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Latin American News Startup: ‘The Most Accurate Truth’ [1]

"After CBS News hit the brakes on a 60 Minutes story about CECOT prison, the League of Latin American Citizens decided it was time to start their own newsroom. Within months, El Grito Media has become a definitive resource."

Activism [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Central America & the Caribbean [9]
South America [10]
Source: Columbia Journalism Review [11], 08/05/2026
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DiCaprio And Bezos Lead $200M Project To Save 100 Threatened Species [12]

"Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas."

Activism [2]
Biodiversity [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Wildlife [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [15]
Source: AP [16], 08/05/2026
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Appeals Court Says Trump EPA Was Wrong To Kill $20 Billion Climate Fund [17]

"A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [23], 08/05/2026
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Is The Recycling Symbol Free Speech? A Judge Just Ruled It Could Be. [24]

"A pioneering California law meant to sharply limit use of the familiar “chasing arrows” recycling symbol has been blocked by a federal judge who said it probably violates the First Amendment."

Activism [2]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [26]
Waste [27]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [28]
Source: Grist [29], 08/04/2026
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HOAs Are Often Barriers To Sustainable Landscaping And Solar Energy [30]

"If you build a house in the United States today, there's a good chance you'll be living under the dictates of a neighborhood homeowners association—roughly two out of every three new homes are in an HOA, as are a third of existing homes."

Activism [2]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [31]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Conversation [32], 08/04/2026
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EPA Says It Wants “PFAS Out,” But Its Actions Allow More Of Them In [33]

"Less than three months ago, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official Jess Kramer outlined a series of promises dubbed “PFAS OUT,” aimed at eliminating a family of toxic compounds from drinking water, and touted the Trump administration’s wider commitments to protecting Americans from contamination by the chemicals."

Activism [2]
Chemicals [34]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The New Lede [35], 08/04/2026
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Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement [36]

"Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Planning & Growth [31]
Pollution [26]
Technology [39]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Politico [40], 08/04/2026
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Trump DOJ Bids To Block Public From Suing To Enforce Environmental Laws [41]

"Reducing rampant pollution across the United States was so important that when Congress passed many environmental protection laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, it didn’t want to leave enforcement only to the executive branch. Congress specifically wrote into those laws ways for citizens to enforce them through the courts when the government does not act to address the problem."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Conversation [42], 08/04/2026
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Extremely Hot Weather Cooks Up Unusually Awful Air Pollution [43]

Summertime and the livin' is smoggy. American air may be clearer now than when the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, but pollutants still abound. Heat and sunlight stoke chemical reactions that exacerbate health hazards. And worsening wildfires mix in harmful smoke. The latest TipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [44]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Air [45]
Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [20]
Government [21]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [26]
Transportation [47]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [15]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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Taming the Freight Beast [48]

The U.S. freight system delivers significant environmental impacts nationwide, especially in states that host major rail-and-road hubs and seaports. Meanwhile, new federal laws and policies are making it harder to curtail pollution generated by freight trucks, trains and warehouses. Journalist John Lippert looks at how the public, private and nonprofit sectors are rising to this challenge.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [49]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Air [45]
Climate Change [18]
Consumer [25]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [21]
Health [46]
Infrastructure [38]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Policy [50]
Pollution [26]
Technology [39]
Transportation [47]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
California [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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