"The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest.
New legislation in California would require data centers to report how much water they use."
"In a unanimous decision, the Democratic caucus in the Senate wrote a letter on Monday in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to axe a 2009 endangerment finding, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determination that concluded that the accumulation of six greenhouse gases posed a serious threat to public health."
"No U.S. city has more toxic lead pipes pumping water into people’s homes. And millions of federal and city dollars earmarked to replace them remain unused, a city official said Monday, at the same time that the city is struggling to keep up with deadlines to warn people of the risks."
"The Senate rejected two funding stopgaps, and the House will not return before the deadline."
"President Donald Trump rebuked world leaders for being overly concerned about climate change during a speech to the United Nations in which he called global warming a “con job.”"
The Uproot Project's lineup of events for its annual Journey of a Story series, hosted in Washington D.C., includes a documentary screening, a virtual event, an event with the National Geographic Society and a media gallery exhibit.
This paid, part-time, remote fellowship program is for early-career science journalists anywhere in the world. For one year, fellows receive mentorship to plan, report and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the TON editorial team. $6,600 stipend. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025.
The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will bring journalists to Western Lake Erie, Nov 18-21, 2025, to explore the impacts Trump administration changes are having on local communities and what they mean for interests across the Basin, from agriculture, to energy, to fisheries and more. Deadline: Oct 15.
"When a disaster strikes, be it a hurricane, flood, wildfire, or other type of extreme weather, an army of workers assemble. They arrive in waves to ravaged areas ready to respond." "From cleanup crews to powerline techs, these are the workers called in after catastrophe."
"Ninety-eight years ago, the nation’s largest power grid operator was founded here by utilities serving Pennsylvania and New Jersey. On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro threatened to pull his state out of the coalition."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/amid-data-center-boom-california-lawmakers-pass-bill-track-water-use
[2] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-23/data-centers-water-use-bill
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/every-democratic-senator-opposes-epa-plan-axe-endangerment-finding
[4] https://thehill.com/homenews/5516480-every-democratic-senator-opposes-epa-plan-to-ax-endangerment-finding/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/chicago-has-thousands-lead-pipes-and-millions-unspent-dollars
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[15] https://grist.org/labor/the-people-behind-americas-disaster-recovery/
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pennsylvania-s-gov-threatens-pull-state-out-region-s-power-grid
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