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Fact-Check: President Trump Misleads On Iran War, AI In Speech To UN [9]

"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."

Journalism & Media [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: PolitiFact [14], 09/23/2026
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Climate Week Talks Balance Hope For Clean Energy Against AI Uncertainty [15]

"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 [16]
Climate Change [17]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: AP [18], 09/23/2026
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US EPA Let Bayer Pick Regulations For Destructive Weedkiller, Docs Show [19]

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

Agriculture [20]
Chemicals [21]
Conflict/Corruption [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
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Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [26], 09/23/2026
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US Coalminers Plead For Benefits As Black-Lung Disease Cases Surge [27]

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

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [29]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [30], 09/23/2026
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Trump Says He Supports Banning Diesel Exports to Bring Down Prices [31]

"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 [28]
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Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: New York Times [32], 09/23/2026
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New York, Calif. Sue To Block Trump Deals Killing Offshore Wind Projects [33]

"Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as President Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [28]
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Water & Oceans [34]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [35], 09/23/2026
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White House Move To Control NIH Grants Upsets Senators, Scientists [36]

"Budget chief Russell Vought reportedly wants more power to veto DEI-related funding"

Conflict/Corruption [22]
Environmental Health [23]
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Science [37]
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Source: Signal Ohio [38], 09/23/2026
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Sea Turtle Eggs Laid On Calif. Beaches Are 1st For US West Coast: NOAA [39]

"A reptile believed to be struggling in sand at a Southern California beach was simply making history: a sea turtle laying eggs on the U.S. West Coast."

Biodiversity [40]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [41], 09/23/2026
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A Trip Down The Road That Will Determine The Fate Of The Amazon [42]

"The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and the global climate at risk."

Agriculture [20]
Forests [43]
Infrastructure [44]
Natural Resources [45]
Transportation [46]
Public [11]
South America [47]
Source: Grist [48], 09/23/2026
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Fat Bear Week Opens For Heavyweight Crown. Can Chunk Win Again? [49]

"After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around."

Biodiversity [40]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
Natural Resources [45]
Water & Oceans [34]
Wildlife [51]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [52]
Source: AP [53], 09/23/2026
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Major TV Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage After Trump Ban [54]

"Major TV networks withdrew from the White House television pool after President Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access, citing solidarity with the excluded outlets and ending the shared broadcast feed for most of Trump's events."

Journalism & Media [10]
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Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: USA TODAY [55], 09/22/2026
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"3 News Outlets Sue Trump in Widening Fight Over Press Freedom" [56]

"CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a legal challenge on Monday against President Trump’s order barring them from the White House grounds, the latest battle in a fight over journalistic independence instigated by the president.

Journalism & Media [10]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: New York Times [57], 09/22/2026
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Republicans Sound Alarm on Diesel Prices [58]

"Sen. Grassley calls for an export embargo as farmers feel the hit of record-high costs"

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [24]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Newser [59], 09/22/2026
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Judge Allows Transfer of Land in Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX, for Now [60]

"A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a land exchange that would allow SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, to expand its launching and production site into a federal wildlife refuge in Texas."

Conflict/Corruption [22]
Environmental Studies [61]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [45]
Wildlife [51]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: New York Times [62], 09/22/2026
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World Leaders Address Climate Crisis Before UN Meet Amid Record El Niño [63]

"World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual Climate Week."

Climate Change [17]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [64], 09/22/2026
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