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"Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?" [1]

"No modern American city has ever run out of water. But chances are rising that Corpus Christi, Texas, could be the first. Absent a biblical rainfall event, its reservoirs are on track to completely dry up by next year."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [7]
Technology [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News/KUT/KEDT [12], 04/24/2026
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"EPA Adds More Pesticide Industry Reps to Science Board" [13]

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin appointed four chemical industry representatives to the agency’s Science Advisory Board last week, including employees of pesticide companies and of a leading manufacturer of the forever chemicals that now contaminate U.S. farm soils, waterways, and food."

Agriculture [14]
Chemicals [15]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [19]
Science [20]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Civil Eats [22], 04/23/2026
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"Alarm As Acting CDC Director Delays Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits" [23]

"A Trump administration appointee has delayed publication of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that shows benefits related to the Covid vaccine, leading to concerns that the administration is engaging in behind-the-scenes tactics to undermine vaccines."

Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [7]
Science [20]
Wildlife [28]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Guardian [29], 04/23/2026
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"As Cuba’s Grid Fails, Solar Power Becomes A Lifeline" [30]

"The Trump administration’s fuel blockade against Cuba has resulted in widespread power outages, gas shortages, garbage in the streets, and a humanitarian crisis – but also a surge in solar installations."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [7]
Planning & Growth [32]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [21]
Central America & the Caribbean [33]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [34], 04/22/2026
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Md. Bill Gives Relief on Power Bills, Locks Ratepayers into Nuclear Subsidy [35]

"Maryland lawmakers’ new solution for rising utility bills reduces a surcharge funding an effective energy-efficiency program, offers rebates by raiding the state’s clean energy fund and includes subsidies for nuclear power that advocates say may prove costly over time."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
People & Population [7]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 04/22/2026
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"Moderna Launches mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine Trial After HHS Cancels Funding" [39]

"The Department of Health and Human Services had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to help develop mRNA vaccines."

"Moderna is launching a large-scale clinical trial of a shot to combat bird flu in humans after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to aid in vaccine development.

Agriculture [14]
Biodiversity [24]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [40]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [7]
Science [20]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [41], 04/22/2026
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Facing Drought, Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year [42]

'“Severe.“ “Critical.” “Dire.” “Challenging.” “Record-low.” Officials at the Rio Grande Compact Commission annual meeting Friday worked through the thesaurus to describe the conditions on the river that flows out of southwestern Colorado.'

Agriculture [14]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [25]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [28]
Public [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 04/22/2026
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#SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours [45]

SEJournal is providing full coverage of all eight of the day-long tours from the annual Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference, April 15-18, in Chicago. In Part 2, contributors Meg Duff [46], Nathaniel Eisen [47], Nhung Nguyen [48] and Marlowe Starling [49] provide detailed reports from tours focused on the transitioning steel industry, microgrids, climate-friendly crop practices and evolving Midwestern agricultural systems.

Also check out the first round of tour coverage and read all the great work [45] from our team of early-career freelance journalists, part of SEJournal’s live #SEJ2026 Live conference reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Activism [51]
Agriculture [14]
Air [52]
Biodiversity [24]
Chemicals [15]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Studies [26]
Food [53]
Forests [54]
Government [40]
Health [55]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [56]
People & Population [7]
Planning & Growth [32]
Policy [57]
Pollution [19]
Science [20]
Technology [8]
Transportation [58]
Waste [59]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [28]
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National (U.S.) [21]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [60]
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Public [10]
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"Record US Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply And Food Prices" [61]

"Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it’s a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues."

Agriculture [14]
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [6]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [62], 04/21/2026
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Maine Tightens Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water. Are Communities Ready? [63]

"Nearly four dozen water systems that provide drinking water across Maine would be at risk of violating new limits on “forever chemicals” if the state began enforcing updated rules on the toxic substances today, showing how much work they have left to do to meet new requirements."

Chemicals [15]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [17]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [64]
Source: Maine Monitor [65], 04/21/2026
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