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Latest news on environment, energy & press freedom for environmental journalists. Independently curated by Editor Joseph A. Davis.

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Mumbai Families Suffer As Datacentres Keep The City Hooked On Coal

@lukewbarratt.bsky.social @atikarehman.bsky.social and @sushmitaw.bsky.social report for @theguardian.com

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‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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#FDA Yanks Proposal Requiring Talc-Containing Cosmetics To Test For #Asbestos

@rachelfrazin.bsky.social reports for @thehill.com

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thehill.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Va. Communities Resist Sewage Sludge On Farm Land As #PFAS Concerns Grow

@shannonheckt.bsky.social reports for @virginiamercury.com

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Virginia communities push back against sewage sludge on agricultural land as PFAS concerns grow • Virginia Mercury
As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids.
virginiamercury.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Electricity Prices Jump After Trump Rejects Disaster Aid For Mich. Utilities

@bytomfrank.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/ele...
Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of
www.eenews.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Trump Exempts Coal Used In Steelmaking From Clean Air Act Rule

@rachelfrazin.bsky.social reports for @thehill.com

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thehill.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Interior Skips NEPA Analysis For Offshore Drilling Expansion

@im-stevenson.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/int...
Interior skips NEPA analysis for offshore drilling expansion
All prior five-year drilling plans — dating back to 1980 — reference National Environmental Policy Act analyses.
www.eenews.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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La. Health Official Who Halted State #Vaccine Campaign Tapped As #CDC’s No. 2

@lenasun.bsky.social reports for @washingtonpost.com

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Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2
Ralph Abraham has been appointed as the CDC’s principal deputy director.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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#EPA To Scrap Lifesaving Soot #Pollution Limit

@seanatgreenwire.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
EPA to scrap lifesaving soot pollution limit
The move could offer an early test of the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory agenda.
www.eenews.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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#Environmentalists Sue to Stop #Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico

@karenzraick.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Cost-Conscious Utilities Resist Trump’s Push For Nuclear Revival

Brian Dabbs and Francisco A.J. Camacho report for @eenews.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/cos...
Cost-conscious utilities resist Trump’s push for nuclear revival
The administration has yet to convince major utilities to commit to building large reactors again.
www.eenews.net
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Alberta Wants To Release Treated Oilsands Waste Into The Athabasca River

@meyer.bsky.social reports for @thenarwhal.ca

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‘Unacceptable’: Alberta wants to treat and release oilsands waste | The Narwhal
Alberta is working on plans to treat and release oilsands wastewater into the Athabasca River. First Nations downstream don’t want that to happen
thenarwhal.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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#Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People

@petersgoodman.bsky.social @willfitzgibbon.bsky.social and Samuel Granados report for @nytimes.com with visuals by @finoreilly.bsky.social and @carmenyasmine.bsky.social

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The Auto Industry’s Lead Recycling Program is Poisoning People (Gift Article)
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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#Brazil Pushes For Early #COP30 Climate Deal On Fossil Fuels And Finance

@kateabnett.bsky.social @lisparaguassu.bsky.social and Sudarshan Varadhan report for @reuters.com

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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#FEMA Chief Steps Down As Trump Administration Prepared To Oust Him

Gabe Cohen reports for @cnn.com

www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
FEMA chief steps down as Trump administration prepared to oust him | CNN Politics
The embattled acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will step down after hurricane season following months of public controversy and internal frustration.
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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This Is Survival’: #Jamaica Leads Calls From Vulnerable Nations At #COP30

@fionaharvey.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30
Countries including Mauritius and Cuba reiterate life-or-death nature of cutting emissions, calling it ‘a moral duty’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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#Brazil Says It’s A #Climate Leader. Not Everyone Buys It.

@jakespring.bsky.social and Marina Dias report for
@washingtonpost.com

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Brazil says it’s a climate leader. Not everyone buys it.
Brazil wanted the U.N. summit to make it a leader on climate, despite signing off on oil drilling near the Amazon and gutting environmental permit law.
wapo.st
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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In #Brazil, Ag Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds

@tjjordan.bsky.social , @akhilr23.bsky.social , @rachelsherrington.bsky.social and @clarecarlile.bsky.social
report for @desmog.com

www.desmog.com/2025/11/16/i...
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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#EPA Moves To Limit Scope Of Clean #Water Law To Reduce Wetlands It Covers

@matthewdalyap.bsky.social reports for @apnews.com

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EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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New story from my #ArizonaTrail #climate project is up today — about the cultural complexity of climate #solutions & how deciphering best options will be an ongoing challenge

On the Arizona Trail, gold's legend and copper's lure color the search for quick solutions
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
On the Arizona Trail, gold's legend and copper's lure color the search for quick solutions
As the Arizona Trail winds past the proposed Oak Flat copper mine, the search for climate solutions takes on new meaning.
www.azcentral.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Seasonal Underground #Energy Storage in Twin Cities: Old Technology Revived

@mckennapr.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org

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Decades After the U.S. Government Conducted Research Beneath This City, a Promising Clean Energy Technology Returns to Its Roots - Inside Climate News
Researchers drilling under a college campus in the 1980s paved the way for an ambitious new project in the Twin Cities.
insideclimatenews.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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#EPA Panel Warns #Plastics Threaten Kids’ Health. Bayer Says Evidence Lacking

Brian Bienkowski reports for @thenewlede.bsky.social

www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/epa-...
EPA panel warns plastics threaten kids’ health — Bayer says evidence lacking
A committee of expert advisers is calling for stronger environmental regulations to protect children from plastics and other harmful chemicals, despite a dissenting industry position claiming there is...
www.thenewlede.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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New York Pauses Its Landmark #Gas Ban In New Buildings

@alisontakemura.bsky.social reports for @canarymedia.com

www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
New York pauses its landmark gas ban in new buildings
The state will delay enforcement until a legal dispute is settled, the latest in a string of moves from Gov. Hochul to “govern in reality” around energy.
www.canarymedia.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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BHP Liable For 2015 #Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules In Mammoth Lawsuit

Sam Tobin reports for @reuters.com with Clara Denina

www.reuters.com/world/bhp-li...
www.reuters.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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The #Data Center Resistance Has Arrived

@mollytaft.com reports for @wired.com

www.wired.com/story/the-da...
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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A coalition of international organizations has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme to tackle the region’s deepening fisheries decline. The WASOP initiative aims to curb illegal fishing, restore marine ecosystems, and promote a sustainable blue economy.
West Africa’s oceans get $68 million lifeline amid fisheries decline
A coalition of international organizations has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme to tackle the region’s deepening fisheries decline. Led by the IUCN (the global wildlife…
news.mongabay.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM