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Trump Admin To Lift Logging Limits In National Forests [1]

"The Trump administration plans to remove restrictions on logging across more than 40 million acres of national forest, the Agriculture Department said."

Biodiversity [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Pollution [8]
Wildlife [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
Source: E&E News [13], 08/19/2026
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September 1, 2026

DSG Webinar: What Journalists Need to Know About Solar Geoengineering [14]

Solar geoengineering is receiving growing attention, bringing a complex and still-evolving field into wider public conversation. Journalists face a difficult reporting challenge: how to cover a field marked by scientific uncertainty, potentially far-reaching risks, uneven governance and sharply different views about whether and how research should proceed. On September 1, the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG), together with Solutions Journalism Network-trained journalist Yessenia Funes, will host a free, interactive webinar designed to help journalists navigate this challenge with more context.
 

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National (U.S.) [11]
International [21]

Jaguars Are Ready to Come Back. The Border Wall Might Stop Them. [22]

"A lone male roves the Arizona mountains, and a female has been spotted just across the border in Mexico. The sightings raise hopes for the species, despite serious threats."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [23]
Wildlife [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: New York Times [25], 08/18/2026
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After a 2-Year Wait, Will Ohio’ Largest Solar Project Get The OK? [26]

"The Oak Run solar and storage project has been in legal limbo since 2024, showing local opponents’ power to delay clean energy. A decision may come soon."

Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [30]
Source: Canary Media [31], 08/18/2026
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How $600B of Biden’s Clean Energy Funding Escaped Trump’s Cuts [32]

"A POLITICO analysis finds that while the administration wiped out hundreds of billions in clean-energy tax breaks, spending has been harder to unwind."

Climate Change [27]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [34]
Infrastructure [29]
People & Population [23]
Technology [20]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Politico [35], 08/18/2026
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Trump Admin Halts Border Work In Big Bend National Park As Outrage Grows [36]

"The Trump administration has paused all border barrier construction work at Big Bend National Park, after a flurry of videos showing bulldozers marring the protected landscape drove a furious backlash."

Activism [37]
Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [34]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: Public Domain [39], 08/18/2026
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The EPA’s Data On Cancer Risk From Air Pollution Has Gone Dark [40]

"For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing."

Air [41]
Chemicals [42]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [8]
Science [19]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Grist [44], 08/18/2026
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Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic [45]

"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."

Chemicals [42]
Consumer [33]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [8]
Waste [47]
Public [10]
Central America & the Caribbean [48]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 08/17/2026
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Judge Rejects Suit That Sought Professor’s Emails on Climate Law [50]

"A lawsuit against the University of Michigan demanding the emails of a professor who has worked on “climate superfund” laws has been dismissed by a state judge." "A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills."

Activism [37]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: New York Times [51], 08/17/2026
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty [52]

"A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines."

Air [41]
Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [8]
Technology [20]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: WIRED [53], 08/17/2026
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