"EPA: Superfund Cleanup ‘Likely’ Fouled Pennsylvania Town’s Water"
"Municipal sewage sludge was used as fertilizer in the project that began decades ago in Palmerton, where PFAS now taint soil and water."
Source: E&E News, 11/03/2025
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Wash. Court Restores $185 Million Verdict For Teachers Poisoned By PCBs
"The Washington Supreme Court this week restored a $185 million verdict against the former Monsanto company, now owned by Bayer, over toxic chemicals in a state school building that allegedly poisoned three teachers."
Source: The New Lede, 11/03/2025
"CBS News Just Gutted Its Climate Team"
"Americans who rely on broadcast networks for honest journalism suffered a painful loss this week, as CBS News — fresh off its acquisition by Skydance Media and the installation of anti-woke opinion writer Bari Weiss as editor in chief — fired most of the reporters who specialize in covering climate change."
Source: Climate Colored Goggles, 11/03/2025
"Energy Bills Are Rising Nationwide. In Georgia, They’re On The Ballot."
"The race for two seats on the obscure board that regulates Georgia’s utilities is drawing national attention — and could have major implications both for electricity affordability and one of the biggest planned fossil-fuel buildouts in the nation."
Source: Canary Media, 11/03/2025
2025 David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award Winner: Mark Schleifstein
This annual award recognizes an SEJ member for their exceptional volunteer work. The 2025 Stolberg award goes to Mark Schleifstein (pictured, left), a founding member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and a retired, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate.
Furry Envoys: China’s Rare Golden Monkeys Debut At European Zoos
"With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s hard to mistake China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. These rare and charismatic monkeys, unique to the frigid mountains of central China, have recently joined the country’s famous pandas as furry envoys to zoos in Europe for the first time... ."
Source: AP, 10/31/2025
"Trump Fossil Fuel Approvals Keep Coming Despite Government Shutdown"
"The government shutdown isn’t stopping the Trump administration from advancing its policy priorities, especially when it comes to fossil fuels." "Between Oct. 1 and Wednesday, the bureau approved 474 permits to drill on public lands."
Source: The Hill, 10/31/2025
Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely: Study
"Fueled by unusually warm waters, Hurricane Melissa this week turned into one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded. Now a new rapid attribution study suggests human-induced climate change made the deadly tropical cyclone four times more likely."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/31/2025
Corps Approves Enbridge Pipeline Reroute Around Wisconsin Reservation
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation."
Source: AP, 10/31/2025
Lobster Population Falls Off New England. Regulators Declare Overfishing.
"A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are now being overfished off New England."
Source: AP, 10/31/2025
