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‘Bookkeeping Trick’ and Fuzzy Math Conceal the Climate Impacts of Beef [1]

"New reports say more robust and accurate accounting of livestock-based emissions should underpin the all-out effort needed to slow global warming."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 11/04/2026
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Foraging Influencer Alexis Nikole Nelson Wants You To Know About Wild Food [13]

"The social media personality known as Black Forager has amassed 10 million followers and says she’s seeing an uptick in interest in the practice."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [14]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [15]
Food [6]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [19], 11/03/2026
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Millions From CA Gas Leak Settlement May Help Residents Electrify Homes [20]

"Millions of dollars of settlement money from the largest known methane leak in the United States are now available to affected residents to replace gas-powered appliances with electric ones. Organizations involved in distributing the money say it will help create safer and cleaner homes."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [14]
Conflict/Corruption [21]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [23]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Source: AP [27], 11/03/2026
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Judge Opens East Potomac Park Probe Into Potential DOJ Misconduct [28]

"A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links."

Conflict/Corruption [21]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [23]
Infrastructure [29]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [18]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Source: The Hill [30], 11/03/2026
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Energy on the Ballot [31]

As the public and news media alike tally the outcomes of this week’s U.S. midterm elections, it is the costs of energy — to the economy and the environment, today and into the future — that will continue to grow to dominate global discourse. A Backgrounder Analysis looks at how environmental journalists must seek the fuller story of this vast energy beat.

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Backgrounders [32]
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Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [23]
Journalism & Media [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Policy [36]
Science [37]
Technology [38]
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National (U.S.) [10]
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Energy Costs Dominate Midterms; Climate Battles Play Out Down Ballot [39]

"Heating oil, gas and electricity are driving campaigns across the U.S., but the elections will also determine the future of clean energy."

"In the final stretch of the 2026 midterm campaigns, the most potent climate issue in American politics arrived by delivery truck across the country.

Activism [40]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Capital & Main [41], 11/02/2026
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Trump NPS To Spend $1.2M To Remove D.C. Golf Course Trees, Records Show [42]

"The Trump administration has budgeted $1.2 million for removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post, as the president seeks to redevelop the beloved D.C. course." "The National Park Service is drawing the funding from visitor entrance fees across the country."

Consumer [4]
Forests [43]
Government [23]
Infrastructure [29]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Source: Washington Post [44], 10/30/2026
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“Peak Greenwashing”: 2 U.S. Bills Endorse Misleading Recycling Claims [45]

"The plastics industry spent decades convincing consumers that throwing used products stamped with the “chasing arrows” symbol into a curbside bin meant they would be recycled. Now, amid growing awareness that many of those items never get reprocessed, the industry is championing a pair of proposals in Congress that would give misleading recycling claims the support of federal law."

Chemicals [46]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [47]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: ProPublica [48], 10/30/2026
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As Ottawa Loosens Pesticide Rules, Europe Moves To Tighten Them [49]

"Canada is relaxing its pesticide laws just as the EU is considering tightening pesticide residue limits on food imports"

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [46]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
Canada [50]
Europe [51]
Source: Canadian Affairs [52], 10/29/2026
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How Much Are Trump’s Pro-Coal Policies Costing Us? [53]

"The Trump administration loves coal plants. The rest of us are paying the price in higher electricity bills, poorer health, and worsening climate change." "A new report finds nearly half of U.S. coal plants benefit from federal handouts and pollution exemptions, harming public health, our wallets, and the climate."

Conflict/Corruption [21]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [8]
Technology [38]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Canary Media [54], 10/29/2026
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