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‘Poisoned for Gold’ Project Pricks Nation’s Conscience [1]

Two Ghanian video journalists traveled their country to document how contamination from illegal gold mining was harming the health of workers and nearby communities. Their resulting reporting not only won acclaim from their peers but also ignited a debate that resulted in the closing of polluting mining operations. Read more about their award-winning project and its impact in Inside Story Q&A.

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Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Waste [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
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International [15]
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Construction Finishes On A Major Offshore Wind Farm, Despite Trump [18]

"Construction is finished on a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm, the first project to reach this stage during President Donald Trump’s time in office.:

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [25], 03/16/2026
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"Eye Doctor Named to Air Pollution Advisory Board Draws Pushback" [26]

"The Trump administration has tapped an eye doctor with no background in air pollution science to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on what levels of air pollutants are safe to breathe."

Air [27]
Consumer [28]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [29]
Health [8]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [12]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [30], 03/13/2026
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"Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict" [31]

"The United States on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, allowing it to be shipped to buyers around the world as the Trump administration scrambles to contain energy prices that have been soaring because of the war in Iran."

Climate Change [19]
Consumer [28]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [15]
Middle East [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 03/13/2026
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"Trump Administration Again Sued Over Alaska Public Lands 'Giveaway'" [35]

"A coalition of organizations has again sued the Trump administration for its 'giveaway' of federal lands in Alaska for industrial purposes. At issue are the steps the administration has taken to allow a 211-mile-long road across a pristine stretch of the state, passing through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and crossing the Kobuk Wild River, to access the site of a proposed copper mine."

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: National Parks Traveler [39], 03/11/2026
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Trump’s EPA Claims Strong Enforcement, But Data Tells a Different Story [40]

"The EPA released its latest enforcement and compliance report and touted the agency’s crackdown on environmental crimes under the Trump administration, yet 75 percent of the criminal cases closed last fiscal year originated before the president took office."

Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [7]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [12]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 03/11/2026
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Iran War Unites Americans In Aggravation Over Sticker Shock At Gas Pump [42]

"Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [29]
People & Population [11]
Transportation [43]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [44], 03/11/2026
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Environmental Journalists in a Perilous Era — A Survival Guide [45]

Political upheaval. Economic uncertainty. Security fears. Today’s environmental journalism landscape is strewn with hazards. But whether you’re a freelancer or a staffer, you don’t have to face them alone. In fact, the best strategies for coping with on-the-job risks and riding out these tumultuous times involve community and collaboration. Contributors Madeline Ostrander and Michael Bradbury share insights and advice.

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Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet, Without Much Proof [48]

"A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all."

Consumer [28]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [29]
Environmental Studies [49]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [15]
Source: WIRED [50], 03/09/2026
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"A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War." [51]

"Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition."

Agriculture [36]
Chemicals [3]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [52], 03/09/2026
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