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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
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Iceland Reports Presence Of Mosquitoes For First Time, As Climate Warms [18]

"This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's history."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Wildlife [15]
Public [8]
Antarctica & Arctic [21]
Europe [22]
Source: NPR [23], 10/24/2025
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"Oil Firm TotalEnergies Made Misleading Green Statements, Court Rules" [24]

"A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [28]
Public [8]
International [29]
Europe [22]
Source: Guardian [30], 10/24/2025
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"As Heat Gets More Extreme, Pregnant Farmworkers Are Increasingly At Risk" [31]

"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 [32]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [33], 10/24/2025
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"A Pro-Dominion Grassroots Group Has Financial Ties — to Dominion" [34]

"Supporters of the Virginia Energy Reliability Alliance were out in force at an air permit hearing last month for the utility’s controversial natural gas “peaker” plant in Chesterfield County. Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest utility, says it’s been “transparent” with regard to its support for the group."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [28]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 10/24/2025
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"Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup" [38]

"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 [39]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Military [40]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [42], 10/24/2025
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"‘Test Case’ For NEPA: Fast-Tracked Mine Reviews Fuel Outcry" [43]

"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 [27]
Natural Resources [44]
Pollution [28]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Source: E&E News [45], 10/24/2025
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"In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes on Pace to Break a Record" [46]

"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 [19]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Politics [26]
Environmental Studies [48]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [14]
Science [49]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [29]
Source: NYTimes [50], 10/24/2025
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"North Dakota Ranchers Say Trump’s Market Meddling Is Bad For Beef" [51]

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

Agriculture [32]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [26]
Food [13]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
South America [52]
Source: States Newsroom [53], 10/24/2025
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