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Why Media Consolidation Threatens Press Freedom, Democracy [1]

Speeding media mergers — the latest examples being Paramount’s hookup with CBS and its recent pursuit of CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery — could have serious societal repercussions, argues WatchDog Opinion. Among them: the risks of growing government control and political censorship. But a glimmer of hope comes from another, quieter, revolution that might just be the saving grace for independent accountability journalism.

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Montana’s Blackfeet Nation Turns To An Old Friend For Food Sovereignty: Bison [9]

"Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a reality"

Biodiversity [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Food [13]
People & Population [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Source: Guardian [17], 10/24/2025

"As Heat Gets More Extreme, Pregnant Farmworkers Are Increasingly At Risk" [18]

"Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat, and pregnant workers are coming under greater risk as temperatures rise because of climate change. Many in the U.S. are low-income Latino immigrants who toil under the sizzling sun or in humid nurseries open year round. Heat exposure has been linked to many extra risks for pregnant people, and while protections exist, experts say they need better enforcement and more safeguards are needed."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [23], 10/24/2025

"Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup" [24]

"Three dozen members of Congress, including two Republicans, asked Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explain why the Pentagon has pushed back its cleanup of “forever chemical” contamination at nearly 140 military sites nationwide."

Chemicals [25]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [27]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [30], 10/24/2025

"‘Test Case’ For NEPA: Fast-Tracked Mine Reviews Fuel Outcry" [31]

"BLM is narrowing reviews for proposed mining projects in states like Nevada and Utah. Critics say the agency is on shaky legal ground."

Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [28]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Source: E&E News [33], 10/24/2025

"In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes on Pace to Break a Record" [34]

"The Trump administration stopped updating a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters. A group of scientists has revived it."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Politics [26]
Environmental Studies [36]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [14]
Science [37]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [38]
Source: NYTimes [39], 10/24/2025

"North Dakota Ranchers Say Trump’s Market Meddling Is Bad For Beef" [40]

"Ranchers are pushing against a Trump administration proposal to import beef from Argentina, a move they say is causing chaos in the market."

Agriculture [19]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [26]
Food [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
South America [41]
Source: States Newsroom [42], 10/24/2025

White House OKs More Oil And Gas Drilling In Alaska National Wildlife Refuge [43]

"The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations." "National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved"

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [32]
Wildlife [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
Source: Guardian [46], 10/24/2025

American E-Waste Is Causing A ‘Hidden Tsunami’ In Southeast Asia: Report [47]

"Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog."

Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [28]
Technology [48]
Waste [49]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Asia [50]
Source: AP [51], 10/23/2025

Trump Officials Refer Biden-Era FEMA Staff To DOJ For Criminal Charges [52]

"The Trump administration has sent a referral to the Department of Justice recommending Biden-era Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff face criminal charges, alleging politicization of emergency funding."

Disasters [35]
Environmental Politics [26]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: The Hill [54], 10/23/2025

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