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Meet The Super PAC Working To Crush Clean Energy’s Political Foes [1]

"After Republicans voted to undo much of the Inflation Reduction Act, a few cleantech professionals set out to exact electoral revenge. So far, it seems to be working."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Canary Media [10], 09/02/2026
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How Intense Rains In The Grand Canyon Turned Into A Deadly Disaster [11]

"A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was probably driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that can supercharge storms."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Government [13]
Infrastructure [14]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Guardian [18], 09/02/2026
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Tropical Storm Edouard Strengthens, Arrives On Texas And Louisiana Coasts [19]

"Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing ashore heavy rains and setting off flood warnings along the coast."

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People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: AP [21], 09/02/2026
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Principal Saved 900 Students Before His School Was Washed Away in Nepal [22]

"Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [12]
Infrastructure [14]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
Asia [24]
Source: New York Times [25], 09/01/2026
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Texas And Louisiana Could Get Hit By Fast-Spin-Up Tropical Storm Tuesday [26]

"Tropical Storm Warning flags were flying today on the Gulf Coast of southeast Texas and southeast Louisiana ahead of the expected arrival on Tuesday of Tropical Depression Five (TD 5), which was designated a tropi�cal depression at 2 p.m. EDT Monday. As of 11 a.m. EDT Monday, TD 5 was predicted by the National Hurricane Center to become a tropical storm before its center reaches the Texas-Louisiana coast on Tuesday afternoon. The next name on the Atlantic list is Edouard."

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Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [7]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [28], 09/01/2026
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Big Bend Border Wall Preparations Paused by Texas Federal Judge [29]

"Construction on — or at least preparations for — a border wall through Texas’s Big Bend National Park and the larger Big Bend region have been halted through Sept. 15, and possibly longer, a federal judge said from the bench Friday."

Biodiversity [30]
Chemicals [31]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [36]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [37], 09/01/2026
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California Sues Over Trump Deal to Cancel Wind Project Lease [38]

"California sued the Trump administration and Golden State Wind over the federal government’s deal with the company to cancel an offshore wind project lease, alleging the transaction violated multiple federal laws."

Activism [39]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [34]
Technology [40]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [36]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [41], 09/01/2026
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Secretive Deals May Cut Billions From US Global Health Spending: Analysis [42]

"The Trump administration is working to cut global health funding to developing nations by tens of billions of dollars by 2030, according to a new analysis of the secretive agreements U.S. officials have pursued with more than a dozen governments to date."

Agriculture [43]
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Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [47]
Health [48]
Infrastructure [14]
Journalism & Media [49]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Technology [40]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [50]
Source: Washington Post [51], 09/01/2026
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El Niño Climate Patterns Supercharged By Burning Fossil Fuels, Study Finds [52]

"‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year"

Agriculture [43]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Food [47]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [53], 08/28/2026
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California’s New Fire-Safe Landscaping Rules Are Strongest In The U.S. [54]

"California struggled for years to adopt new landscaping rules that dictate what residents in fire-prone areas can plant and build within five feet of their homes, known as Zone Zero."

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California [36]
Source: LA Times [55], 08/28/2026
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