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U.S. Military Bases Delay Cleanup Of Toxic "Forever Chemicals" [9]

"Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records. "

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
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Military [16]
People & Population [17]
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Source: USA TODAY [22], 07/28/2026
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Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants [23]

"A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities."

Activism [24]
Climate Change [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 07/28/2026
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US Heatwave To Hit 70 Million People With Third ‘Heat Dome’ In Month [28]

"About 70 million people in the US are set to face excessive heat advisories as dangerously hot temperatures scorch much of the country’s southern and central states."

Agriculture [29]
Air [30]
Climate Change [25]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Guardian [32], 07/27/2026
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France, Spain Battle Wildfires As More Than 250,000 People Flee Homes [33]

"The latest wildfires in southern Europe this week have displaced more than 250,000 people, including some 70,000 people who were evacuated in central Spain."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [12]
Forests [34]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
Europe [35]
Source: AP [36], 07/27/2026
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Trump DOE Admits Clean Energy Grants Were Canceled Based On Politics [37]

"The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."

Energy & Fuel [38]
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People & Population [17]
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Source: AP [39], 07/27/2026
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Emails Show Virginia Regulators Downplayed Data Center Health Concerns [40]

"Internal emails obtained by POLITICO through a public records request paint a portrait of an agency that moved quickly to defend the only data center in Virginia that is powering itself — in what former officials and environmental health advocates described as an unusual effort to shape the debate around an industry whose global epicenter is in the state."

Climate Change [25]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [18]
Technology [42]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
Source: E&E News [44], 07/27/2026
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Tracking The Trump Administration’s Favors To The Pesticide Industry [45]

"The pesticide industry has spent decades building a highly effective influence operation in Washington D.C., shaping how pesticides are regulated and how American agriculture operates."

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [10]
Conflict/Corruption [46]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: U.S. Right To Know [47], 07/27/2026
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Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice [48]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [49]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [50]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [51], 07/27/2026
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Large NYC Study Adds Evidence Linking Glyphosate To Preterm Birth Risk [52]

"Pregnant women who are exposed to glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, may face an increased risk of preterm births, according to one of the largest studies to date examining the link."

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [53]
Source: The New Lede [54], 07/27/2026
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Herbicide Paraquat, Banned In 70 Countries, To Be Pulled In Australia [55]

"Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease"

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
Australia & Oceania [56]
Source: Guardian [57], 07/27/2026
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Pain Of Forest Service Cuts Lingers In Its Leadership’s Backyard [58]

"The Forest Service remains stretched on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho — a place with ties to key agency leaders — and is leaning on volunteer groups for help."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [34]
People & Population [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [59]
Source: E&E News [60], 07/27/2026
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"Can Tech Keep Whales Safe From Deadly Vessel Strikes?" [61]

"In San Francisco Bay, new AI-powered technology aims to help ships dodge whales whose long-haul migration is being disrupted by climate change."

Biodiversity [62]
Climate Change [25]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [63]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [64]
Technology [42]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [65]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
California [66]
International [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [67], 07/27/2026
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"U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists" [68]

"The Justice Department on Thursday withdrew the subpoenas that sought phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who had reported on the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One jet."

Journalism & Media [69]
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Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: New York Times [70], 07/24/2026
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"US Gasoline Price Averaging $4 Per Gallon: AAA" [71]

"The average gasoline price in the U.S. has risen to $4 per gallon as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates again."

Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Military [16]
People & Population [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [72], 07/24/2026
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Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading [73]

"Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?"

Biodiversity [62]
Environmental Health [12]
Fish & Fisheries [63]
Science [74]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [75]
Canada [76]
Source: New York Times [77], 07/24/2026
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