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Greenpeace Scrutinizes Environmental Record of the Company That Sued Them [1]

"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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Source: Inside Climate News [12], 12/11/2025
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As NOAA Funding Lags, Critical Ocean Weather System Nears Breaking Point [13]

"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."

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Source: Inside Climate News [18], 12/10/2025
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"States Push To End Secrecy Over Data Center Water Use" [19]

"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."

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Source: E&E News [23], 12/09/2025
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"More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters" [24]

"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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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [26], 12/09/2025
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France's Tap Water Is Widely Polluted With TFA, The Most Common PFAS [27]

"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. "

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Europe [32]
Source: Le Monde [33], 12/08/2025
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"Plastic Pollution Could More Than Double By 2040, Report Finds" [34]

"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."

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Source: The New Lede [37], 12/08/2025
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Trump Climate Policies Are Driving Up Insurance Costs for Homeowners: Experts [38]

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

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Source: Capital & Main [39], 12/08/2025
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [40]

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 [40].

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Phthalates Are In Our Food, Decades After Scientists Recognized Dangers [64]

"A large body of science has linked phthalates to a variety of serious health conditions, including premature birth and infertility."

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Source: Washington Post [65], 12/03/2025
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BLM Lets Ranchers Renew Grazing Permits With Little Environmental Scrutiny [66]

"With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and worsening wildfire risk."

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Source: ProPublica/HCN [67], 12/02/2025
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