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  • 6.5 Million In Somalia Face Acute Hunger Due To Drought: Government And UN [9]

    "About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, the government and the United Nations said on Tuesday, sounding the alarm days after the U.N.'s food agency warned that food aid could grind to a halt by April without new funding."

    Agriculture [10]
    Climate Change [11]
    Disasters [12]
    Food [13]
    Government [14]
    People & Population [15]
    Water & Oceans [16]
    Public [17]
    Africa [18]
    Source: Reuters [19], 02/25/2026
    • Read more about 6.5 Million In Somalia Face Acute Hunger Due To Drought: Government And UN [9]
  • "Trump To Announce Data Center Energy Deals During State Of The Union" [20]

    "President Donald Trump will announce during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that his administration has struck agreements with major tech companies to make them shoulder a greater share of the energy cost burden associated with data centers."

    Climate Change [11]
    Consumer [21]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Infrastructure [24]
    Technology [25]
    Water & Oceans [16]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: Politico [27], 02/25/2026
    • Read more about "Trump To Announce Data Center Energy Deals During State Of The Union" [20]
  • Northeast Digs Out From Big Snowstorm That Disrupted Flights And Schools [28]

    "Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines."

    Climate Change [11]
    Disasters [12]
    People & Population [15]
    Water & Oceans [16]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [29]
    Source: AP [30], 02/25/2026
    • Read more about Northeast Digs Out From Big Snowstorm That Disrupted Flights And Schools [28]
  • Brown Water And Boil Notices: Small Towns Struggle With Failing Water Systems [31]

    "The water looked like coffee as it ran from the tap. Even simple chores like laundry and dishwashing became nearly impossible, the water running like a medium roast brew from the faucet into the sink of Donald Wood’s home, staining clothes and appliances."

    Environmental Health [32]
    Environmental Justice [33]
    Infrastructure [24]
    People & Population [15]
    Pollution [34]
    Water & Oceans [16]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
    Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [36], 02/25/2026
    • Read more about Brown Water And Boil Notices: Small Towns Struggle With Failing Water Systems [31]
  • "EPA Official Touts Controversial TSCA Reforms" [37]

    "A top US regulatory official on Monday championed controversial chemical review reforms that critics say will support industry interests while weakening protections against toxic chemicals for the public."

    Chemicals [38]
    Economy & Business [39]
    Environmental Health [32]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: The New Lede [41], 02/25/2026
    • Read more about "EPA Official Touts Controversial TSCA Reforms" [37]
  • Judge Rules That Exxon May Sue Calif. AG For Defamation Over Recycling [42]

    "The federal judge rejected the California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request to dismiss Exxon Mobil’s lawsuit accusing Bonta of defamation for criticizing Exxon Mobil’s advanced plastics recycling initiatives."

    Chemicals [38]
    Consumer [21]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Journalism & Media [43]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    Pollution [34]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    California [44]
    Source: Reuters [45], 02/25/2026
    • Read more about Judge Rules That Exxon May Sue Calif. AG For Defamation Over Recycling [42]
  • Huge Snowstorm In The Northeast Hits Millions, Disrupts Flights, Schools [46]

    "A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures."

    Climate Change [11]
    Disasters [12]
    Transportation [47]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [29]
    Source: AP [48], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about Huge Snowstorm In The Northeast Hits Millions, Disrupts Flights, Schools [46]
  • "Trump Spares Power Plants From Mercury Emissions Clampdown" [49]

    "The Trump administration is reopening a loophole to allow more mercury emissions from some coal-fired power plants, provoking swift denunciations from public health advocates who said the rollback will leave children at further risk of exposure to the brain-damaging element."

    Air [50]
    Chemicals [38]
    Climate Change [11]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Health [32]
    Environmental Justice [33]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    Pollution [34]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: E&E News [51], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about "Trump Spares Power Plants From Mercury Emissions Clampdown" [49]
  • "Supreme Court Accepts Oil Industry’s Bid To Quash Climate Lawsuits" [52]

    "The Supreme Court has [agreed to hear] green-lighted the fossil fuel industry’s latest attempt to quash a swath of lawsuits seeking to hold oil companies accountable for the costs of climate change."

    Climate Change [11]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: E&E News [53], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about "Supreme Court Accepts Oil Industry’s Bid To Quash Climate Lawsuits" [52]
  • "Interior Claws Back NEPA Regs" [54]

    "The Department of the Interior issued a final rule that curbs and streamlines its environmental reviews. Critics say the move is illegal."

    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Environmental Studies [55]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: E&E News [56], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about "Interior Claws Back NEPA Regs" [54]
  • "A Quiet Climate Retreat At IEA" [57]

    "The International Energy Agency downplayed global warming this week amid U.S. pressure."

    Climate Change [11]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Journalism & Media [43]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    International [58]
    Source: E&E News [59], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about "A Quiet Climate Retreat At IEA" [57]
  • USDA Has Ability To Respond To PFAS Crisis On Farmland: NAS Report [60]

    "Federal regulators have a range of solutions available to tackle the widespread contamination of farmland with toxic chemicals, according to a new report by US academics."

    Agriculture [10]
    Chemicals [38]
    Consumer [21]
    Food [13]
    Science [61]
    Technology [25]
    Waste [62]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: The New Lede [63], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about USDA Has Ability To Respond To PFAS Crisis On Farmland: NAS Report [60]
  • "USA Has A Looming Sewage Nightmare, Potomac Wastewater Spill Shows" [64]

    "While the average lifespan of a wastewater system is 40 to 50 years, many of the plants and pipes across the nation could be twice that old or more."

    Environmental Health [32]
    Infrastructure [24]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    Pollution [34]
    Technology [25]
    Waste [62]
    Water & Oceans [16]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: USA TODAY [65], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about "USA Has A Looming Sewage Nightmare, Potomac Wastewater Spill Shows" [64]
  • "U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS" [66]

    "Following a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had for years issued clothing to wildland firefighters that it knew contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals,” the agency has stopped distributing those garments."

    Chemicals [38]
    Climate Change [11]
    Disasters [12]
    Environmental Health [32]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    People & Population [15]
    Technology [25]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: ProPublica [67], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about "U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS" [66]
  • "Documents Shed New Light On Interior Official's Growing Ethics Scandal" [68]

    "President Donald Trump’s Interior Department is withholding key ethics disclosure information for Karen Budd-Falen, a high-ranking agency appointee who is facing calls for an investigation into her financial ties to a massive lithium mining project, Public Domain has learned."

    Economy & Business [39]
    Environmental Politics [23]
    Laws & Regulations [40]
    Natural Resources [69]
    People & Population [15]
    Public [17]
    National (U.S.) [26]
    Source: Public Domain [70], 02/24/2026
    • Read more about "Documents Shed New Light On Interior Official's Growing Ethics Scandal" [68]

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