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Bringing Personal Perspective to Disaster [1]

TV journalist Jacob Soboroff grew up in Pacific Palisades, so when the Los Angeles neighborhood was swept by wildfires in 2024, he reported from familiar sites as they burned. He writes about the experience in “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster,” whose strength BookShelf contributor Jennifer Weeks says is its street-level descriptions of chasing the fast-developing story. Read her review.

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Disasters [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [5]
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California [7]
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Public [8]
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Pro-Oil-And-Gas Group Tracks Journalists, First Nations And Enviros [9]

"New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out a web of pro-oil-and-gas groups working together to influence public opinion on climate change"

Activism [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [14]
Canada [15]
Source: The Narwhal [16], 10/09/2026
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Study Links Common Insecticides To Lower Sperm Concentration In Men [17]

"Higher exposure to commonly used insecticides was associated with lower sperm quality in men, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence about the reproductive health risks of pesticides."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [5]
Science [20]
Public [8]
Source: The New Lede [21], 10/09/2026
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The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy [22]

"Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically undercutting that process, stifling public input while skirting federal laws."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [23]
Conflict/Corruption [24]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Yale Environment 360 [26], 10/09/2026
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Ex-Trump Officials Find New Jobs In Venezuela’s Lucrative Oil Industry [27]

"Three days after Michael Jensen left his job as the top Trump White House official for Latin America policy in late May, he boarded a private jet with an American crypto tycoon scouting oil deals in Venezuela, where a U.S. military raid last January had removed President Nicolás Maduro and installed a compliant government."

Conflict/Corruption [24]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [5]
Technology [28]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [6]
South America [29]
Source: Washington Post [30], 10/09/2026
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Isaias Strengthens To Category 2 Hurricane On Collision Course With US Gulf Coast [31]

"Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals scurrying for gas and groceries and leading fishing crews to secure their boats before the potentially destructive storm’s arrival."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: AP [34], 10/09/2026
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October 20, 2026

DEADLINE: GCJT Ochberg Fellowships — Deepen Your Trauma Reporting [35]

Applications are open for the 2027 GCJT Ochberg Fellowship, a weeklong program uniting journalists in Paris to deepen their understanding of trauma and strengthen reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy.

Workshops and Fellowships [36]
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Public [8]
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Disasters [3]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
International [14]

New Pacific Climate Fund Gets $15 Million Boost But Remains Below Target [38]

"Nations including Fiji and Ireland said on Wednesday they were donating about $15 million to a fund to finance climate resilience and adaptation projects in Pacific ​islands, but pledges remain far below the fund's target."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [8]
Australia & Oceania [39]
Source: Reuters [40], 10/08/2026
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Oil Industry Won’t Stop One of Its Dirtiest Practices, Even After Pledges [41]

"Norma Lopez Cadena tries to keep her granddaughters indoors — out of sight from the 65-foot flare burning excess gas from more than a dozen oil wells."

Air [42]
Chemicals [18]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [43]
Waste [44]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: Bloomberg [46], 10/08/2026
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Isaias Live Updates: Storm Strengthens Into Hurricane Ahead of Expected Landfall [47]

"Isaias became a hurricane less than 20 hours after becoming a tropical storm. It's the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, and the ninth named storm of the season."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: USA TODAY [48], 10/08/2026
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