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Climate Change, New Mining May Push Alaska’s Arctic Past The Brink [1]

"Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last day of September, and by every measure of history and memory, thousands should have crossed by now. But the tundra is empty, save for the mountains looming on the horizon — the Gates of the Arctic National Park."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
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Environmental Studies [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Transportation [9]
Wildlife [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [13]
Source: AP [14], 12/15/2025
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"Trump, Administration Heads Sued Over East Wing Demolition" [15]

"President Donald Trump and several administration officials were hit with a lawsuit Friday over the demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a 90,000 square foot ballroom."

Environmental Studies [5]
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Planning & Growth [16]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [17], 12/15/2025
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Greenpeace Scrutinizes Environmental Record of the Company That Sued Them [18]

"The nonprofit said in a new report that pipeline company Energy Transfer reported hundreds of oil spills to federal regulators in recent years, among other incidents."

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Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 12/11/2025
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As NOAA Funding Lags, Critical Ocean Weather System Nears Breaking Point [25]

"Years of underfunding and new delays in federal grantmaking threaten buoys and ocean monitoring assets run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that protect fishermen, cargo ships and endangered species across the country."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Studies [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 12/10/2025
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"States Push To End Secrecy Over Data Center Water Use" [29]

"States facing drought and dwindling groundwater supplies are seeking to pull back the curtain on water use at data centers, in a push for transparency that has scrambled traditional partisan alliances."

Agriculture [30]
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Journalism & Media [21]
Planning & Growth [16]
Water & Oceans [23]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [32], 12/09/2025
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"More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters" [33]

"A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis."

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Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Planning & Growth [16]
Pollution [22]
Technology [34]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [35], 12/09/2025
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France's Tap Water Is Widely Polluted With TFA, The Most Common PFAS [36]

"A French state health agency analyzed over 600 samples of drinking water. 92% of them contained traces of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the smallest PFAS molecule, which is suspected to be toxic. "

Chemicals [37]
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Food [39]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [11]
Europe [40]
Source: Le Monde [41], 12/08/2025
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"Plastic Pollution Could More Than Double By 2040, Report Finds" [42]

"Failure to address a worldwide plastic pollution crisis could trigger a surge in greenhouse gas emissions and human health problems tied to the industry, according to a new report."

Chemicals [37]
Consumer [31]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [22]
Technology [34]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [11]
International [27]
Source: The New Lede [45], 12/08/2025
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Trump Climate Policies Are Driving Up Insurance Costs for Homeowners: Experts [46]

"Tariffs, extreme weather events and the president’s funding cuts are contributing to increasing rates, sometimes by double digits."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [31]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [43]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Capital & Main [47], 12/08/2025
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [48]

Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started here [48].

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