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El Niño Is Here, And It’s Developing Earlier And Faster Than Many Do [1]

"El Niño has developed in the Pacific Ocean, a climate pattern that can reshape weather around the globe into 2027. The last El Niño was in 2023-24, and forecasters say this one is developing earlier than many typically do."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Fish & Fisheries [6]
Food [7]
People & Population [8]
Science [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: AccuWeather [14], 06/12/2026
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“A Land Artist Asks: What Will Be Left When I’m Not Here?” [15]

“You can hear and smell Meg Webster’s latest exhibition before you see it. Walking up the stairs of Paula Cooper Gallery in Chelsea, there’s a chorus of birds chirps. Then comes the smell: a dusky, dense scent reminiscent of wet earth. Finally, you walk into the main space and encounter “Thicket,” the show’s titular artwork, a beckoning spiral made of local branches, leaves and flowers."

Activism [16]
Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
People & Population [8]
Wildlife [20]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: New York Times [21], 06/11/2026
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Judge Axes Trump Guidance Restricting Green Energy Credits [22]

“A federal judge over the weekend struck down a Trump administration effort to restrict tax credits for wind and solar energy.”

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [8]
Technology [28]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [29], 06/11/2026
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Union Warns Of Safety Issues After EPA Cuts Desk Phones [30]

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency.”

Consumer [23]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [25]
Government [32]
People & Population [8]
Technology [28]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: The Hill [34], 06/11/2026
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Nevada Utility Seeks Ratepayer Funds For Wildfire Insurance [35]

“As the West enters a high-risk wildfire season, Nevada’s largest utility is asking state regulators to OK a $500 million insurance policy funded by its ratepayers."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [23]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Forests [36]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [37]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [38], 06/11/2026
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Screwworm Detections In Texas Grow As Response Expands [39]

“A new case of New World Screwworm was confirmed on Tuesday in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, bringing the total cases of NWS in the United States to six."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [17]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [5]
Food [7]
Government [32]
People & Population [8]
Wildlife [20]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mexico [40]
Source: Texas Public Radio [41], 06/11/2026
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Hot Weather Hurts Asian Crops as Powerful El Nino Takes Shape [42]

“Dry weather is disrupting crop planting across Asia, raising concerns about food supplies in the world's most populous region, and an expected severe El Nino weather pattern could inflict more damage.”

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Food [7]
Health [43]
People & Population [8]
Public [11]
International [13]
Asia [44]
Source: Reuters [45], 06/09/2026
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Is Climate Disaster Insurance a Worsening Disaster? [46]

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.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [23]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [25]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [48]
Policy [49]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
California [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
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Public [11]
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The Movie 'Pressure' Highlights Drama Of High-Stakes Weather Forecasts [52]

"Meteorologists are rarely the heroes of major Hollywood movies. Never say never. The new film Pressure is a lightly fictionalized version of the actual lead-up to the D-Day invasion of France by Allied troops during World War II, and the crucial role of meteorologists in deciding when that battle would happen."

Climate Change [3]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [19]
Military [53]
People & Population [8]
Science [9]
Transportation [54]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Europe [55]
Source: NPR [56], 06/03/2026
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"Summertime Is Getting More Dangerous For People With Diabetes" [57]

"Extreme heat makes it harder to manage diabetes – yet millions of people with the disease can’t afford to run air conditioning during dangerous heat waves. A federal proposal to increase cooling assistance has been introduced in the U.S. Congress, but it hasn’t moved out of committee, leaving states scrambling to keep their residents safe as summer weather arrives."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [58]
Health [43]
People & Population [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [59], 06/03/2026
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