor [59]

"The Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Friday."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Justice [60]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [61], 09/22/2026
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As Iran War Drives Clean Energy, It’s Not Enough To Help The Planet, Yet [62]

"Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran, but it is not yet enough to help address climate change."

Climate Change [49]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [13]
International [63]
Source: AP [64], 09/22/2026
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Scientists Hope Deeper-Rooted Soybeans Can Withstand Climate Extremes [65]

"Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He knocks away pieces of earth from the plant’s roots, which slope straight down instead of out to the side like typical soybean plants."

Agriculture [26]
Food [66]
Science [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [67], 09/22/2026
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