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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [1]

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 [1].

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Forests [17]
Government [18]
Health [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Policy [25]
Pollution [26]
Science [27]
Technology [28]
Waste [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [32]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
California [34]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [36]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Northwest (OR WA) [40]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
International [43]
Visibility: 
Public [44]
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"New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights" [45]

"The New York Times accused the Pentagon in a lawsuit on Thursday of infringing on the constitutional rights of journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting about the military."

Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: NYTimes [46], 12/05/2025
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"Green Groups Gird For Life In Trump’s Crosshairs" [47]

"The administration’s pursuit of its perceived enemies has compelled environmental groups to take new precautions." "Bring burner phones on overseas trips. Use encrypted apps for communication. Don’t cross international borders with laptops. Beef up office security. Hire more lawyers."

Activism [3]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: E&E News [48], 10/28/2025
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"Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup" [49]

"Three dozen members of Congress, including two Republicans, asked Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explain why the Pentagon has pushed back its cleanup of “forever chemical” contamination at nearly 140 military sites nationwide."

Chemicals [7]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: NYTimes [50], 10/24/2025
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"US Hits Top Russian Oil Companies With Sanctions, EU Bans Russian LNG" [51]

"U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft as his frustration grows with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Military [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
International [43]
Source: Reuters [52], 10/23/2025
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Journalists Turn In Badges, Exit Pentagon Rather Than Agree To New Rules [53]

"Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power."

Government [18]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: AP [54], 10/16/2025
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"Pentagon Retreats From Climate Fight Even As Heat And Storms Slam Troops" [55]

"Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy."

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Health [12]
Military [23]
People & Population [56]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
International [43]
Source: Floodlight [57], 10/15/2025
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"Judge Orders Halt To DHS Agents’ Targeting Of Journalists In Chicago" [58]

"A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area."

Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [18]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
International [43]
Source: Washington Post [59], 10/14/2025
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"EU To Ban Use Of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Firefighting Foam" [60]

"The European Commission on Friday announced restrictions on the use of so-called "forever chemicals" in firefighting foams."

Chemicals [7]
Disasters [9]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Pollution [26]
Technology [28]
Transportation [61]
Public [44]
Europe [62]
Source: dpa [63], 10/09/2025
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"Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard" [64]

"New Pentagon data show climate impacts shaping reservists’ mission, in potential conflict with Trump’s drive to use them for law enforcement."

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Health [12]
Military [23]
People & Population [56]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [44]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 10/08/2025
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