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Fast-Growing Georgia Wildfire Tops 31 Square Miles; Evacuations Possible [9]

"One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles (80 square kilometers), officials reported Sunday. The Highway 82 Fire has been burning since April 20 and as of Saturday had destroyed at least 87 homes. On Sunday morning, officials said it was only 7% contained."

Climate Change [10]
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Source: AP [17], 04/27/2026
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"Unlikely Foes Clash At Supreme Court Over Roundup Cancer Risk" [18]

"On Monday, the justices will hear arguments over whether a state court rightfully awarded a $1.25 million verdict to a Missouri man who said the maker of the popular Roundup weedkiller failed to caution users about the product’s cancer risk — even as federal environmental regulators have repeatedly concluded that a warning is not required."

Agriculture [19]
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Source: E&E News [26], 04/27/2026
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Trump Fires All 24 Members of National Science Foundation’s Governing Body [27]

"U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday fired all 24 members of the National Science Board (NSB), the body that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF). Many science advocates see it as the latest step by his administration to erode—some would say destroy—the independence of the 76-year-old research agency."

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Science [31]
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Source: Science [32], 04/27/2026
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As UN Climate Talks Falter, a Smaller Coalition Eyes Fossil Fuel Exit [33]

"More than 50 countries will gather in Colombia to try to develop real-world timetables to phase out oil and gas amid global energy shocks and petrostate stalling."

Activism [34]
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Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [30]
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Pollution [36]
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International [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 04/27/2026
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Texas Gulf Coast Health Problem: Benzene Emissions Are Among Highest in US [39]

"Daylight hadn’t yet slipped from the sky above Port Arthur when the residents felt the ground shake. They quickly moved inside, shut windows and closed doors, sheltering in place until they got word that the explosion at the Valero Port Arthur Refinery was under control."

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Source: Capital & Main [41], 04/27/2026
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"Trump’s Border Wall Plans Threaten Texas Public Hunting Lands" [42]

"Overshadowed by the fight over Big Bend, the White House’s wall expansion could degrade some of the few public hunting opportunities in Texas."

Biodiversity [43]
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Natural Resources [45]
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National (U.S.) [25]
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Source: Public Domain [47], 04/27/2026
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Fossil-Funded GOPers Claim National Academies Have Conflicts of Interest [48]

"Republican allies of the oil and gas industry question the objectivity of an independent report from the nation’s top science advisers on the harms of human-caused climate change."

Climate Change [10]
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Economy & Business [49]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [21]
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Journalism & Media [50]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [36]
Science [31]
Technology [51]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 04/27/2026
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Will Changes to US Forest Service Erase a Century of Historical Documents? [53]

"Sweeping changes underway at the federal agency tasked with protecting the nation’s forests could result in the loss of more than a century of critical historical documents, conservationists warn."

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Forests [12]
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Source: Inside Climate News [54], 04/27/2026
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Mass. Dumps Sewage Into Waterways. Grassroots Groups Are Fighting Back [55]

"When Ann McDonald went kayaking several weeks after a 2024 rainstorm, she thought the water in the Alewife Brook just outside Boston was safe. Even though sewage discharges into the brook during heavy storms, public health officials recommended waiting just 48 hours after rain for bacteria levels to drop — so when McDonald’s kayak got stuck in debris, she wasn’t concerned about dipping her arms into the water to free herself. Later that afternoon, she fell sick with diarrhea."

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Source: MIT/AP [58], 04/27/2026
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Did Massive Kraken-Like Octopus Prowl Seas During The Age Of Dinosaurs? [59]

"The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus."

Biodiversity [43]
Fish & Fisheries [60]
Water & Oceans [56]
Public [15]
International [37]
Source: AP [61], 04/27/2026
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"Georgia Wildfires Updates: 87 Homes Destroyed, Fires Largely Uncontained" [62]

"The two largest wildfires in southern Georgia have burned tens of thousands of acres combined." "A total of 87 homes had been destroyed as of Thursday by wildfires sweeping across parts of Georgia."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [21]
People & Population [14]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: WSBTV [63], 04/24/2026
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"A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining" [64]

"The Trump administration is creating a new office that critics say could weaken the environmental oversight of oil drilling and seabed mining in territorial waters." "The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight."

Biodiversity [43]
Chemicals [20]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [21]
Fish & Fisheries [60]
Government [30]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [36]
Technology [51]
Water & Oceans [56]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: NYTimes [65], 04/24/2026
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"World Food Systems ‘Pushed To The Brink’ By Extreme Heat, UN Warns" [66]

"Extreme heat is threatening the world’s food systems, with farmers unable to work outside, livestock experiencing stress and crop yields falling, putting the livelihoods of more than a billion people in peril, the UN has warned."

Climate Change [10]
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Environmental Health [21]
Food [23]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [56]
Public [15]
International [37]
Source: Guardian [67], 04/24/2026
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"Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?" [68]

"No modern American city has ever run out of water. But chances are rising that Corpus Christi, Texas, could be the first. Absent a biblical rainfall event, its reservoirs are on track to completely dry up by next year."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [49]
Environmental Health [21]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [14]
Technology [51]
Water & Oceans [56]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News/KUT/KEDT [69], 04/24/2026
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Major Livestock and Dairy Firms Make Climate Promises They Aren’t Keeping [70]

"A new study finds that the vast majority of climate-related claims made by the meat and dairy industry don’t hold up to scholarly scrutiny."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [36]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
International [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [71], 04/24/2026
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