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"Internal Memo Orders Staff Not To Reveal Deaths In National Parks" [1]

"The Interior Department’s guidance instructs parks staff not to confirm deaths, the severity of injuries or other details."

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Source: Washington Post [11], 06/25/2026
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There’s a Bit of Good News for Coral Reefs [12]

"New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming."

Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: New York Times [18], 06/23/2026
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Trump DOE Pushed To Divert Puerto Rico Solar Funds To Bankrupt Utility [19]

"Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision "may generate negative commentary" and be perceived as "undue favoritism.""

Climate Change [14]
Conflict/Corruption [20]
Consumer [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [24]
People & Population [8]
Technology [25]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: Grist [27], 06/23/2026
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Heat, Wind And Drought Conditions Spark Wildfires In US West [28]

"Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Forests [30]
Government [6]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [16]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [31], 06/23/2026
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18+ Dead In France, Including Two Children In Hot Car, As Europe Bakes [32]

"At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a ​heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities on Monday."

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People & Population [8]
Public [9]
International [33]
Asia [34]
Europe [35]
Source: Reuters [36], 06/23/2026
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‘Every Day It’s More Barriers’: The US Is Shutting Out Climate Refugees [37]

"Millions of people around the world are having their lives upended by floods, storms and heatwaves worsened by the climate crisis. Those forced to flee their home countries, however, are finding that the door to the US is more firmly shut than ever."

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Environmental Justice [23]
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Laws & Regulations [38]
People & Population [8]
Transportation [39]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [33]
Source: Guardian [40], 06/22/2026
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Why the Loss of Voting Rights Is a Climate Crisis [41]

When the Supreme Court further hollowed out the Voting Rights Act this spring, it augured a historic loss of civic power for Black communities. And with that comes a further blow — to progress on the environment. For as Voices of Environmental Justice columnist Yessenia Funes explains, key to climate policy are Black voters, and the Black legislators they bring into office.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [42]
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Activism [43]
Climate Change [14]
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People & Population [8]
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Storm Arthur Makes Landfall In Texas, Raising Flood Risk Across South [46]

"A mass of showers and thunderstorms that has been sprawling across Texas and northern Mexico in recent days over South Texas consolidated into Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday. Life-threatening flooding, property damage and disruptions to commerce and travel may unfold as inches of rain pour down over a portion of the southeastern United States into Friday."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AccuWeather [47], 06/18/2026
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Eastern Washington Wildfire Forces Evacuations And Destroys Homes [48]

"High winds drove a wildfire into an eastern Washington neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,500 people and destroying at least 15 homes, officials said Wednesday."

Climate Change [14]
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People & Population [8]
Pollution [16]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [49]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AP [50], 06/18/2026
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Shrinking Strip Of New Orleans Marsh Helps Protect 1.5 Million People [51]

"There’s an increasingly narrow strip of New Orleans marshland that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people will face far greater risks from storms and floods."

Climate Change [14]
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Infrastructure [24]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [52]
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Public [9]
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Source: Verite News [53], 06/17/2026
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