Trump’s Approval Rating Falls To Low Of 32% As High Living Costs Bite
"Just 17 per cent of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, the issue they say will sway their vote in the midterms"
Source: Reuters, 09/22/2026
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What Syngenta Didn’t Tell EPA About Its “Blockbuster” Paraquat Pesticide
"Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 40 years ago, banning the weed killing chemical paraquat in 1983. "
Source: The New Lede, 09/22/2026
World Leaders Address Climate Crisis Before UN Meet Amid Record El Niño
"World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual Climate Week."
Source: Guardian, 09/22/2026
Judge Allows Transfer of Land in Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX, for Now
"A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a land exchange that would allow SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, to expand its launching and production site into a federal wildlife refuge in Texas."
Source: New York Times, 09/22/2026
Republicans Sound Alarm on Diesel Prices
"Sen. Grassley calls for an export embargo as farmers feel the hit of record-high costs"
Source: Newser, 09/22/2026
"3 News Outlets Sue Trump in Widening Fight Over Press Freedom"
"CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a legal challenge on Monday against President Trump’s order barring them from the White House grounds, the latest battle in a fight over journalistic independence instigated by the president.
Source: New York Times, 09/22/2026
Major TV Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage After Trump Ban
"Major TV networks withdrew from the White House television pool after President Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access, citing solidarity with the excluded outlets and ending the shared broadcast feed for most of Trump's events."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/22/2026
Walking the Walk Along the Pacific Crest Trail
A summer newsroom fellowship led student scientist Bing Lin to travel a mountainous length of a storied North American footpath and turn the experience into an award-winning series for a leading environmental journalism outlet. In the new EJ Academy, he recounts what he learned — amid numerous challenges — about reporting, writing and photography, and his reasons for being on the trail.
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OSHA Has Data. Does It Have Safety and Health?
Occupational exposure to toxic chemicals can serve as an early warning system for broader public risks, just one reason the extensive data gathered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a valuable tool for environmental journalists — even if much of the resulting reporting focuses on agency failings. Reporter’s Toolbox on OSHA datasets.
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