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Flesh-Eating New World Screwworm Parasite Found in US Wildlife [1]

"USDA says screwworm found in elk in Texas, and warns hunters and ranchers to be vigilant to help stop spread"

Biodiversity [2]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 10/22/2026
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Heat Storm: 7 Takeaways From Our Investigation Of Supersized Heat Waves [9]

"Reuters conducted a data-driven examination of global temperatures that shows heat waves have surged in size and frequency since the 1960s. These are the key takeaways."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Reuters [12], 10/22/2026
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The River Can’t Be Trusted [13]

"After two wildfires in 2024 charred hillsides above Ruidoso, New Mexico, experts warned dangerous flash floods could affect large parts of the tourist town."

Disasters [11]
Forests [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: ProPublica [16], 10/22/2026
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Texas Continued Permitting Data Centers After Abbott’s Pause, Report Finds [17]

"Regulators in Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause last month, according to an analysis of public records released Monday by the oil and gas watchdog group FracTracker."

Climate Change [10]
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Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [23]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 10/20/2026
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Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities [26]

As a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering inspiration from his own career, he notes that the world’s rapidly changing oceans hold an abundance of stories and urges others to dive in and explore them.

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Data Centers Could Undo Millions in Climate Plans by New Mexico, El Paso [43]

"Three new data centers near the Texas-New Mexico border, including two in El Paso, could significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions in the region."

Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: El Paso Matters [44], 10/15/2026
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Texas Sues To Stop Release Of Data Center Records, Says Could Aid Terrorists [45]

"The Public Utility Commission of Texas is asking a Travis County judge to block the release of information showing where data centers and virtual currency mines operate, saying those details could aid terrorists."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [18]
Consumer [46]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [22]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [47]
Technology [34]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Texas Tribune [48], 10/08/2026
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Oil Industry Won’t Stop One of Its Dirtiest Practices, Even After Pledges [49]

"Norma Lopez Cadena tries to keep her granddaughters indoors — out of sight from the 65-foot flare burning excess gas from more than a dozen oil wells."

Air [50]
Chemicals [51]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [21]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [52]
Pollution [47]
Waste [53]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Bloomberg [54], 10/08/2026
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Final “Grandmother” Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona [55]

"Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70 days."

Environmental Politics [22]
Forests [14]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Arizona Luminaria [56], 10/06/2026
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Grazing Data Unlocks Public Land Stories [57]

The Interior Department keeps an extensive database of thousands of permits it issues to use federal lands for grazing livestock. And as the latest Reporter’s Toolbox notes, that data can readily be used as an investigative tool to look for one thing the government would rather the public not see — a penchant for permit partiality.

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