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Will Changes to US Forest Service Erase a Century of Historical Documents? [1]

"Sweeping changes underway at the federal agency tasked with protecting the nation’s forests could result in the loss of more than a century of critical historical documents, conservationists warn."

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Source: Inside Climate News [12], 04/27/2026
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Fossil-Funded GOPers Claim National Academies Have Conflicts of Interest [13]

"Republican allies of the oil and gas industry question the objectivity of an independent report from the nation’s top science advisers on the harms of human-caused climate change."

Climate Change [14]
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Energy & Fuel [16]
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Source: Inside Climate News [21], 04/27/2026
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Texas Gulf Coast Health Problem: Benzene Emissions Are Among Highest in US [22]

"Daylight hadn’t yet slipped from the sky above Port Arthur when the residents felt the ground shake. They quickly moved inside, shut windows and closed doors, sheltering in place until they got word that the explosion at the Valero Port Arthur Refinery was under control."

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Source: Capital & Main [26], 04/27/2026
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Fast-Growing Georgia Wildfire Tops 31 Square Miles; Evacuations Possible [27]

"One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles (80 square kilometers), officials reported Sunday. The Highway 82 Fire has been burning since April 20 and as of Saturday had destroyed at least 87 homes. On Sunday morning, officials said it was only 7% contained."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: AP [30], 04/27/2026
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"World Food Systems ‘Pushed To The Brink’ By Extreme Heat, UN Warns" [31]

"Extreme heat is threatening the world’s food systems, with farmers unable to work outside, livestock experiencing stress and crop yields falling, putting the livelihoods of more than a billion people in peril, the UN has warned."

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Source: Guardian [35], 04/24/2026
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"A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining" [36]

"The Trump administration is creating a new office that critics say could weaken the environmental oversight of oil drilling and seabed mining in territorial waters." "The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight."

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Energy & Fuel [16]
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Fish & Fisheries [38]
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Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [19]
Technology [20]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [40], 04/24/2026
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"Georgia Wildfires Updates: 87 Homes Destroyed, Fires Largely Uncontained" [41]

"The two largest wildfires in southern Georgia have burned tens of thousands of acres combined." "A total of 87 homes had been destroyed as of Thursday by wildfires sweeping across parts of Georgia."

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Source: WSBTV [42], 04/24/2026
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"Spain's Wild Horses In Peril, Despite Key Role In Wildfire Prevention" [43]

"The wildfires that used to burn each summer in the woods above the Spanish village of Barro have diminished to almost none since Lucia Perez started grazing wild horses there."

Biodiversity [37]
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Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [3]
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Public [10]
Europe [44]
Source: Reuters [45], 04/23/2026
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"What a 5,000-Mile-Long Marine Heat Wave Means For Summer In The U.S. [46]

"It could worsen heat and humidity in the West this summer, and also boost the risks of Pacific hurricanes as well as wildfires in the region."

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Fish & Fisheries [38]
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International [34]
Source: Washington Post [47], 04/23/2026
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"Alarm As Acting CDC Director Delays Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits" [48]

"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."

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Source: Guardian [50], 04/23/2026
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