‘Digger’ Is The Year’s Big Climate Movie. This Climate Reporter Hated It.
"Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive."
Source: Grist, 09/30/2026
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Can California Stop Trump From Drilling Off Its Coast? A New Law Tries
"Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed legislation to strengthen California’s protections against offshore drilling amid escalating efforts by the Trump administration to open up the coast to new oil and gas operations."
Source: Los Angeles Times, 09/30/2026
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Is Low. Here's Why You Should Care
"Deep in the giant underground salt caverns of Louisiana and Texas, the U.S. government stores hundreds of millions of barrels of crude oil."
Source: NPR, 09/30/2026
EPA To Reconsider Air Quality Rules As Texas Faces Diesel Price Disaster
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.”
Source: The Hill, 09/30/2026
$10 A Gallon Gas Has Red Alaska Thinking About A Democratic Senator
"Mary Peltola hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race all about prices, federal aid and Donald Trump."
Source: Washington Post, 09/30/2026
Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market
"The Trump administration Monday finalized the rollback of a major fuel economy standard for cars and trucks, a move critics say will cause more climate-warming pollution, human health problems and higher fuel costs for consumers."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/30/2026
Trump Critical Minerals Agenda Meets America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’
"Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals?"
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/29/2026
In Global First, A Next-Gen Geothermal Plant Goes Live At Utility Scale
"Fervo Energy is producing clean power at Cape Station in Utah. It’s a big milestone, but the industry must tackle high costs and other barriers in order to scale."
Source: Canary Media, 09/29/2026
Alito Bows Out Of Blockbuster Supreme Court Climate Case
"Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is stepping back from a major climate argument just a week before the court is scheduled to take up the case." "The conservative justice had previously resisted calls from environmentalists to recuse himself."
Source: POLITICO, 09/29/2026
New Jersey Datacenter Fined $1.1M For Dozens Of Unpermitted Generators
"New Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a datacenter on Tuesday following a recent Floodlight investigation with the Guardian that found DataOne’s facility in Vineland operating at least 45 gas-powered generators without a state permit."
Source: Floodlight, 09/28/2026
