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"“How Can This Happen?” Fight Over Sewage Sludge On Farms Intensifies" [1]

"Ryan Dunham heard his eleven-year-old daughter’s scream from his living room. He bolted up the stairs to the bathroom where she was taking a shower and couldn’t believe his eyes. The water flowing from the faucet was brown, and it smelled like 'decay, rot and death.'"

Agriculture [2]
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Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
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Pollution [7]
Waste [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]
Source: The New Lede [13], 08/22/2025
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"Trump Admin Redacts Entire Empire Wind Study" [14]

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he halted construction of a wind project off the coast of New York earlier this year because scientists revealed that the Biden administration “rushed approval” of the development based on “flawed science. But Burgum himself won’t reveal what those scientists said — or present the flaws."

Climate Change [15]
Consumer [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [9]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]
Source: E&E News [21], 08/19/2025
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"Broiled by Heat Waves, Residents of the Concrete Jungle Suffer" [22]

"Summer heat in New York City beats down on asphalt and tall buildings, which get hotter, scorching the locals, who can’t stop sweating. Exhaust from trucks and cars hangs in the air and the subway stations trap extreme amounts of heat."

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Environmental Health [4]
Infrastructure [19]
People & Population [23]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 08/13/2025
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"The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River" [25]

"More than 40 years after the Passaic River was declared a Superfund site, cancer-causing toxins still line its bottom. While residents drink from its waters, cleanup stalls under corporate resistance and potential federal budget cuts."

Activism [26]
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Consumer [16]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 08/11/2025
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Amid PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2 Billion DuPont Settlement [29]

"While the federal government is scaling back regulations on “forever chemicals,” New Jersey is holding polluters accountable, announcing a record-breaking $2 billion settlement with DuPont and several related companies with a $875 million payout and up to $1.2 billion in cleanup costs."

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Source: Inside Climate News [30], 08/05/2025
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Coastal Flooding Challenges Cities Around the U.S. [31]

The United States has nearly 100,000 miles of coastline and much of it is at risk of flooding. But what that inundation looks like varies widely from place to place. From storm surges to land subsidence, the latest Backgrounder details the different types of flooding and the threats they pose to coastal communities, especially sea level cities.

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"How Flood-Ravaged Boston Took On The Climate Deniers – And Won" [41]

"As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how" 

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [19]
Natural Resources [42]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [43]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]
Source: Guardian [44], 08/04/2025
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Fireflies Are Lighting Up Summer Skies, But They Are Still On The Decline [45]

"Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks."

Biodiversity [46]
Environmental Studies [47]
Natural Resources [42]
Wildlife [48]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [12]
Source: AP [49], 08/01/2025
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Fishing Groups Push To Delay Protections For Endangered Right Whale To 2035 [50]

"A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years. The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 370 and has declined over the last 15 years."

Biodiversity [46]
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Fish & Fisheries [51]
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National (U.S.) [11]
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Source: AP [52], 07/29/2025
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August 19, 2025

DEADLINE: Metcalf Institute's Climate Ready Newsroom Fellowship for Local Journalism [53]

Metcalf Institute invites applications from newsrooms in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont for this fellowship providing virtual interactive training, coaching, an in-person visit and a $1,000 stipend. Deadline is Aug 19, 2025.

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