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What Happened to Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs? [1]

"Backed by the federal government and bipartisan leadership, Pennsylvania’s hydrogen projects were supposed to create jobs and slash emissions. Now, they’re in limbo."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 10/14/2026

The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water [13]

"In the arid American West, expanded mining intensifies battles in vulnerable communities over one of the region’s scarcest resources."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Technology [9]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 10/14/2026

Fewer Buyers for Timber on Federal Land Raises Risk of Wildfires [16]

"Loggers are finding it impossible to profitably harvest some federal forests. That leaves more fuel for fires to accumulate."

Disasters [17]
Forests [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: New York Times [19], 10/14/2026

Is Your Local Wildlife Refuge a Refuge No More? [20]

There’s a long history of hunting and fishing in the federal refuge and hatchery system. But the Trump administration has now thrown the doors wide, opening millions of acres in hundreds of locales across much of the country. TipSheet examines what’s missing in this dramatic policy shift, and offers insights and resources for reporting on the impact on the nearest refuge to you.

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TipSheet [21]
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Biodiversity [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Forests [18]
Government [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [28]
Wildlife [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [10]

‘Nature-Based’ Solutions Could Save Insurers And Policyholders Billions [30]

"Wetland restoration and wildfire prevention can drive down insurers’ costs and skyrocketing premiums, a new study shows."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [17]
Economy & Business [4]
Natural Resources [8]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 10/07/2026

Veteran Interior Dept. Lawyer Resigns In Protest, Claims Lawlessness [32]

"An 18-year veteran of the US Department of the Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under Donald Trump."

Conflict/Corruption [33]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [26]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [34]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Public Domain [35], 10/07/2026

Behind the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand [36]

An investigative journalism pair shone a light on an important but rarely reported subject with huge environmental consequences: the illegal trafficking of massive quantities of natural sand from African countries. Read an interview with Inside Story about their award-winning reporting and learn what surprised them most and how they overcame the story’s unique challenges.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [38]
Natural Resources [8]
Region: 
International [39]
Africa [40]
Visibility: 
Public [10]

Grazing Data Unlocks Public Land Stories [41]

The Interior Department keeps an extensive database of thousands of permits it issues to use federal lands for grazing livestock. And as the latest Reporter’s Toolbox notes, that data can readily be used as an investigative tool to look for one thing the government would rather the public not see — a penchant for permit partiality.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [43]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [8]
Policy [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [44]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Visibility: 
Public [10]

Judge Bars Building Of Border Barrier In Big Bend National Park [46]

"A federal judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from building a US-Mexico border barrier through Big Bend National Park in Texas while courts consider ​an environmental lawsuit challenging the project."

Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [34]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: Reuters [47], 10/05/2026

Trump Admin Wants Border Construction At Big Bend National Park To Resume [48]

"The Trump administration plans to resume border security construction at Big Bend National Park in coming weeks, according to a notice submitted in federal court Tuesday."

Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [34]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: Public Domain [49], 10/02/2026

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