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Nature Already Invented Biodegradable Plastic. Scientists Want To Copy It. [1]

"Cellophane bees make a polyethylene-like plastic that breaks down in soil within a year. A new PNAS study shows how it could inspire biodegradable bioplastics."

 

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [3]
Science [4]
Technology [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: Anthropocene [8], 11/06/2026
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The Blue Wave Is Straining The AI Boom [9]

"The AI race is about to crash into Democrats’ pledge to rein in data centers."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: POLITICO [16], 11/06/2026
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How Trump’s Energy Policies Helped Trigger Tuesday’s Election Rout [17]

"The war in Iran, efforts to promote fossil fuels and attacks on renewable energy contributed to higher prices for gas and electricity that drove voter discontent."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [18]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: New York Times [23], 11/05/2026
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The Results Are In: Voters Hate Data Centers [24]

"From high-profile Senate races to local rezoning initiatives, data centers and their supporters did miserably on the ballot in the 2026 midterms."

Activism [25]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [27]
Pollution [28]
Technology [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: WIRED [29], 11/05/2026
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Pennsylvania Opens a New Loophole for Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal [30]

"The state issued a permit that would allow companies to reclassify oil and gas wells and sell toxic wastewater as a separate product."

Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [28]
Technology [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 11/04/2026
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The Truth About Testicles: Are We Facing Spermageddon? [33]

"When it comes to fertility, testosterone and reproductive fitness, manosphere misinformation is rife - which can lead to a lot of heartache. Meet the man who wants to change all that"

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [19]
Health [34]
People & Population [35]
Technology [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [7]
Source: Guardian [36], 11/03/2026
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How Mad Are Voters About Data Centers? Watch These Races. [37]

"Data centers have become political napalm. Election Day will show how far it’s spread."

Activism [25]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [21]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [28]
Technology [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: POLITICO [38], 11/03/2026
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How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine [39]

"The warning, buried in an obscure government report this summer, was unflinching. The Defense Department’s vaunted network of research laboratories — whose scientists helped develop satellite communication, radar technology, and even the computer mouse — was in trouble."

Activism [25]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: POLITICO [38], 11/03/2026
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Energy on the Ballot [41]

As the public and news media alike tally the outcomes of this week’s U.S. midterm elections, it is the costs of energy — to the economy and the environment, today and into the future — that will continue to grow to dominate global discourse. A Backgrounder Analysis looks at how environmental journalists must seek the fuller story of this vast energy beat.

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Climate Change [10]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [40]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Policy [45]
Science [4]
Technology [5]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [6]
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Climate Helps Insects Eat More Crops, So Farmers Spray More Pesticides [46]

"Farmers around the world are spraying more chemicals than ever on their crops as they battle insect pests. Many of these small, hungry creatures have benefited from climate change, which has expanded their range, extended their breeding season, and made them harder to control with pesticides."

Agriculture [47]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [19]
Food [48]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [28]
Technology [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [7]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [49], 11/02/2026
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