People & Population

"EPA Violated Key Soot Standard in Clean Air Act, Court Rules"

"In what many environmental organizations are touting as a victory, a federal judge last week ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Air Act by failing to meet its legal deadline to identify areas failing to meet its 2024 particulate matter standard."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/22/2026

Trump EPA Kills Proposed Rules For Pfas-Contaminated Sewage Fertilizer

"The Trump administration has killed the regulatory review of sewage sludge contaminated with Pfas and spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers, destroyed their livelihoods, killed livestock, polluted water supplies, and poisoned meat and food products sold to the public."

Source: Guardian, 07/22/2026

Tropical Storm Bertha To Bring Heavy Rain, Flooding Along Gulf Coast

"Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday but was expected to weaken as it chugs closer to the U.S., potentially bringing coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana."

Source: AP, 07/22/2026

California Restricts Utility Shutoffs As Dangerous Heat Spreads

"California bars utilities from cutting off power to customers who fall behind on their bills when it’s dangerously hot outside – a basic safety protection. Losing power in some rural areas can also mean losing water, and in cities, having no way to cool down can be dangerous, even deadly, when hot weather spans several days."

Source: CalMatters, 07/21/2026

"‘A Better Way To Be Relevant’: Greens Embrace Data Center Fight"

"The nation’s biggest green groups have joined the fray over data centers — and they’re starting to notch some victories after 18 months of stinging environmental setbacks under the Trump administration."

Source: E&E News, 07/21/2026

Trump Panel Seeks To Weaken Historic-Preservation Reviews Of Projects

"The Trump administration is seeking to loosen federal rules intended to protect historic sites, alarming outside groups who say the changes would allow government agencies and developers to pursue major projects — such as President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch — without soliciting public input."

Source: Washington Post, 07/21/2026

Majority of US Voters Link Extreme Weather To Climate Crisis: Study

"Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows, despite efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss global heating as a “con job” and a “hoax”."

Source: Guardian, 07/20/2026

After Wildfires Destroyed Forests, CA Tribe Finds 1,200 Ancestral Sites

"Until recently, when members of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu pulled up a map of their ancestral land in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, only about two dozen of their historic sites appeared." "Then the forests burned."

Source: Los Angeles Times, 07/17/2026

US Trial Could Reveal Who Paid Hackers To Target Exxon Climate Critics

"A group of American climate activists are closely watching a US court case that could reveal who hired hackers to target their inboxes a decade ago."

Source: Guardian, 07/17/2026

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