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Nor’easter Lashes Coastal Areas With Soaking Rain, Wind And Massive Waves [1]

"A powerful, early-season nor’easter brought wind, soaking rain and massive waves to the Northeast this weekend."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: CNN [9], 09/28/2026
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A New Fleet Of Electric School Buses Hits New York City Streets [10]

"School districts nationwide are grappling with record diesel prices this fall as they resume shuttling students back and forth. But filling up isn’t a problem for some of the newest buses in New York City. That’s because these 10 long, yellow vehicles plug into the electric grid."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [4]
Technology [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: Canary Media [16], 09/25/2026
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‘All We Could See Was Red’: The Wildfires Choking Indonesian Borneo [17]

"For months, millions of people have been living under a stifling blanket of toxic haze, fueled by a punishing drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern."

Air [18]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [19]
Forests [20]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [21]
Public [6]
Asia [22]
Australia & Oceania [23]
Source: New York Times [24], 09/25/2026
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Foreign Fishing Fleets Are Robbing West African Countries of Key Nutrients [25]

"Seafood isn’t just a key source of protein and calories; it’s also where millions around the world get essential vitamins and minerals needed to build tissue, fight infections and grow. Yet, as modern mechanized fishing fleets plunder global waters, populations in low-income countries are losing out."

Environmental Health [19]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Food [27]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [28]
Africa [29]
Source: Inside Climate News [30], 09/25/2026
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In Rural Pa., Doctors Confront Hidden Impacts of Environmental Disasters [31]

"Researchers are learning more about the long-term public health effects of living through extreme weather, especially in more isolated communities."

Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [19]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 09/24/2026
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Duke Energy Wants To Build A New Gas Plant. Regulators Said Not So Fast. [33]

"The 255-MW plant in North Carolina was meant to help meet data center demand. Regulators took the rare step of rejecting the permit amid a growing national backlash."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [34]
Laws & Regulations [35]
People & Population [4]
Technology [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: Canary Media [37], 09/24/2026
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'Super' El Niño Could Cause 451,000 Excess Deaths, Researchers Say [38]

"Extreme heat caused by ​this year's "super-El Niño" could result in as many as ‌451,000 excess deaths across the globe from June this year to February 2027, researchers with the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab said on Wednesday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [19]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
International [28]
Source: Reuters [39], 09/24/2026
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Trump’s Approval Rating Falls To Low Of 32% As High Living Costs Bite [40]

"Just 17 per cent of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, the issue ‌they ‌say will sway their vote in the midterms"

Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [41]
Laws & Regulations [35]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [42], 09/22/2026
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‘Post-Disaster Gentrification’ Proliferates in Florida Towns as Costs Soar [43]

"Million-dollar homes increasingly replace small-town beach vibes, pushing out longtime residents and transforming oceanfront communities."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [4]
Planning & Growth [44]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 09/21/2026
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Calif. Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Other Workplaces’ [46]

"California is crafting weaker heat protections for prisons than for other workplaces, citing billions in costs to cool aging institutions as climate and health risks increase."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [47]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [48]
Source: Canary Media [49], 09/18/2026
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