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Extreme Weather Is Creating a Perfect Storm of Misinformation [1]

"In the aftermath of the Maui fires, thousands of people across all the major social media platforms shared posts and videos alleging that the fires had a more sinister origin. They posited that the government had used a “direct energy weapon,” or a form of laser, to ignite the area."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Source: Grist [8], 10/29/2026
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Gone Forever [9]

"PFAS chemicals are everywhere. Can new technologies get rid of them for good?"

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Waste [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Science [15], 10/29/2026
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The Cost of Lagging Global Climate Action Is Lost Lives and Poor Health [16]

"A new report finds health harms from warming outpaced progress after the Paris Agreement and calls for climate change to be declared a global health emergency." "A decade after world leaders signed the legally binding Paris Agreement to combat climate change, the crisis’ health harms are getting worse and progress is lagging, according to a new report from leading international scientists."

Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 10/29/2026
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The DOE Announces $5B Loan To Constellation For Nuclear Uprates [18]

"The conditional commitment aims to boost output across 15 reactors in three states, expanding clean power capacity far faster than building new reactors."

Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Canary Media [24], 10/29/2026
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How Much Are Trump’s Pro-Coal Policies Costing Us? [25]

"The Trump administration loves coal plants. The rest of us are paying the price in higher electricity bills, poorer health, and worsening climate change." "A new report finds nearly half of U.S. coal plants benefit from federal handouts and pollution exemptions, harming public health, our wallets, and the climate."

Conflict/Corruption [26]
Consumer [27]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Canary Media [30], 10/29/2026
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Industry Knew for Decades That Microplastics Could Infiltrate Human Bodies [31]

"The chemical industry has known for decades that ingested microplastic particles can reach vital organs, an investigation has found."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Source: Yale Environment 360 [32], 10/29/2026
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Climate Is on the Ballot, Even if It’s Not in Candidates’ Campaign Messages [33]

"In the final stretch of their midterm drive to gain control of Congress, Democratic candidates are talking mostly about the pain of high energy costs, not the risks of climate change." "Activists view November’s midterm elections as crucial for curbing Trump’s fossil fuel agenda and building a foundation for renewed action."

Activism [34]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 10/29/2026
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Americans’ Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Are Increasingly Coming From Mexico [36]

"A new Washington Post investigation has found that as fruit and vegetables are increasingly coming from Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of produce manufacturers in the country has been minimal. In recent years, 34 percent of fresh vegetables and 59 percent of fresh fruit available in the U.S. were imported."

Agriculture [37]
Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [11]
Food [38]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mexico [39]
Source: Washington Post [40], 10/28/2026
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A ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law [41]

"The sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [42]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Revelator [43], 10/28/2026
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Is Coal Really Making A Comeback? [44]

"Headlines say the dirtiest fossil fuel is “back in fashion” — but there's much more to the story."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Source: Grist [45], 10/28/2026
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