Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading
"Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?"
Source: New York Times, 07/24/2026
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"US Gasoline Price Averaging $4 Per Gallon: AAA"
"The average gasoline price in the U.S. has risen to $4 per gallon as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates again."
Source: The Hill, 07/24/2026
"U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists"
"The Justice Department on Thursday withdrew the subpoenas that sought phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times journalists who had reported on the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One jet."
Source: New York Times, 07/24/2026
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From Rivers To Mangroves, Microplastics Are Contaminating The Amazon
"Recent studies show that microplastics are already present in a variety of Amazonian environments: Major rivers such as the Amazon, urban streams, floodplain areas and mangroves in the Amazon’s Mouth."
Source: Mongabay, 07/23/2026
One Billion Plastic Pellets Spill Into UK River Tyne As Ships Collide
"Approximately a billion tiny plastic nurdles have entered the River Tyne after a “devastating spill”, with the pellets thought to have spread much further than first thought."
Source: Guardian, 07/23/2026
House Panel Narrows Bill To Protect Ratepayers From Data Center Hikes
"The latest Ratepayer Protection Act would apply more specifically to data centers."
Source: E&E News, 07/23/2026
GOP Would Delay Protection For Endangered Right Whales Until 2035
"New protections for endangered right whales in the North Atlantic would be postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle in Washington last week with the full-throated support of the fishing and lobster industries."
Source: AP, 07/23/2026
France Saw 5,700 More Deaths Than Usual During Historic June Heat Wave
"France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures."
Source: AP, 07/23/2026
Pool Chemicals And Corroded Sprinklers Led To Ga. Plant Fire: Report
"More than twice the amount of swimming pool chemicals as planned were improperly stored at a Georgia plant, setting conditions for a fire in 2024 that sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the sky and forced residents to shelter in place, a federal agency report concluded."
Source: AP, 07/23/2026
