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Trump Says Those Who Leak Military Plans Should Be Shot [9]

"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 [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: New York Times [13], 10/15/2026
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Trump Is Gutting The Endangered Species Act. 10 Species Show The Stakes. [14]

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

Biodiversity [15]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Wildlife [18]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Grist [19], 10/15/2026
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Federal Program To Restore Forests After Disaster Runs Out Of Money [20]

"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 [21]
Disasters [22]
Forests [23]
Government [16]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Source: Grist [25], 10/15/2026
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Data Centers Could Undo Millions in Climate Plans by New Mexico, El Paso [26]

"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 [17]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: El Paso Matters [28], 10/15/2026
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The Fire Retardant in the Seafood Chain [29]

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

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Food [33]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 10/15/2026
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PFAS Are Silently Poisoning People’s Drinking Water [36]

"Those affected by contamination from "forever chemicals" are left with serious health issues and few answers"

People & Population [37]
Pollution [38]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Sierra [39], 10/15/2026
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Everyone Hates Digger. It’s the Perfect Climate Movie [40]

"The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power."

Climate Change [21]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: WIRED [41], 10/15/2026
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How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’ [42]

"As environmental forces make fishing and harvesting more costly, the price of once-everyday fish has ballooned."

Climate Change [21]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [34]
Source: New York Times [43], 10/15/2026
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To Heal These Bleached Corals, All It Took Was a Little Touch [44]

"After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic make-up, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found."

Biodiversity [15]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Studies [45]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Water & Oceans [46]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [34]
Source: New York Times [47], 10/15/2026
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The Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal [48]

"He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists."

Activism [49]
Environmental Politics [50]
People & Population [37]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [34]
Source: New York Times [51], 10/15/2026
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Pacific Region Sets Record For Big, Long-Lasting Storms Thanks To El Niño [52]

"The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date line, turbocharged by nature’s supersized El Niño, scientists said."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
People & Population [37]
Water & Oceans [46]
Public [11]
California [53]
International [34]
Source: AP [54], 10/14/2026
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FDA May Allow Some Toxic Chemicals To Be Added To Food Without Safety Review [55]

"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand a controversial loophole to allow some of the world’s most toxic chemicals to be added directly to food without a safety review."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [56]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [50]
Food [33]
Health [57]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [37]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [58], 10/14/2026
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Trump Goes After An Offshore Wind Farm That’s Already Up And Running [59]

"After halting construction on offshore wind farms and canceling leases for future projects, the Trump administration just took another step to erode America’s troubled offshore wind industry." "The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power for the energy-hungry Northeast."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [60]
Energy & Fuel [61]
Environmental Politics [50]
Infrastructure [62]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Technology [63]
Water & Oceans [46]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [64]
Source: Canary Media [65], 10/14/2026
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FERC Nixes PJM Grid's Plan To Cut Power To Data Centers During Shortfalls [66]

"The nation’s energy regulators have shot down a bid from a regional grid operator to cut power to some large data centers during a supply shortfall — leaving the issue largely in the hands of states."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [60]
Energy & Fuel [61]
Environmental Politics [50]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Technology [63]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [67]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [64]
Source: The Hill [68], 10/14/2026
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EU Eyes COP31 Climate Deal To Accelerate CO2 Cuts, Document Shows [69]

"The European Union will use next month's COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a "package" of efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions heating the planet, an internal EU document seen by Reuters showed."

Climate Change [21]
Conflict/Corruption [70]
Energy & Fuel [61]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [50]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [38]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [34]
Source: Reuters [71], 10/14/2026
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