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"Unlikely Foes Clash At Supreme Court Over Roundup Cancer Risk"

"On Monday, the justices will hear arguments over whether a state court rightfully awarded a $1.25 million verdict to a Missouri man who said the maker of the popular Roundup weedkiller failed to caution users about the product’s cancer risk — even as federal environmental regulators have repeatedly concluded that a warning is not required."

Source: E&E News, 04/27/2026

Fast-Growing Georgia Wildfire Tops 31 Square Miles; Evacuations Possible

"One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles (80 square kilometers), officials reported Sunday. The Highway 82 Fire has been burning since April 20 and as of Saturday had destroyed at least 87 homes. On Sunday morning, officials said it was only 7% contained."

Source: AP, 04/27/2026

"Republicans Had an Earth Day Plan to Limit Species Protections. It Flopped."

"House Republicans had big plans for Earth Day this year: They would pass a bill to narrow protections for endangered species that they had long seen as federal overreach. It didn’t work out that way."

Source: NYTimes, 04/24/2026

Waste-To-Energy Plant Proposed For Vuda Point In Fiji Sparks Fierce Backlash

"A proposed waste-to-energy facility in Fiji has been labelled as "waste colonialism" by opponents of the plant. The $900 million venture, backed by Australian billionaire Ian Malouf, would burn hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste each year at a site built near a popular tourist destination."

Source: Australian ABC, 04/24/2026

Cuts to Renewable Energy Research in Energy Dept. Budget Irk Senate Dems

"Although the department’s overall budget will increase in 2027, the amounts dedicated to environmental management, research and renewable energy infrastructure face significant hits."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/24/2026

Gas-Fired Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations

"A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year."

Source: WIRED, 04/24/2026

"Feds Fine Durham-Based Energy Efficiency Company $722 Million"

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has fined Durham, N.C.-based American Efficient $722 million and ordered the company to repay more than $410 million in “unjust profits” for alleged fraud in its energy efficiency program."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/24/2026

"Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?"

"No modern American city has ever run out of water. But chances are rising that Corpus Christi, Texas, could be the first. Absent a biblical rainfall event, its reservoirs are on track to completely dry up by next year."

Source: Inside Climate News/KUT/KEDT, 04/24/2026

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