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First Nations Want Emergency Order To Protect Southern Mountain Caribou [1]

"Southern mountain caribou are a type of caribou found in mature forests of western Canada, where they subsist on lichen as a winter food. Habitat loss — primarily driven by logging — has transformed their mature forest habitat, upsetting the predator-prey balance and leading to caribou declines."

Biodiversity [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [4]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
Canada [7]
Source: Mongabay [8], 08/31/2026
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Trump DOT Moves To Relax Fuel Efficiency Standards For Commercial Trucks [9]

"The Trump administration on Friday moved to relax fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [12]
Conflict/Corruption [13]
Consumer [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [20]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [21]
Technology [22]
Transportation [23]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [25], 08/31/2026
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El Niño Climate Patterns Supercharged By Burning Fossil Fuels, Study Finds [26]

"‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year"

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [27]
Food [28]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Guardian [30], 08/28/2026
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Decoding Beluga Whales’ Chitchat May Save Them – And Show Us Ourselves [31]

"From humpbacks learning the latest songs to sperm whales’ ‘clan codas’, drones and AI learning are helping reveal another dimension to the concept of culture "

Biodiversity [2]
People & Population [4]
Science [32]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [6]
Antarctica & Arctic [33]
Source: Guardian [34], 08/28/2026
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Districts Face A Back-To-School Math Problem: The High Price Of Diesel [35]

"As the new school year kicks off, school districts are facing a challenging math problem: the high cost of diesel. The price of a gallon of diesel is up nearly $2 compared with this time last year. That is meaningful for schools, considering that around 90% of the United States' 480,000 school buses run on diesel."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [23]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NPR [36], 08/28/2026
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California’s New Fire-Safe Landscaping Rules Are Strongest In The U.S. [37]

"California struggled for years to adopt new landscaping rules that dictate what residents in fire-prone areas can plant and build within five feet of their homes, known as Zone Zero."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [27]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [4]
Technology [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [24]
California [38]
Source: LA Times [39], 08/28/2026
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Sometimes You Have To Laugh [40]

"Climate journalism is crucial, but it’s not enough. Release the comedians!"

Climate Change [12]
Journalism & Media [41]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [24]
California [38]
Source: Climate-Colored Glasses [42], 08/27/2026
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How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood [43]

"Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses." "Roughly 160 people are dead and hundreds more—including dozens of international tourists—are missing after flash floods hit a region on the mountainous border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [17]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [6]
Asia [44]
Source: WIRED [45], 08/27/2026
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MAHA Moms Take On Coal [46]

"The Make America Healthy Again movement has taken on many issues over the past few years: pesticides, processed foods, vaccines. Now it has another target, and it’s one that President Trump likes to promote: coal."

Activism [47]
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [14]
Environmental Health [17]
Food [28]
Health [48]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: New York Times [49], 08/27/2026
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Clean Air Policies Help Kids Breathe and Think Better [50]

"Growing up with dirty air harms kids’ health. But reducing pollution can help reverse the damage."

Air [51]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Studies [52]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [21]
Science [32]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 08/27/2026
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