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After a Weekend of Heavy Rains, Chicago’s Deep Tunnel Is Almost Full [1]

"For the first time in history, Deep Tunnel, Chicago’s massive system of underground tunnels and reservoirs designed to hold floodwater, is almost completely full after a weekend of heavy rain."

Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [8], 07/08/2026
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Alabama Seeks To Fill Wetlands, Streams for Controversial Highway [9]

"Alabama officials are seeking federal permission to fill a stretch of wetlands and streams to move forward on the Birmingham Northern Beltline, a decades-long highway project that critics say is unnecessary and will destroy huge swaths of sensitive forests, wetlands and streams."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [15]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 07/08/2026
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Faster, Fiercer Wildfires Are Testing Evacuation Plans [18]

"On a warm summer morning, two fire officials navigate an SUV along a narrow road that switchbacks high into the hills above the town of Fairfax, California, where thickets of trees conceal hundreds of homes. When the road dead-ends, they head back down through the same hairpin turns, pointing out where a wildfire would roar into the path of fleeing vehicles."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Forests [21]
Government [22]
Infrastructure [3]
People & Population [23]
Transportation [24]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg News [25], 07/08/2026
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US Power Use To Beat Record Highs In 2026 And 2027 As AI Use Surges: EIA [26]

"U.S. power consumption, which hit its second straight annual record high in 2025, will rise further in 2026 and 2027, driven by AI-hungry data centers and electrification, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy ​Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [20]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [28], 07/08/2026
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Union Workers Decry Trump’s War On Wind: ‘Why Take Those Jobs Away?’ [29]

"Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense"

Activism [30]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [23]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [32], 07/07/2026
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In Ohio, Solar Is No Big Threat To Farmland [33]

"Fears over farmland loss have fueled arguments against renewables in Ohio — but golf courses and suburban sprawl take up far more acreage than solar does."

Agriculture [34]
Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [35]
Technology [31]
Wildlife [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]
Source: Canary Media [36], 07/07/2026
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7 OPEC+ Countries Agree To Expand Oil Production Some As Prices Slide [37]

"A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to increase their outputs modestly next month, which would bring more oil online after fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [38]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Military [39]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [40]
Middle East [41]
Source: AP [42], 07/06/2026
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Overcrowded And Underfunded: Trump Cuts Threaten US National Parks [43]

"This summer, Yosemite national park has been rife with traffic jams and throngs of visitors. Can these popular national treasures withstand a future of strained resources?"

Biodiversity [10]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [22]
Infrastructure [3]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [44], 07/06/2026
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House Committee Sets Vote On Data Center, Grid Bills [45]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote on bipartisan legislation this week to shield utility customers from the costs associated with data centers, while also advancing legislation aimed at bolstering the nation’s transmission system to meet surging demand."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [38]
Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [35]
Pollution [46]
Technology [31]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [47], 07/02/2026
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U.S. to Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules to Spur Nuclear Expansion [48]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to end longstanding guidance that radiation exposure be “as low as reasonably achievable.”"

Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [49]
Government [22]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [50]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [46]
Technology [31]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: New York Times [51], 07/02/2026
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