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Flash Flooding Triggers Evacuations In Southwest, Warning For Colo. Spa Town

"More heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and mandatory evacuations in a wide swath of the Southwest on Sunday, including in a Colorado tourist town bracing for its main river to rise to historic levels, as weary residents in the normally arid region deal with another massive drenching."

Source: AP, 11/02/2026

Energy Costs Dominate Midterms; Climate Battles Play Out Down Ballot

"Heating oil, gas and electricity are driving campaigns across the U.S., but the elections will also determine the future of clean energy."

"In the final stretch of the 2026 midterm campaigns, the most potent climate issue in American politics arrived by delivery truck across the country.

Source: Capital & Main, 11/02/2026

EPA Watchdog Will Probe Agency Response To 2023 Ohio Train Derailment

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after local residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and Vice President JD Vance pressed for the review."

Source: AP, 10/30/2026

Smoke From LA Fires Exposed Millions To High Levels Of Toxic Heavy Metals

"At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed in a 24-hour period to toxic lead levels from smoke that were 80 times higher than the typical background level, according to a new study."

Source: AP, 10/30/2026

Trump NPS To Spend $1.2M To Remove D.C. Golf Course Trees, Records Show

"The Trump administration has budgeted $1.2 million for removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post, as the president seeks to redevelop the beloved D.C. course." "The National Park Service is drawing the funding from visitor entrance fees across the country."

Source: Washington Post, 10/30/2026

“Peak Greenwashing”: 2 U.S. Bills Endorse Misleading Recycling Claims

"The plastics industry spent decades convincing consumers that throwing used products stamped with the “chasing arrows” symbol into a curbside bin meant they would be recycled. Now, amid growing awareness that many of those items never get reprocessed, the industry is championing a pair of proposals in Congress that would give misleading recycling claims the support of federal law."

Source: ProPublica, 10/30/2026

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