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"Climate journalism is crucial, but it’s not enough. Release the comedians!"
Source: Climate-Colored Glasses, 08/27/2026
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DEADLINE: The Penlight Prize for Excellence in Paywall-free Public Records Reporting
The Penlight Prize, presented by Freedom of the Press Foundation, honors exemplary public-records-based news stories made available to readers free of charge with a $25,000 prize.
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Closure of Top Federal Climate Research Center
"The Trump administration move is “politically motivated,” said the plaintiff, one of the nation’s leading environmental gr�oups."
"One of the nation’s largest environmental groups is challenging the Trump administration’s closure of a leading climate institute, filing a lawsuit Thursday [Aug. 20] in federal court saying the closure is unlawful.
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/27/2026
How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood
"Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses." "Roughly 160 people are dead and hundreds more—including dozens of international tourists—are missing after flash floods hit a region on the mountainous border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday."
Source: WIRED, 08/27/2026
PJM Has Finally Greenlit A Lot Of New Clean Power. Can It Get Built?
"The country’s biggest energy market has a problem: It can’t build enough power plants to keep up with electricity demand." "More than 50 GW of solar, wind, and batteries can now connect to PJM’s grid. It could help drive down costs — if states, utilities, and hyperscalers make it happen."
Source: Canary Media, 08/27/2026
B.C. Regulator Let Oil Company Delay Pipeline Cleanup. Spills Followed
"A major Canadian oil and gas company reported dozens of incidents at its pipelines after the provincial regulator exempted thousands of its pipelines from normal clean-up timelines."
Source: The Narwhal, 08/27/2026
MAHA Moms Take On Coal
"The Make America Healthy Again movement has taken on many issues over the past few years: pesticides, processed foods, vaccines. Now it has another target, and it’s one that President Trump likes to promote: coal."
Source: New York Times, 08/27/2026
As AI Data Centers Expand, New Cooling Chemicals Raise PFAS Concerns
"The artificial intelligence race is creating demand for more than data centers and electricity. It is also creating a new market for the chemicals needed to keep increasingly powerful computer chips from overheating. Some of those cooling technologies rely on PFAS, a broad class of fluorinated compounds already responsible for widespread drinking water contamination in North Carolina."
Source: WRAL, 08/27/2026
Clean Air Policies Help Kids Breathe and Think Better
"Growing up with dirty air harms kids’ health. But reducing pollution can help reverse the damage."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/27/2026
West Point Climate Prof. Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’
"Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired." "After 17 years of teaching science at West Point, Dr. Adam Kalkstein says he was suddenly ordered last year to cut from his curriculum information about the human causes of climate change, according to a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Military Academy."
Source: New York Times, 08/27/2026
