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Florida Makes It Harder To Sue Phosphate Mines Over Radioactive Soil [1]

"A new law gives companies a simple way to raise the bar for lawsuits. A phosphate mining company lobbied for it."

Chemicals [2]
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Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [11], 08/18/2026
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After a 2-Year Wait, Will Ohio’ Largest Solar Project Get The OK? [12]

"The Oak Run solar and storage project has been in legal limbo since 2024, showing local opponents’ power to delay clean energy. A decision may come soon."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Source: Canary Media [18], 08/18/2026
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As Temperatures Get Hotter, Pesticides Are More Dangerous to Farmworkers [19]

"Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides for farmworkers, and that the problem is poised to grow as the global climate warms."

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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 08/18/2026
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Wildfire Scorched 900 Buildings. A State Calls The Fire Risk ‘Moderate.’ [22]

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

Agriculture [23]
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People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [25]
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National (U.S.) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
Source: E&E News [27], 08/18/2026
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The EPA’s Data On Cancer Risk From Air Pollution Has Gone Dark [28]

"For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing."

Air [29]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [30]
Environmental Health [3]
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Journalism & Media [31]
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People & Population [6]
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Science [32]
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Source: Grist [33], 08/18/2026
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Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic [34]

"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."

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Energy & Fuel [14]
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People & Population [6]
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Waste [36]
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Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 08/17/2026
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Judge Rejects Suit That Sought Professor’s Emails on Climate Law [39]

"A lawsuit against the University of Michigan demanding the emails of a professor who has worked on “climate superfund” laws has been dismissed by a state judge." "A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills."

Activism [40]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: New York Times [41], 08/17/2026
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty [42]

"A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines."

Air [29]
Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [44]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: WIRED [45], 08/17/2026
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EPA Sued For Approving Semiconductor Chemicals That May Pose Health Risks [46]

"Environmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing health risks."

Activism [40]
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Environmental Politics [15]
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People & Population [6]
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Technology [44]
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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [47], 08/17/2026
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How the World’s Largest Electric Company Fell Quiet on Renewable Energy [48]

"For years, NextEra Energy boasted it was a “leading clean energy company.” Now, as renewable energy faces political opposition, it’s stopped emphasizing that."

Climate Change [13]
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Source: Inside Climate News [49], 08/17/2026
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