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US To Lose Ground In Antarctica After Pulling Out Last Research Ship [1]

"Scientists said the loss hinders their work and diminishes America’s leading presence on the continent. The NSF said it continues to support Antarctic research."

Climate Change [2]
Science [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Antarctica & Arctic [9]
Source: Washington Post [10], 12/12/2025
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Big Oil’s Climate Ads Have Propped Up Fake Promises for 25 Years: Report [11]

"First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Science [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 12/12/2025
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"USDA Reorganization Fight Tests Congressional Backbone" [15]

"Lawmakers’ bid to slow the closure of the department’s largest research facility rests on iffy legal ground but waves a yellow flag at the Trump administration."

Agriculture [16]
Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Science [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [20], 12/11/2025
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Deadly November Asian Storms 'Supercharged' By Climate Change: Researchers [21]

"The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late November were "supercharged" by higher sea temperatures and made worse by rapid deforestation, scientists said in a study published on Thursday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [22]
People & Population [23]
Science [3]
Public [6]
International [8]
Asia [24]
Australia & Oceania [25]
Source: Reuters [26], 12/11/2025
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"E.P.A. Erases Mention of Humans Causing Climate Change From Some Web Pages" [27]

"An E.P.A. site listing the causes of climate change no longer includes the main one: human activity."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [13]
Science [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [28], 12/10/2025
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"Under RFK Jr., The CDC Provides A Megaphone To The Anti-Vaccine Movement" [29]

"For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fought attempts by the anti-vaccine movement to sow doubts in the safety and efficacy of the shots that marked a triumph of public health. This week, the agency instead provided a powerful platform for the cause."

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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [35], 12/09/2025
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"Trump Admin Orders Parks To Purge Shops Of DEI, Trans References" [36]

"The National Park Service has ordered park rangers to remove books and retail items at park gifts shops that run afoul of President Donald Trump’s edicts targeting diversity and equity across the federal government, according to a recent memo viewed by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Climate Change [2]
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Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [38]
People & Population [23]
Science [3]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [39], 12/09/2025
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Journal Retracts Study On Safety Of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Ethical Concerns’ [40]

"The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer."

Agriculture [16]
Chemicals [41]
Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [42]
Science [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [43], 12/09/2025
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [44]

Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started here [44].

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Chemicals [41]
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Economy & Business [47]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Studies [48]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Forests [50]
Government [51]
Health [33]
Infrastructure [52]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Military [53]
Natural Resources [38]
Policy [54]
Pollution [42]
Science [3]
Technology [34]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [56]
California [57]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [58]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [59]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [61]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [62]
Northwest (OR WA) [63]
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From Words to Frames — Writer Learns To Wield Power of Visual Storytelling [66]

When writer Gulnaz Khan saw how global warming drove both natural loss and spiritual breaks for surrounding human communities, it started her on a PBS documentary series exploring sacred sites around the world threatened by climate change. But she also undertook another odyssey, one from writer to visual storyteller. What she learned on her journey from text to screen, in the new EJ InSight column.

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Journalism & Media [13]
Natural Resources [38]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [42]
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Science [3]
Waste [55]
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