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Landmark Calif. Bill Now Requires State To Disclose PFAS Pesticide Use [1]

"A new law in California requires the state to track and publicly disclose the use of PFAS pesticides."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Source: The New Lede [13], 09/29/2026

Closing the Trust Gap With Environmental Justice Communities [14]

Communities impacted by environmental justice issues often view the media with wariness deeply rooted in history. But some journalists and EJ advocates are working together to forge a better relationship. While recognizing the challenges, they offer encouragement with a set of guiding principles for reporters who want to gain the trust of communities and tell accurate, respectful and impactful environmental stories.

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Features [15]
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Activism [16]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [9]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
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Public [10]

Counting Heat Deaths When Official Data Is Deceptive [24]

Climate change’s real impact is difficult to measure when it comes to heat-related illness and death. That’s due, in large part, to the way health agencies count — or actually undercount — the numbers. But the latest TipSheet spotlights an approach journalists can use to tally the true toll. Plus, additional reporting resources to cover the story in your community.

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TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [17]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [10]

Trump WH Considers Building Baseball Park In Grand Teton National Park [26]

"Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials from the White House and MLB confirmed Saturday."

Biodiversity [27]
Conflict/Corruption [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Government [30]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
Source: Washington Post [33], 09/28/2026

In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life [34]

"On a spring day last year, Andrew Willoughby drove three and a half hours to a cheap motel in Nags Head, N.C. From the parking lot, he texted a stranger he had met online."

 

 

Conflict/Corruption [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: New York Times [35], 09/28/2026

‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms [36]

"Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races."

Conflict/Corruption [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: POLITICO [37], 09/28/2026

Why Germany Is Building An Ark For US Climate Data [38]

"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 [17]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [39]
Technology [40]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Yale Environment 360 [41], 09/28/2026

Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico [42]

"A federal judge on Thursday said that President Trump’s order barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House was likely unconstitutional and ordered the administration to restore access to the three news outlets."

Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: New York Times [43], 09/24/2026

Climate Week Talks Balance Hope For Clean Energy Against AI Uncertainty [44]

"As scientists calculated that Earth is getting sicker, global leaders on Monday kicked off a week of talks about how to fix it and fast, pointing to hope from a renewable energy boom."

Activism [16]
Climate Change [17]
Journalism & Media [6]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [45]
Source: AP [46], 09/23/2026

Fact-Check: President Trump Misleads On Iran War, AI In Speech To UN [47]

"In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump defended the United States’ robust use of military force in Iran, Venezuela and elsewhere, saying the international community is incapable of handling threats from those countries."

Journalism & Media [6]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [45]
Source: PolitiFact [48], 09/23/2026

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