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Climate Solutions, for Some, May Not Be [1]

A small Louisiana community, home to the descendants of formerly enslaved Black people, continues to fight for its freedom many decades later, this time from a potentially polluting technology. FEJ StoryLog contributor Yessenia Funes recounts her journey to this Cancer Alley community, where a grant from the Fund for Environmental Journalism helped her tell the story of residents challenging a multibillion-dollar carbon capture plant.

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Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
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Public [21]

"EPA Moves to Prioritize Review of New Chemicals for Data Centers" [22]

"The Trump administration has begun prioritizing the review of new, potentially hazardous chemicals used in data centers that public health advocates and environmental attorneys warn could endanger workers, communities and the environment."

Chemicals [5]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Planning & Growth [14]
Pollution [16]
Technology [18]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 10/03/2025

Virginia Legislation to Manage Data Center Growth Is Stalling [25]

"The state with the most data centers is struggling to enact laws to protect electric customers and limit the energy and environmental impacts of their explosive growth."

Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Technology [18]
Public [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 10/01/2025
October 9, 2025

CCNow Webinar: Covering the COP in the Amazon [29]

As global newsrooms prepare their coverage of COP30, how are Brazilian newsrooms planning for the summit? What do they want their journalistic colleagues from outside of Brazil to understand? Also, access a live feed of COP coverage. Join Covering Climate Now at 12pm ET.

Other Events [30]
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Climate Change [6]
Environmental Health [9]
Forests [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
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International [33]
South America [34]

Citing Climate Crisis, NAACP Opposes Massive Alabama Data Center [35]

"NAACP leaders cite energy, water usage and a lack of transparency around the project as causes for concern."

Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Pollution [16]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 09/26/2025

Dwindling Colorado River Can’t Wait For States To Cut Water Use, Experts Say [38]

"A group of experts says Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado River. The river’s major reservoirs are less than one-third full, and another dry winter would push reservoirs toward critically low levels."

Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: LA Times [41], 09/15/2025

"Building Toward Disaster: Growth Collides With Rising Seas In Charleston" [42]

"A billion-dollar seawall may shield the city’s wealthy core — but not the vulnerable communities beyond it. Who will be forced to move?"

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [26]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Floodlight [44], 09/12/2025

Walkability Index Helps Journalists Highlight Planning Issues [45]

Many local government decisions come down to a key factor: walkability. And that’s not just a question of transportation infrastructure. As the latest Reporter’s Toolbox notes, walkability is also an environmental consideration. To turn that simple truth into stories about the built environment, here’s a high-quality, mappable walkability index. How to use the database smartly, plus questions to ask that will get your reporting started.

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Reporters Toolbox [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [47]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [12]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Transportation [48]
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National (U.S.) [19]
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Public [21]

Trump Climate Science Denial Hinges on … Not Saying the Word [49]

A war on the facts behind climate change — and on the actions to address it — is well underway in the second Trump administration. The new WatchDog Opinion column takes the measure of the battlefront, eyeing key examples of the political onslaught, including a concerted effort to eradicate the very term itself. Regulations killed, research discredited, speech censored and more.

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WatchDog [50]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [51]
Government [47]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Planning & Growth [14]
Policy [15]
Science [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
Visibility: 
Public [21]

Businesses Face 'Chaos' As EPA Aims To Repeal Its Climate Authority [52]

"The Trump administration's plan to undo a landmark finding that climate pollution threatens public health and welfare poses lots of risks for corporate America."

Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Planning & Growth [14]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [53], 08/21/2025

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