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"A Guerrilla Gardener Installed A Pop-Up Wetland In The LA River" [1]

"To many locals, the Los Angeles River — hugged by concrete embankments and heavy vehicle traffic — hardly seems like a river at all. ... But when Doug Rosenberg came upon a shopping cart tipped over in the river's shallow waters back in 2020, he saw the potential to meet nature halfway."

Activism [2]
Agriculture [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
California [7]
Source: NPR [8], 11/20/2025
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America’s Home Insurance Affordability Crunch: See What’s Happening Near You [9]

"Insurance premiums are rising fast in the parts of the United States most exposed to climate-related disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. New research shows that, as insurance has sharply pushed up the cost of owning a home, the price shock is starting to reverberate through the broader real estate market."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [16], 11/20/2025
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The Risk And Promise Of Offshore Wind Energy In Nova Scotia [17]

"As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems"

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [20]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Infrastructure [4]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Canada [23]
Source: The Narwhal [24], 11/20/2025
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"Trump Administration Issuing $1B Loan To Bolster Three Mile Island Restart" [25]

"The Trump administration is issuing a $1 billion loan to help finance the restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant."

Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Technology [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
Source: The Hill [28], 11/20/2025
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"Spread Of Data Centers Raises Risk Of Winter Outages, Grid Monitor Warns" [29]

"More than a dozen states where data centers are spreading fastest could face electric power emergencies under extreme conditions this winter, the grid’s security monitor warned Tuesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [4]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [30]
Technology [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [31], 11/20/2025
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"Trump Refused To Send Disaster Aid To Chicago After 2 Devastating Storms" [32]

"President Donald Trump, who has assailed Illinois’ governor and its largest city, denied disaster aid to thousands of Chicago residents even though his administration documented extraordinary damage from two major storms this summer, records obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News show."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [4]
People & Population [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Source: E&E News [36], 11/20/2025
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"Data-Center Power Forecasts Climb To Unreachable Heights" [37]

"Utilities expect electricity growth to reach levels that are hard to fathom — and they’re using those estimates to justify costly new investments in fossil gas."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [38]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [39], 11/19/2025
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"Cost-Conscious Utilities Resist Trump’s Push For Nuclear Revival" [40]

"The administration has yet to convince major utilities to commit to building large reactors again."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [41], 11/19/2025
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Middle Class Is Struggling As Disaster And Insurance Costs Are Rising [42]

"Three years after Hurricane Ian slammed into Fort Myers Beach, jackhammers still echo along the barrier island's main road, where new houses and businesses are going up next to vacant lots and the shells of buildings gutted by the storm."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [4]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NPR [43], 11/18/2025
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Data Centers — A Local Drain on Power and Water, Coming to a Community Near You [44]

Thousands of energy-hungry, water-gulping data centers are helping fuel the artificial intelligence boom in the United States (and elsewhere). The latest TipSheet takes a closer look at this escalating phenomenon and encourages environmental journalists to look into how it may be playing out in their communities. Ten story ideas and reporting resources to cover data centers’ local impact.

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Planning & Growth [30]
Policy [47]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [5]
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International [48]
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Public [6]
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