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"More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters" [1]

"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."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Planning & Growth [8]
Pollution [9]
Technology [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [14], 12/09/2025
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France's Tap Water Is Widely Polluted With TFA, The Most Common PFAS [15]

"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 [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Food [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
Europe [20]
Source: Le Monde [21], 12/08/2025
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"Plastic Pollution Could More Than Double By 2040, Report Finds" [22]

"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 [16]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Technology [10]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
International [26]
Source: The New Lede [27], 12/08/2025
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Trump Climate Policies Are Driving Up Insurance Costs for Homeowners: Experts [28]

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

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [23]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Capital & Main [30], 12/08/2025
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [31]

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 [31].

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Agriculture [34]
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Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Forests [39]
Government [40]
Health [41]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Military [43]
Natural Resources [44]
Policy [45]
Pollution [9]
Science [46]
Technology [10]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [11]
Wildlife [47]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [48]
California [49]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [50]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [51]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [54]
Northwest (OR WA) [55]
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Phthalates Are In Our Food, Decades After Scientists Recognized Dangers [58]

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

Chemicals [16]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Food [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [9]
Science [46]
Technology [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [59], 12/03/2025
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BLM Lets Ranchers Renew Grazing Permits With Little Environmental Scrutiny [60]

"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."

Agriculture [34]
Biodiversity [36]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Wildlife [47]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: ProPublica/HCN [61], 12/02/2025
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Citizen Pollution Monitors Face Industry Pushback, Legal Threats [62]

A steep decline in the enforcement of environmental laws means the monitoring of pollution by citizens is more important than ever. But as the latest TipSheet notes, some states have passed laws that severely constrain the use of citizen monitoring or the sharing of findings. Get the backstory, along with top reporting angles and resources for finding monitoring in your area.

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Activism [33]
Air [35]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Government [40]
Health [41]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Science [46]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [56]
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Public [12]
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"Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings" [64]

"The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from a fires, floods and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [23]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [19]
Science [46]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [65], 12/01/2025
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FDA Pulls Proposal To Require Talc-Containing Cosmetics To Test For Asbestos [66]

"The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday."

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Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
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Source: The Hill [67], 12/01/2025
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