Major American LNG Exporters Habitually Break Air Pollution Laws: Report
"With Trump propelling the U.S. LNG industry into a massive expansion, companies are flouting landmark environmental laws."
Source: DeSmog, 11/04/2025
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Tapping Into COP30 To Cover Indigenous Issues
COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. Our Voices of Environmental Justice columnist Yessenia Funes says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous peoples who help protect the vast rainforest region — even for environmental reporters not there in person. Here’s how to tell their stories.
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Find Environmental Justice Stories With Grants Data
Efforts under Trump 2.0 to cut funding for environmental justice programs may be the new reality, but the uncertain status of hundreds of Biden-era grants offers important local stories. And as Reporter’s Toolbox finds, a database that rescued federal grant information helps make that reporting possible, with coding by congressional district to put the conflict into political context.
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After Decades, Green Sea Turtles Have Been Saved From Extinction — for Now
"Earlier this month, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reported that the global population of green turtles has increased nearly 30 percent since the 1970s, thanks to a suite of international actions aimed at saving the animals."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/03/2025
Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop Toxic Wastewater From Oil Field
"Oil companies have polluted groundwater and the environment by injecting oil field waste deep into the earth at pressures high enough to violate Oklahoma law. ... The regulatory agency says it ... has not fined any company for wastewater leaks in the last five years."
Source: The Frontier, 11/03/2025
"Melissa Dissipates, Leaves Destruction And At Least 50 Dead In Caribbean"
"Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off communities in Cuba, drenching Haiti and leaving at least 50 dead."
Source: Reuters, 11/03/2025
"EPA Retreats From Plans To End The Energy Star Program"
"Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has quietly retreated from plans to eliminate Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels help consumers choose energy-efficient dishwashers, refrigerators and other home appliances."
Source: NYTimes, 11/03/2025
"Traces of Old Farm Chemicals Contaminate Water Across the U.S."
"Even though it delivers airtight data and analysis essential for understanding and managing the risks industrial societies pose to water, land, and health, the U.S. Geological Survey is a federal science agency that rarely attracts public notice."
Source: Circle of Blue, 11/03/2025
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