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Watchdog Questions Zeldin’s Tour With Embattled GOP Candidates [9]

"The EPA administrator is visiting battleground districts and states in the runup to the midterm elections. Are the trips for policy or politics?"

Environmental Politics [10]
Government [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 10/16/2026
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Hot Weather And Winds Raise Calif. Wildfire Threat As Power Shutoffs Start [16]

"Tens of thousands of people in California were without electricity Thursday as utilities tried to reduce the risks of hot, windy weather that could blow over power lines and spark wildfires."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Public [13]
California [21]
Source: AP [22], 10/16/2026
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EPA Is About to Hand Oil and Gas Companies a Huge Methane-Related Gift [23]

"Rolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.”"

Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [17]
Conflict/Corruption [25]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Mother Jones [27], 10/16/2026
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EPA Rollbacks Could Shift Pollution Costs To NC Families, Report Says [28]

"North Carolina families could face longer exposure to contaminated drinking water and power plant pollution as President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weakens or delays federal safeguards, according to a new report."

Air [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [26]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: WRAL [34], 10/16/2026
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Supreme Court Weeds Out $28 Million Roundup Ruling [35]

"The high court reversed a California man's victory against Monsanto over the agricultural giant's failure to warn of Roundup's cancerous risks, dooming similar cases in the future."

Agriculture [36]
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [21]
Source: Courthouse News Service [37], 10/16/2026
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“Forever Chemicals” Pollute More Than 80% Of Tested US Waterways [38]

"If you swam, fished or paddled a lake or river in the US over the past couple of years, there’s a more than 80% chance the water contained toxic “forever chemicals,” according to a new report."

Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [30]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The New Lede [39], 10/16/2026
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New Research Reveals Toxic Dangers Of Smoke From Urban Firestorms [40]

"A study of Maui survivors found high amounts of toxic metals in their bodies for as long as 18 months after the fire. Another study found the Eaton Fire’s smoke had lead concentrations up to 250 times higher than normal."

Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [30]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [41], 10/16/2026
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Trump Russian Diesel Deal Draws GOP, European Pushback, Industry Shrug [42]

"Trump’s plan to buy diesel from Russia is sparking a political backlash — and further ruptures in the transatlantic alliance — for a deal the oil industry says may never happen."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Military [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Europe [44]
Source: POLITICO [45], 10/16/2026
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Mexico Shrinks Protected Area As Rare Vaquita Porpoise Battles Extinction [46]

"New agreement cuts vaquita's protected area by 86%. Gov't says smaller area will help fishermen.
Only 7 to 10 vaquitas left in Gulf of California."

Biodiversity [47]
Disasters [18]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Government [11]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [49]
Public [13]
Mexico [50]
Source: Reuters [51], 10/16/2026
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How Rewilding Could Help Atoll Islands Keep Pace With Rising Seas [52]

"Healthy ecosystems may give some of the world’s most vulnerable islands a better shot at survival, new research shows."

Biodiversity [47]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
International [53]
Australia & Oceania [54]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 10/16/2026
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Trump Says Those Who Leak Military Plans Should Be Shot [56]

"President Trump said on Wednesday that government sources who reveal information about military plans should be shot, during a grievance-filled speech at a political rally in Arizona."

Journalism & Media [57]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: New York Times [58], 10/15/2026
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Trump Is Gutting The Endangered Species Act. 10 Species Show The Stakes. [59]

"Hundreds of imperiled species, including North Atlantic right whales and rusty patched bumble bees, could face greater threats from industry and development."

Biodiversity [47]
Government [11]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Wildlife [49]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Grist [60], 10/15/2026
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Federal Program To Restore Forests After Disaster Runs Out Of Money [61]

"The USDA has received more applications for forest aid than it can pay out, leaving Michigan landowners in limbo after a historic ice storm."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Forests [62]
Government [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [63]
Source: Grist [64], 10/15/2026
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Data Centers Could Undo Millions in Climate Plans by New Mexico, El Paso [65]

"Three new data centers near the Texas-New Mexico border, including two in El Paso, could significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions in the region."

Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [66]
Source: El Paso Matters [67], 10/15/2026
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The Fire Retardant in the Seafood Chain [68]

"A chemical additive helped stop fishmeal from catching fire on ships, but it carried a downstream carcinogenic risk to modern food systems."

Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [30]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Food [69]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [70], 10/15/2026
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