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  • Democrats Win House And Senate As Voters Deliver Strong Rebuke To Trump [9]

    "Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump."

    Conflict/Corruption [10]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [18], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about Democrats Win House And Senate As Voters Deliver Strong Rebuke To Trump [9]
  • EPA Pulls the Plug on Regulating Air Pollution From Factory Farms [19]

    "The agency says it will suspend efforts, in the works for more than 20 years, to develop measures that would allow the agency to enforce bedrock clean air laws at factory farms."

    Agriculture [20]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: Inside Climate News [21], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about EPA Pulls the Plug on Regulating Air Pollution From Factory Farms [19]
  • Bearing The Borderlands [22]

    "Pregnant women in Arizona’s colonias live near pesticide-sprayed fields and far from care. State maternal health plans don’t consider pollution."

    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Health [23]
    Infrastructure [24]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
    Source: The Margin [26], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about Bearing The Borderlands [22]
  • Ohio Denies Fracking Waste in Drinking Water. Its Records Show Otherwise. [27]

    "As more than a billion gallons of oil and gas wastewater flood beneath Ohio, pollution concerns reach its heated governor’s race."

    Chemicals [28]
    Energy & Fuel [29]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Waste [30]
    Water & Oceans [31]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [32]
    Source: DeSmog [33], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about Ohio Denies Fracking Waste in Drinking Water. Its Records Show Otherwise. [27]
  • Honk if You Know Why Delhi’s Air Is So Bad [34]

    "Every winter, India’s capital is blanketed with toxic smog. Breathing it in is like smoking roughly a dozen cigarettes a day. A major culprit: its notorious traffic."

    Air [35]
    Environmental Health [11]
    People & Population [36]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    Asia [37]
    Source: New York Times [38], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about Honk if You Know Why Delhi’s Air Is So Bad [34]
  • He Pioneered a Groundbreaking Idea and Was Met With Corporate Wrath [39]

    "Economist William Nordhaus said putting a price on pollution was the best way to reduce climate change. Then came the fossil fuel lobby and the anti-tax movement."

    Climate Change [40]
    Economy & Business [41]
    Energy & Fuel [29]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Environmental Studies [42]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: New York Times [43], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about He Pioneered a Groundbreaking Idea and Was Met With Corporate Wrath [39]
  • Europe’s Warming Waters Are Attracting Unwanted Marine Life [44]

    "From torn nets to decimated local stocks, species drifting in on warmer waters are causing headaches for European fishermen."

    Biodiversity [45]
    Climate Change [40]
    Fish & Fisheries [46]
    People & Population [36]
    Water & Oceans [31]
    Public [16]
    Africa [47]
    Europe [48]
    Source: Inside Climate News [49], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about Europe’s Warming Waters Are Attracting Unwanted Marine Life [44]
  • Pennsylvania Opens a New Loophole for Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal [50]

    "The state issued a permit that would allow companies to reclassify oil and gas wells and sell toxic wastewater as a separate product."

    Chemicals [28]
    Energy & Fuel [29]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Technology [51]
    Water & Oceans [31]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
    Source: Inside Climate News [53], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about Pennsylvania Opens a New Loophole for Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal [50]
  • ‘Bookkeeping Trick’ and Fuzzy Math Conceal the Climate Impacts of Beef [54]

    "New reports say more robust and accurate accounting of livestock-based emissions should underpin the all-out effort needed to slow global warming."

    Agriculture [20]
    Climate Change [40]
    Consumer [55]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Food [56]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    International [57]
    Source: Inside Climate News [58], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about ‘Bookkeeping Trick’ and Fuzzy Math Conceal the Climate Impacts of Beef [54]
  • No Change for Oil Firm’s Continued Leaks After Couple’s Death From Toxic Gas [59]

    "Aghorn pleaded guilty and paid a $1 million fine after a worker and his wife were killed by toxic hydrogen sulfide in 2019. Regulators are still finding violations at its facilities."

    Air [35]
    Chemicals [28]
    Energy & Fuel [29]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
    Source: The Examination [60], 11/04/2026
    • Read more about No Change for Oil Firm’s Continued Leaks After Couple’s Death From Toxic Gas [59]
  • Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About Climate? [61]

    "Long story short: Billionaire-backed centrist groups told them not to. But with the midterms days away, is that really a good idea?"

    Activism [62]
    Climate Change [40]
    Environmental Health [11]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Journalism & Media [63]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: HEATED [64], 11/03/2026
    • Read more about Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About Climate? [61]
  • How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine [65]

    "The warning, buried in an obscure government report this summer, was unflinching. The Defense Department’s vaunted network of research laboratories — whose scientists helped develop satellite communication, radar technology, and even the computer mouse — was in trouble."

    Activism [62]
    Climate Change [40]
    Economy & Business [41]
    Energy & Fuel [29]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Infrastructure [24]
    Journalism & Media [63]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Technology [51]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: POLITICO [66], 11/03/2026
    • Read more about How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine [65]
  • How Mad Are Voters About Data Centers? Watch These Races. [67]

    "Data centers have become political napalm. Election Day will show how far it’s spread."

    Activism [62]
    Climate Change [40]
    Energy & Fuel [29]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Government [68]
    Infrastructure [24]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    Pollution [15]
    Technology [51]
    Water & Oceans [31]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: POLITICO [66], 11/03/2026
    • Read more about How Mad Are Voters About Data Centers? Watch These Races. [67]
  • Is El Niño Making Storms And Flash Floods In The Southwest Worse? [69]

    "A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say the latest iteration is particularly extreme — and it’s just getting started, with impacts expected for several more months."

    Climate Change [40]
    Disasters [70]
    Energy & Fuel [29]
    Environmental Health [11]
    People & Population [36]
    Science [71]
    Water & Oceans [31]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [72], 11/03/2026
    • Read more about Is El Niño Making Storms And Flash Floods In The Southwest Worse? [69]
  • Judge Opens East Potomac Park Probe Into Potential DOJ Misconduct [73]

    "A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links."

    Conflict/Corruption [10]
    Consumer [55]
    Environmental Justice [12]
    Environmental Politics [13]
    Government [68]
    Infrastructure [24]
    Journalism & Media [63]
    Laws & Regulations [14]
    People & Population [36]
    Water & Oceans [31]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
    Source: The Hill [74], 11/03/2026
    • Read more about Judge Opens East Potomac Park Probe Into Potential DOJ Misconduct [73]

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