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Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico [9]

"A federal judge on Thursday said that President Trump’s order barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House was likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to restore access to the three news outlets."

Journalism & Media [10]
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Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: New York Times [14], 09/24/2026
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'Super' El Niño Could Cause 451,000 Excess Deaths, Researchers Say [15]

"Extreme heat caused by this year's "super-El Niño" could result in as many as ‌451,000 excess deaths across the globe from June this year to February 2027, researchers with the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab said on Wednesday."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [18]
People & Population [19]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Reuters [21], 09/24/2026
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Climate Forward: Energy Secretary Dismisses Idea of Diesel Export Ban [22]

"Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking on Wednesday at the Climate Forward live event in Manhattan, dismissed reports that President Trump was preparing a total ban on U.S. exports of diesel in a bid to lower energy prices before the midterm elections."

Energy & Fuel [23]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Source: New York Times [24], 09/24/2026
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Duke Energy Wants To Build A New Gas Plant. Regulators Said Not So Fast. [25]

"The 255-MW plant in North Carolina was meant to help meet data center demand. Regulators took the rare step of rejecting the permit amid a growing national backlash."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [19]
Technology [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Canary Media [29], 09/24/2026
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Pennsylvania’s AI Boom Is Repeating Old Patterns of Exploitation [30]

"Pennsylvania’s data center industry has promised economic growth and a revival of the state’s industrial strength. But a new report issued Tuesday finds little evidence of job growth and warns that adding more of the massive computer complexes could repeat a long history of industrial facilities exploiting the communities that house them."

Energy & Fuel [23]
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Environmental Justice [31]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 09/24/2026
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In Rural Pa., Doctors Confront Hidden Impacts of Environmental Disasters [33]

"Researchers are learning more about the long-term public health effects of living through extreme weather, especially in more isolated communities."

Disasters [17]
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People & Population [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 09/24/2026
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Georgia Residents Sue Over OpenAI Data Center [35]

"Residents and environmental advocates are challenging a county’s handling of a proposed data center campus, citing concerns over public input, environmental impacts and electricity costs."

Energy & Fuel [23]
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Technology [27]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 09/24/2026
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Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Are ‘Ubiquitous,’ Study Shows [37]

"Hundreds of potential breast carcinogens taint everyday consumer products, food, drinking water, medicines, building materials and pesticides, scientists reported."

Chemicals [38]
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Science [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 09/24/2026
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Asphalt Company Sues Operative Who Posed as a Project Opponent For Fraud [42]

"Maymead, a company that plans to build a controversial asphalt plant south of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is suing a consulting firm and one of its former employees, alleging they committed fraud, civil conspiracy and deceptive trade practices in spearheading opposition to the project."

Activism [43]
Chemicals [38]
Conflict/Corruption [44]
Economy & Business [45]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [31]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 09/24/2026
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The Secret History of Bats: A New Study Redraws Their Family Tree [47]

"The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early."

Biodiversity [48]
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Wildlife [49]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [20]
Source: New York Times [50], 09/24/2026
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Fact-Check: President Trump Misleads On Iran War, AI In Speech To UN [51]

"In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump defended the United States’ robust use of military force in Iran, Venezuela and elsewhere, saying the international community is incapable of handling threats from those countries."

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International [20]
Source: PolitiFact [52], 09/23/2026
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Climate Week Talks Balance Hope For Clean Energy Against AI Uncertainty [53]

"As scientists calculated that Earth is getting sicker, global leaders on Monday kicked off a week of talks about how to fix it and fast, pointing to hope from a renewable energy boom."

Activism [43]
Climate Change [16]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [20]
Source: AP [54], 09/23/2026
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US EPA Let Bayer Pick Regulations For Destructive Weedkiller, Docs Show [55]

"Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule"

Agriculture [56]
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Environmental Health [18]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [57], 09/23/2026
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US Coalminers Plead For Benefits As Black-Lung Disease Cases Surge [58]

"Trump says he digs coal – but pneumoconiosis cases are at a 50-year high, and sick miners are mired in benefit delays"

Energy & Fuel [23]
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Environmental Justice [31]
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Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [59], 09/23/2026
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Trump Says He Supports Banning Diesel Exports to Bring Down Prices [60]

"President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that his administration is reviewing a possible ban on U.S. exports of diesel to help lower fuel costs for farmers, truckers and businesses."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [20]
Source: New York Times [61], 09/23/2026
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