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Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects [9]

"A handful of mega data center projects would emit over 100 million tons per year of greenhouse gases, an enormous amount roughly equal to the annual emissions of a mid-sized industrialized country."

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Source: Inside Climate News [27], 08/27/2026
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West Point Climate Prof. Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’ [28]

"Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired." "After 17 years of teaching science at West Point, Dr. Adam Kalkstein says he was suddenly ordered last year to cut from his curriculum information about the human causes of climate change, according to a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Military Academy."

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Source: New York Times [35], 08/27/2026
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Clean Air Policies Help Kids Breathe and Think Better [36]

"Growing up with dirty air harms kids’ health. But reducing pollution can help reverse the damage."

Air [10]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Studies [37]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [21]
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International [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 08/27/2026
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As AI Data Centers Expand, New Cooling Chemicals Raise PFAS Concerns [40]

"The artificial intelligence race is creating demand for more than data centers and electricity. It is also creating a new market for the chemicals needed to keep increasingly powerful computer chips from overheating. Some of those cooling technologies rely on PFAS, a broad class of fluorinated compounds already responsible for widespread drinking water contamination in North Carolina."

Chemicals [41]
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International [38]
Source: WRAL [42], 08/27/2026
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MAHA Moms Take On Coal [43]

"The Make America Healthy Again movement has taken on many issues over the past few years: pesticides, processed foods, vaccines. Now it has another target, and it’s one that President Trump likes to promote: coal."

Activism [44]
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Source: New York Times [47], 08/27/2026
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B.C. Regulator Let Oil Company Delay Pipeline Cleanup. Spills Followed [48]

"A major Canadian oil and gas company reported dozens of incidents at its pipelines after the provincial regulator exempted thousands of its pipelines from normal clean-up timelines."

Chemicals [41]
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Transportation [49]
Public [24]
Canada [50]
Source: The Narwhal [51], 08/27/2026
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PJM Has Finally Greenlit A Lot Of New Clean Power. Can It Get Built? [52]

"The country’s biggest energy market has a problem: It can’t build enough power plants to keep up with electricity demand." "More than 50 GW of solar, wind, and batteries can now connect to PJM’s grid. It could help drive down costs — if states, utilities, and hyperscalers make it happen."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [30]
Infrastructure [18]
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Planning & Growth [20]
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Public [24]
National (U.S.) [25]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [53]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [54]
Source: Canary Media [55], 08/27/2026
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How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood [56]

"Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses." "Roughly 160 people are dead and hundreds more—including dozens of international tourists—are missing after flash floods hit a region on the mountainous border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday."

Climate Change [11]
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Public [24]
Asia [58]
Source: WIRED [59], 08/27/2026
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Lawsuit Seeks to Block Closure of Top Federal Climate Research Center [60]

"The Trump administration move is “politically motivated,” said the plaintiff, one of the nation’s leading environmental gr�oups."

"One of the nation’s largest environmental groups is challenging the Trump administration’s closure of a leading climate institute, filing a lawsuit Thursday [Aug. 20] in federal court saying the closure is unlawful.
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Source: Inside Climate News [62], 08/27/2026
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Sometimes You Have To Laugh [63]

"Climate journalism is crucial, but it’s not enough. Release the comedians!"

Climate Change [11]
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People & Population [33]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [64]
Source: Climate-Colored Glasses [65], 08/27/2026
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Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products [66]

"Canada announced retaliatory tariffs as high as 50 percent on hundreds of American products on Tuesday, just days after the collapse of trade talks triggered punishing tariffs from the Trump administration." "Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs."

Agriculture [67]
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Fish & Fisheries [68]
Food [45]
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Natural Resources [70]
People & Population [33]
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National (U.S.) [25]
Canada [50]
Source: New York Times [71], 08/26/2026
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EPA Moves to Curb Public Input on State Data Center Air Permits [72]

"The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for communities to weigh in on proposed data centers, even as a backlash against the behemoth projects grows across the country." "Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects."

Activism [44]
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Source: New York Times [73], 08/26/2026
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At Least 35,000 Excess Deaths Recorded In Europe’s Back-To-Back Heatwaves [74]

"At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heatwaves this summer than would normally be expected, according to incomplete figures from barely half the continent."

Agriculture [67]
Biodiversity [75]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [57]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [17]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [21]
Science [34]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [25]
International [38]
Source: Guardian [76], 08/26/2026
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Ohio Grapples With Fake Comments On Clean Energy: Some Want Crackdown [77]

"A troubling trend has shown up in some communities around the U.S.: Public officials are being inundated with seemingly fake public feedback that aims to block renewable energy and promote fossil fuels."

Activism [44]
Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [29]
Consumer [12]
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Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
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Government [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [78]
Source: Canary Media [79], 08/26/2026
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Fossil Lobbyists Also Represent 100s Of Cities Fighting For Climate Damages [80]

"Congressional lobbyists working for fossil fuel firms that are exacerbating the climate crisis are simultaneously representing more than 300 local governments raising funding to recover from climate damage, according to a new analysis."

Climate Change [11]
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Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [21]
Technology [22]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Guardian [81], 08/26/2026
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