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Solar And Wind Power Grew Faster Than Electricity Demand This Year: Report [1]

"Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
International [11]
Source: AP [12], 10/08/2025
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Groups Sue EPA Over Canceled $7 Billion Solar Program To Help Poor People [13]

"Several groups and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans."

Activism [14]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [19], 10/08/2025
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"The Next Phase Of Trump’s Fight Against Solar Energy Has Begun" [20]

"Trump officials are using trade measures and permit delays in a campaign to undercut the solar industry."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [21], 10/08/2025
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Climate Solutions, for Some, May Not Be [22]

A small Louisiana community, home to the descendants of formerly enslaved Black people, continues to fight for its freedom many decades later, this time from a potentially polluting technology. FEJ StoryLog contributor Yessenia Funes recounts her journey to this Cancer Alley community, where a grant from the Fund for Environmental Journalism helped her tell the story of residents challenging a multibillion-dollar carbon capture plant.

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Environmental Justice [15]
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"Advocates Raise Alarm Over PFAS Pollution From Datacenters Amid AI Boom" [32]

"Tech companies’ use of PFAS gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought"

"Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – PFAS “forever chemical” pollution.

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Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [8]
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Public [10]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [11]
Source: Guardian [33], 10/06/2025
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"Chart: Global Investment In Renewables Hits Record Even As US Falters" [34]

"Globally, investors are pouring more money into renewable energy than ever — even as they pull back on spending in the U.S."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Transportation [35]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [11]
Source: Canary Media [36], 10/06/2025
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"EPA Moves to Prioritize Review of New Chemicals for Data Centers" [37]

"The Trump administration has begun prioritizing the review of new, potentially hazardous chemicals used in data centers that public health advocates and environmental attorneys warn could endanger workers, communities and the environment."

Chemicals [25]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Planning & Growth [28]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 10/03/2025
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"Duke Energy Backs Off Renewables After North Carolina Cuts Climate Goal" [39]

"The state repealed the utility’s 2030 emissions target in July. Duke’s response? A plan to slash solar and wind, double down on gas — and burn more coal."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: Canary Media [40], 10/03/2025
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Appeal Could Ease Spreading of Drilling Fluids on Pennsylvania Roadways [41]

"In recent years, Pennsylvania regulators have tried to clamp down on roadway spreading of tens of millions of gallons of oil and gas “brines,” high-salt liquids that can be laced with toxic metals and radioactive material. The industry is pushing back."

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [45]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 10/02/2025
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"Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Climate Super Pollutants" [47]

"The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it planned to relax a Biden-era rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies, semiconductor plants and others to sharply and rapidly reduce some powerful greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment."

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Source: NYTimes [48], 10/02/2025
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