As Climate Expands Mosquito Ranges, Monitoring Helps Prevent Disease
"Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/17/2026
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Michigan Issues Line 5 Tunnel Permits Despite ‘Significant Impacts’
"State agencies on Wednesday issued key permits for the controversial Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac, concluding the project’s benefits outweigh drawbacks that include disruption to Native American burial sites and harm to wetlands and rare species."
Source: Bridge Michigan, 07/17/2026Google’s $3.5B Solar Project Pushes US Into New Territory
"The largest solar and battery project in America broke ground this week, as Cypress Creek Renewables began construction of the Steel River Energy Center in Arkansas."
Source: E&E News, 07/17/2026Analysis: Andy Burnham, Next British PM, Faces Tough Climate Decisions
"Wildfires cast a pall of smoke this week over Greater Manchester, whose former mayor Andy Burnham stands on the threshold of No 10. Amid three UK heatwaves so far this year, which have killed thousands of people in England and Wales, damaged harvests and left children crying in classrooms, the new prime minister’s plans for the climate crisis remain as shrouded as his city."
Source: Guardian, 07/17/2026US 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, 07/17/2026Puerto Rico Announces Emergency Water Rationing As Drought Worsens
"Puerto Rico announced water rationing measures on Thursday as a drought grips the U.S. territory, worsening chronic water shortages that have forced the governor to declare a state of emergency."
Source: AP, 07/17/2026"The Mysterious Case Of Disappearing Chesapeake Ospreys"
"It was a glorious spring here on the lower Potomac River in 2023 for ospreys and for the townsfolk like Joanie and Barry Millward who applaud their annual return from the tropics and thrill to watch them dive for fish." "Then, a sudden and mysterious population crash: Only five chicks reached adulthood in 2024, eight in 2025."
Source: Bay Journal, 07/17/2026After 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, 07/17/2026Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 PJM States
"A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected to add $6.3 billion in additional charges to consumers and businesses because of electricity needs of data centers."
Source: New York Times, 07/16/2026Ellisons Sued by Paramount Investor Over Alleged Trump CNN Side Deal
"A fourth lawsuit has been filed looking to block Paramount‘s bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, this time by shareholders who accuse David Ellison and his father, Oracle scion Larry Ellison, of striking an illegal deal with President Trump for approval of the merger." "The lawsuit claims that the Ellisons illegally promised to overhaul CNN as the administration looks to reshape media. The complaint follows a coalition of state attorneys general, the Writers Guild of America and Paramount+ subscribers filing lawsuits against the studio."
Source: Hollywood Reporter, 07/16/2026Trump Admin Proposes To Hand States Control Over Grizzlies
"The Trump administration proposed Tuesday to hand over management of grizzly bears to Western states, a win for advocates of local control that did not change the underlying imperiled status of the bears."
Source: E&E News, 07/16/2026Senate Panel Releases Bipartisan Water Projects Bill
"The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released bipartisan legislation Monday that seeks to address major water infrastructure priorities and bar the Trump administration from canceling congressionally authorized projects." "The legislation addresses a broader suite of issues compared to the House version."
Source: E&E News, 07/16/2026Texans Fighting The Big Bend Border Wall Across Party Lines
"Residents across party lines say Trump’s proposed wall threatens their homes, livelihoods and wilderness along the Rio Grande"
Source: Guardian, 07/16/2026An Extraordinary White House Meeting With Oil And Gas Execs
"Last year, President Trump gathered with executives from the oil and gas industry at the White House to discuss a range of topics, including drilling and tariffs."
Source: New York Times, 07/16/2026Tribal Reps Say They Were Left Out Of Monument Reduction Decisions
"Two coalitions of Native American tribes emphasized Tuesday that they weren’t consulted before President Donald Trump downsized Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90%."
Source: Utah News Dispatch, 07/16/2026
