"How Big Agriculture Got Its Way In The Latest MAHA Report"
"Alarmed by the first MAHA commission report, the agriculture industry mobilized to shape the next installment. Those efforts seemingly paid off."
Source: Washington Post, 10/07/2025
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Crop Cover Database Seeds Local Environment Coverage
Cropland can easily be found time and again at the heart of the key concerns on the environment beat, whether climate, water, chemicals or, of course, land. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox shares a high-quality, mappable database that can serve up stories on more than 100 categories of crops, with numbers drawn from satellite imagery. Plus, a pro tip on using the data smartly.
Climate Solutions, for Some, May Not Be
A small Louisiana community, home to the descendants of formerly enslaved Black people, continues to fight for its freedom many decades later, this time from a potentially polluting technology. FEJ StoryLog contributor Yessenia Funes recounts her journey to this Cancer Alley community, where a grant from the Fund for Environmental Journalism helped her tell the story of residents challenging a multibillion-dollar carbon capture plant.
"‘Dominant’: 32 Chunk Crowned Champion In ‘Biggest Fat Bear Week Yet’"
"After a record-breaking week of public voting, Katmai national park and preserve in Alaska has announced the winner of its “biggest Fat Bear Week yet”."
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2025
Trump’s Hatred For Renewables Putting US Behind The Rest Of The World
"As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects"
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2025
"Advocates Raise Alarm Over PFAS Pollution From Datacenters Amid AI Boom"
"Tech companies’ use of PFAS gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought"
"Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – PFAS “forever chemical” pollution.
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2025
Study Shows The World Has Far More Damaging Fires Than In The 1980s
"Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did in the 1980s because of human-caused climate change and people moving closer to wildlands, a new study found."
Source: AP, 10/06/2025
"Chart: Global Investment In Renewables Hits Record Even As US Falters"
"Globally, investors are pouring more money into renewable energy than ever — even as they pull back on spending in the U.S."
Source: Canary Media, 10/06/2025
"In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From Climate Research to Security"
"The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet and is one of the most rapidly changing places on Earth. And the United States’ approach to Arctic research has also begun shifting." "The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2025
FEMA Holds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is withholding more than $300 million in emergency preparedness grants from states until they can prove that their population estimates, used to calculate award amounts, do not include people who have been deported from the United States."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2025
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