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World’s Breadbaskets Are Getting Pounded by War, Weather and Trade Spats [1]

"Heat and drought have diminished harvests in some of the biggest wheat-producing countries, including the United States, which is expected to have its worst wheat harvest in a half-century, spiking prices. Poor countries that agreed to buy American wheat under the threat of Trump tariffs could be stuck paying abnormally high prices."

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Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Food [9]
Military [10]
People & Population [11]
Transportation [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [15]
Source: New York Times [16], 08/24/2026
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How Florida Quietly Removed Climate Change Content From Textbooks [17]

"Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards"

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Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
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Source: Hechinger Report [23], 08/21/2026
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Musk Posted, And She Lost Her FEMA Job. Now, She Seeks To Clear Her Name. [24]

"A senior Federal Emergency Management Agency official fired early last year is seeking to clear her name after Elon Musk blamed her for allowing payments to New York City to house immigrants, which she said was approved by a U.S. DOGE Service aide."

Climate Change [3]
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Environmental Health [8]
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Government [25]
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People & Population [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [26], 08/20/2026
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4 In 10 Americans Say Extreme Weather Damaged Their Towns In Past Year [27]

"Nearly 4 in 10 Americans say their communities were damaged by extreme weather events over the past year, according to a new survey released Tuesday."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [18]
Food [9]
Government [25]
Health [30]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [33], 08/20/2026
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Court Upholds EPA Rule Forcing Polluters To Pay For PFAS Pollution [34]

"An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule putting polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” was upheld in court on Tuesday despite an industry challenge."

Chemicals [35]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [18]
Food [9]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [36]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [37], 08/20/2026
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Nation’s Largest Reservoirs Are Drying Up, Threatening Life in Southwest [38]

"Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River."

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Infrastructure [31]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: New York Times [41], 08/18/2026
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Wildfire Scorched 900 Buildings. A State Calls The Fire Risk ‘Moderate.’ [42]

"Washington state will impose a fire-resistant building code in high-risk areas. Wildfire-prone areas are being excluded, some say."

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People & Population [11]
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Public [13]
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Northwest (OR WA) [44]
Source: E&E News [45], 08/18/2026
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Trump Admin Fights Republican Effort To Lower Flood Insurance Costs [46]

"The Trump administration is defending a flood policy imposed by the Biden administration and supported by environmental groups against efforts by Republican-led states to overturn it in court."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [8]
Infrastructure [31]
Natural Resources [47]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [48]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: E&E News [49], 08/18/2026
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Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? [50]

If you’ve been pondering what recent Cyclospora, Legionella and Ebola outbreaks tell us about the state of preparedness for future pandemics, Backgrounder has some sobering insights. A reminder of the uneven response to COVID-19 and a look forward at how current Trump administration policy has weakened public health structures and likely left us unready for what’s ahead. 

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Wildfire Data, With Its Hair on Fire [53]

As wildfires rage in the U.S. West, Canada and other hot spots around the globe, reporters covering this environmental hazard in the United States can access high-quality data of exceptional timeliness via the Watch Duty app, finds the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. The tool offers everything from emergency notifications to data deep dives, all smartly integrated in its mapping interface.

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