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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]
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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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After a 2-Year Wait, Will Ohio’ Largest Solar Project Get The OK? [15]

"The Oak Run solar and storage project has been in legal limbo since 2024, showing local opponents’ power to delay clean energy. A decision may come soon."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Source: Canary Media [18], 08/18/2026
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Nation’s Largest Reservoirs Are Drying Up, Threatening Life in Southwest [19]

"Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River."

Agriculture [20]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [24]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: New York Times [27], 08/18/2026
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How $600B of Biden’s Clean Energy Funding Escaped Trump’s Cuts [28]

"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 [21]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [24]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Politico [29], 08/18/2026
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Trump Admin Fights Republican Effort To Lower Flood Insurance Costs [30]

"The Trump administration is defending a flood policy imposed by the Biden administration and supported by environmental groups against efforts by Republican-led states to overturn it in court."

Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [32]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [24]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [34]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: E&E News [35], 08/18/2026
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty [36]

"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 [37]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: WIRED [39], 08/17/2026
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How the World’s Largest Electric Company Fell Quiet on Renewable Energy [40]

"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 [23]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [8]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 08/17/2026
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The Data Center Industry’s PR Blitz Is Backfiring [43]

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

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [32]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 08/17/2026
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What You Need To Know About The Water Crisis In Puerto Rico [46]

"U.S. citizens in San Juan, Puerto Rico, are spending hours waiting for water trucks after water rationing went into effect amid drought on the island archipelago. Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González declared a state of emergency in late July as the water in key dams dropped below levels that can support communities."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [21]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [32]
Infrastructure [6]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Central America & the Caribbean [47]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [48], 08/14/2026
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Trump Cancels Biden-Era Bid To Speed Power Line Construction [49]

"The Trump administration is canceling a Biden-era effort to speed up power line construction in parts of Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the Dakotas."

Climate Change [2]
Conflict/Corruption [50]
Consumer [21]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Planning & Growth [7]
Technology [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [51], 08/14/2026
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