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Canada Bets Big on Hydro and Wind Power [1]

"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the country will build the largest clean energy investment in North America’s history—a package of hydropower, onshore wind and transmission projects aimed at meeting electricity needs while also exporting power to Massachusetts and New York."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Planning & Growth [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Canada [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 08/19/2026
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The Gulf Oil Shock Is Pushing E.V. Sales to New Heights. See Where. [15]

"This year, one in four cars sold worldwide will be electric. War in Iran is speeding the shift."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Military [18]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Transportation [20]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 08/19/2026
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Minneapolis Faces Tough Choices On Lead Pipe Removal [23]

"The city is prioritizing historically disenfranchised neighborhoods, daycare and childcare facilities, and streets due for utility work."

Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [26]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Source: MinnPost [28], 08/19/2026
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September 1, 2026

DSG Webinar: What Journalists Need to Know About Solar Geoengineering [29]

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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How $600B of Biden’s Clean Energy Funding Escaped Trump’s Cuts [35]

"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 [2]
Consumer [36]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [19]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Politico [37], 08/18/2026
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty [38]

"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 [39]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [26]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: WIRED [40], 08/17/2026
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EPA Sued For Approving Semiconductor Chemicals That May Pose Health Risks [41]

"Environmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing health risks."

Activism [42]
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [26]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [43], 08/17/2026
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How the World’s Largest Electric Company Fell Quiet on Renewable Energy [44]

"For years, NextEra Energy boasted it was a “leading clean energy company.” Now, as renewable energy faces political opposition, it’s stopped emphasizing that."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 08/17/2026
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The Data Center Industry’s PR Blitz Is Backfiring [46]

"Front group lauds purported benefits of data centers without disclosing its backer."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 08/17/2026
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AI Push in Rulemaking Adds New Legal Risks for Federal Agencies [49]

"The US government’s experimentation with AI in rulemaking carries the risk that actions associated with the technology may be overturned in court, former federal officials warn."

Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [50]
Government [5]
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Source: Bloomberg Environment [51], 08/14/2026
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