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Trump Admin Wants Border Construction At Big Bend National Park To Resume [9]

"The Trump administration plans to resume border security construction at Big Bend National Park in coming weeks, according to a notice submitted in federal court Tuesday."

Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Public Domain [19], 10/02/2026
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Regulators Release a Plan to Help Repair the Contaminated Roanoke River [20]

"Federal and state regulators in North Carolina propose a fix to repair damage caused by more than 50 years of toxic pollution from a pulp mill."

Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 10/02/2026
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Indiana Governor Extends Gas Tax Suspension [25]

"Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said Wednesday he is extending his state’s gas tax suspension as fuel prices elevate due to the ongoing war in Iran."

Consumer [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [10]
Military [28]
Transportation [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [30], 10/02/2026
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California Illegally Spurred “Gold Rush In Cow Manure,” Lawsuit Alleges [31]

"California regulators broke state environmental laws by allowing polluters to buy clean fuel credits from large farms that are extracting gas from manure, a policy that harms poor communities and perverts the state’s clean air program, four advocacy groups allege in a lawsuit."

Agriculture [32]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Waste [33]
Public [16]
California [34]
Source: The Hill [35], 10/02/2026
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Earth’s Driest Desert Is Covered In Wildflowers Right Now [36]

"Spring has finally arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and, in Chile, even the desert is blossoming. Known as the driest nonpolar desert on Earth, a massive portion of the Atacama Desert has been covered in flowers after the El Niño weather pattern brought heavy rains to the region earlier this year."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [38]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
South America [39]
Source: AP [40], 10/02/2026
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The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged. [41]

"In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open."

Climate Change [38]
Conflict/Corruption [42]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Pollution [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: New York Times [44], 10/01/2026
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As Heat Grows More Extreme, Inmates Are Threatened By Rising Temperatures [45]

"Steve Brooks’ cell has no windows or air conditioning, so he relies on two eight-inch fans when it’s stifling inside California’s oldest prison. There’s no access to ice or cold water, and during periodic power outages, there’s no electricity."

Climate Change [38]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [46]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [47], 10/01/2026
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A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble [48]

"An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides."

Climate Change [38]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: New York Times [49], 10/01/2026
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A New Type of Small Nuclear Reactor Gets the Green Light in Tennessee [50]

"The nation’s largest federally owned utility received permission on Tuesday to build a new type of small nuclear reactor in Tennessee, in the latest sign of growing momentum for U.S. nuclear power."

Energy & Fuel [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [51]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: New York Times [52], 10/01/2026
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Oakland Coal Terminal Would Be Far Bigger And Dirtier Than Promised: Report [53]

"A report commissioned by potential investors says a Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal could ship more than 13 million tons annually — three times the amount in an earlier environmental review. The report says coal would sit in open-air bunkers, contradicting assurances of an enclosed facility."

Climate Change [38]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [34]
Source: Los Angeles Times [54], 10/01/2026
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Over 90% Of Common Household Items Contain Hazardous Plastic Chemicals [55]

"Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal care products pose a high risk to human health, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN."

Chemicals [56]
Environmental Health [21]
Food [57]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: CNN [58], 10/01/2026
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Critical Minerals Refining Gap to Test Deep-Sea Mining Ambitions [59]

"As federal authorities work to issue permits for mining in and beyond US waters, industry officials are making plans to build infrastructure the country lacks to process what’s recovered from the ocean floor."

Chemicals [56]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [60]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 10/01/2026
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Swiss Glaciers Suffer Another Year Of Record Ice Loss [62]

"Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026, marking another year of rapid decline. The loss reflects a wider global trend: Glaciers around the world have been shrinking at increasingly rapid rates, a phenomenon scientists link directly to global warming."

Climate Change [38]
Public [16]
International [60]
Source: NPR [63], 10/01/2026
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Oil Shipments Start Moving. What Would It Take To Bring Prices Down? [64]

"Crude oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have begun to approach prewar levels. But analysts expect fuel prices to remain high."

Energy & Fuel [27]
Military [28]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [60]
Middle East [65]
Source: Washington Post [66], 10/01/2026
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Isle Royale Wolves Inbred But Likely To Survive, Study Says [67]

"Researchers found Isle Royale wolves brought to the island in 2018 are likely to survive but are inbred and increasingly isolated."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [38]
Environmental Studies [68]
Wildlife [69]
Public [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [70]
Source: Bridge Michigan [71], 10/01/2026
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