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‘Severe’ Stress on Oceans as Rate of Sea Level Rise Doubles in 10 Years, UN Warns [1]

“Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says.”

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Food [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Policy [6]
Pollution [7]
Science [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: The Guardian [14], 06/09/2026
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Troubled by Spreading Landfill Pollution, a Long Island Community Demands Action [15]

“For decades, a landfill has towered over the town of Brookhaven. A groundwater contamination plume has spread beneath nearby properties.”

Activism [16]
Conflict/Corruption [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Health [21]
Pollution [7]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 06/09/2026
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Is Climate Disaster Insurance a Worsening Disaster? [25]

The growing disconnect between climate risk and risk insurance for homeowners is leaving millions on the knife-edge of economic disaster. But the latest TipSheet suggests that reality offers environmental journalists an opportunity to navigate the morass, community by community. Get more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources in the latest column.

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TipSheet [26]
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Journalism & Media [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Policy [6]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
California [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
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Public [11]
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Kelp — The Understory, Underwater [36]

Massive kelp groves, little-noticed despite their proximity to populated coastlines or their importance to ecosystems and to us humans, face numerous pressures and a drastic decline. In “Forest of the Sea,” author David Helvarg dives into the subject, literally, to help reveal this unique undersea world. BookShelf contributing editor Jennifer Weeks has a review.

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Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [19]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
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Public [11]
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Pritzker Pauses Data Center Tax Incentives in Illinois [39]

“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Friday he is pausing the state’s data center tax incentives starting in July amid a push to address concerns about electricity costs and water resources that have plagued the AI infrastructure build-out nationwide."

Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [29]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Policy [6]
Technology [43]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Source: The Hill [45], 06/08/2026
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Fishermen Prepared for the Longest Red Snapper Season in Recent Memory. A Court Order Stopped It [46]

"Recreational fishermen like Kemp are pitched against commercial fishermen and environmentalists in a legal dispute that has halted what was expected to be the longest snapper season in years, reflecting broader tensions over the Trump administration’s efforts to loosen fishing rules and deregulate the seas."

Environmental Politics [28]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Food [4]
Government [29]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [47], 06/08/2026
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A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation [48]

“More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say.”

Agriculture [49]
Chemicals [50]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [40]
Food [4]
Government [29]
Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 06/08/2026
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Energy, Water Use and Pollution of AI and Data Centers Rival Most Countries [52]

"The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence grows."

Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Infrastructure [42]
Technology [43]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: AP [53], 06/04/2026
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An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water. [54]

"After shuttering two wells for recurring nitrate contamination, the riverside community of Princeton may face yet another costly fix."

Chemicals [50]
Disasters [18]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [42]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 06/04/2026
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Supreme Court’s Limits on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse [56]

"A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense."
 

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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 06/04/2026
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