"First, The Frogs Died. Then People Got Sick."
"An emerging area of research is uncovering surprising links between nature and human health."
Source: Washington Post, 11/18/2025
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"Trump Fracking Plan for Chaco Park Site Stokes Tribal Conflicts"
"The Trump administration’s expected rollback of an oil and gas drilling ban around New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon is pitting tribes and environmental groups against each other as they prepare for possible legal challenges."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/18/2025Middle Class Is Struggling As Disaster And Insurance Costs Are Rising
"Three years after Hurricane Ian slammed into Fort Myers Beach, jackhammers still echo along the barrier island's main road, where new houses and businesses are going up next to vacant lots and the shells of buildings gutted by the storm."
Source: NPR, 11/18/2025"The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived"
"A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year."
Source: WIRED, 11/17/2025"New York Pauses Its Landmark Gas Ban In New Buildings"
"New York just slammed the brakes on rules that would’ve prohibited fossil fuels in new homes and businesses."
Source: Canary Media, 11/17/2025EPA 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 little evidence that plastic is toxic to children."
Source: The New Lede, 11/17/2025"Fresh Warnings As A Maryland Community’s PFAS Crisis Continues"
"A PFAS contamination crisis is continuing to plague a Maryland community as a plume of contaminated groundwater moves through the area, residents and their attorneys said this week."
Source: The New Lede, 11/17/2025Turkey Proposes Joint Leadership For COP31 With Australia To End Standoff
"Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year's U.N. climate summit with Australia, though the two sides have not yet reached an agreement and the discussions on the hosting standoff remain unresolved, Turkish diplomatic sources said."
Source: Reuters, 11/17/2025Why Tucker Carlson Is Talking About The "Chemtrail" Conspiracy Theory
"Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people – perhaps a surprising number – look to the sky and see government plots and wicked deeds written there. Conspiracy theorists say that contrails – long streaks of condensation left by aircraft – are actually chemtrails, clouds of chemical or biological agents dumped on the unsuspecting public for nefarious purposes. Different motives are ascribed, from weather control to mass poisoning."
Source: The Conversation, 11/17/2025"Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds"
"A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the release of $3 billion in withheld federal funding that’s meant to help replace toxic lead service lines that supply drinking water to homes across the country."
Source: WBEZ, 11/14/2025Trump DOI Repealing Protections For Key Swaths Of Alaska Petroleum Reserve
"The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife."
Source: AP, 11/14/2025"Pennsylvania Abandons Northeast Climate Pact"
"Pennsylvania will no longer seek to be part of a regional climate agreement among states in the Northeast U.S."
Source: The Hill, 11/14/2025"Major US Broadcasters Sit Out Cop30 Climate Talks: ‘They’re Missing A Lot’"
"Figures show none of US ‘big four’ – CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox – appear to have sent teams to cover summit in Belém"
Source: Guardian, 11/14/2025Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor Status Quo, Not Progress
"Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/13/2025"At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy"
"The world’s biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts to engage in climate talks."
Source: Civil Eats, 11/13/2025
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