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Trump Goes After An Offshore Wind Farm That’s Already Up And Running [1]

"After halting construction on offshore wind farms and canceling leases for future projects, the Trump administration just took another step to erode America’s troubled offshore wind industry." "The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power for the energy-hungry Northeast."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Technology [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]
Source: Canary Media [13], 10/14/2026
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Trawling Catches Huge Amounts Of Seafood, But Can Devastate The Seafloor [14]

"Behind a trawl fishing boat, a vast net can spend hours scraping the seafloor, funneling schools of fish toward a narrow bag at the back. A single tow can bring tens of thousands of pounds of seafood aboard."

Fish & Fisheries [15]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [16]
Source: AP [17], 10/13/2026
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Fake Caroline [18]

"Editors are facing an influx of AI-written pitches, including at science publications like mine. What now?"

Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [19]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [16]
Source: Columbia Journalism Review [20], 10/09/2026
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Ex-Trump Officials Find New Jobs In Venezuela’s Lucrative Oil Industry [21]

"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 [22]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [23]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
South America [24]
Source: Washington Post [25], 10/09/2026
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Texas Sues To Stop Release Of Data Center Records, Says Could Aid Terrorists [26]

"The Public Utility Commission of Texas is asking a Travis County judge to block the release of information showing where data centers and virtual currency mines operate, saying those details could aid terrorists."

Climate Change [2]
Conflict/Corruption [22]
Consumer [27]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [29]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: Texas Tribune [31], 10/08/2026
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This Hidden Device Could Free Up Gigawatts Of Power For The US Grid [32]

"Millions of electric motors run inside the country’s buildings, often inefficiently. Variable frequency drives can slash motors’ power use and reduce grid strain."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [16]
Source: Canary Media [33], 10/08/2026
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Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break [34]

"Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,  data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash."

Agriculture [35]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: WIRED [36], 10/07/2026
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In Global First, A Next-Gen Geothermal Plant Goes Live At Utility Scale [37]

"Fervo Energy is producing clean power at Cape Station in Utah. It’s a big milestone, but the industry must tackle high costs and other barriers in order to scale."

 

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [16]
Source: Canary Media [38], 09/29/2026
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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics [39]

"The United States on Friday rejected a declaration by member countries of the United Nations that pledged international collaboration and solidarity in preparing for and responding to pandemics."

Conflict/Corruption [22]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [41]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [23]
Science [42]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [16]
Source: New York Times [43], 09/29/2026
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Why Germany Is Building An Ark For US Climate Data [44]

"Fearing the Trump administration might meddle with U.S. climate data, ​scientists​ in Germany are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories​ in Hamburg."

Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [19]
Science [42]
Technology [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Yale Environment 360 [45], 09/28/2026
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