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Enviros and Local Governments Appeal Dismissal of Case Over Justice Grants

"Environmental justice nonprofits, local governments and Indigenous groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center filed notice on Tuesday that they will appeal a U.S. District Court judge’s dismissal of their case seeking to reverse the Trump administration’s decision to cancel the $3 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program in February."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025

"Communities Around the World Find Plastic Pellets in Their Local Waterways"

"This spring, citizen scientists across the country and the globe participated in the International Plastic Pellet Count, collecting small, usually round so-called “nurdles” on the shores of their local waterways."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025

"A Coal-Burning Steel Plant May Thwart Cleveland’s Climate Goals"

"The facility is the city’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Advocates say its dirty blast furnaces need to be replaced with cleaner technology."

Source: Canary Media, 09/19/2025

"FOIA Records Reveal EPA Leaders Frequent Meetings With Industry Lobbyists"

"Top regulatory officials met with agricultural and chemical industry representatives dozens of times in the first few months after President Donald Trump took office in January, government records show — meetings that were followed by a series of regulatory rollbacks and a downplaying of pesticide concerns by the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission."

Source: The New Lede, 09/19/2025

Wildfire Smoke Will Fuel Many More Premature Deaths in US, New Study Warns

"Smoke from wildfires exacerbated by climate change may cause as many as 71,000 additional deaths per year in the United States by 2050, a study published Thursday in the journal Nature found."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025
October 7, 2025

Balancing Hope With Hurdles: How To Cover Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Join Metcalf Institute and Solutions Journalism Network for this virtual training session on how to tell stories that help the public understand both the potential and the obstacles of ocean-based climate solutions. 1 p.m. ET.

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October 23, 2025

Metcalf Institute: Equity on the Table — A Conversation about Public Health, Food Access and Climate Change

Join the Metcalf Institute for a panel discussion with three fellows from the SciComm Identities Project around climate change and its intersection with public health and food equity. This free event will take place in person at URI and will also be livestreamed. 5-7 p.m. ET.

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October 16, 2025

Beat Academy: Tracking Climate Change Rollbacks

This free Poynter / Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources webinar will teach journalists how to track federal climate policy rollbacks and their local impacts. Learn how to turn climate policy changes into stories your audience cares about. 1 p.m. ET.

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