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188 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress Nearly 300 planned data center projects threaten Texas's air quality, with particulate matter possibly increasing to levels not seen since 2006. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/nearly-300-planned-data-c… (link to truthout.org)
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Many fronts, one struggle: a report on the 7th International Ecosocialist Encounters More than 250 activists from about 40 countries met in Brussels; the report says degrowth is increasingly treated as part of the socialist program. Source: International Viewpoint internationalviewpoint.org/Many-Fronts-One-Stru… (link to internationalviewpoint.org)
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Public power moves a step forward San Francisco's Planning Commission certified the environmental review for the city's bid to take over PG&E's local grid, one step in a long process. Source: 48 Hills 48hills.org/2026/07/public-power-moves-a-step-f… (link to 48hills.org)
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Permitting deal draws lobbying blitz as hurdles mount A fragile Senate permitting deal has drawn lobbying from oil and gas, mining, renewables and environmentalists, per newly filed lobbying disclosures. Source: Axios axios.com/2026/10/22/permitting-deal-lobbying-b… (link to axios.com)
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Nepal disaster to put loss and damage funding at centre of COP31 negotiations Developing countries plan to press for more money for the UN Loss and Damage Fund at COP31 after devastating floods in Nepal. Source: Carbon Pulse carbon-pulse.com/551142/ (link to carbon-pulse.com)
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Congress has a plan to stop Trump’s attack on offshore wind. It may not be enough. Senators made a deal to protect clean energy, but Congress's plan to stop the attack on offshore wind may not be enough. Source: Grist grist.org/politics/trump-offshore-wind-permitti… (link to grist.org)
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A little bipartisan bromance as Schwarzenegger, Newsom laud California's climate-change wins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating bipartisan unity. Source: Los Angeles Times Politics latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-14/little-… (link to latimes.com)
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2026 Mobility Outlook miniseries: zero-emissions transition An industry survey finds a growing share of U.S. transit agencies adopting or exploring zero-emission buses, with state mandates the leading driver. Source: Mass Transit masstransitmag.com/bus/article/55356946/2026-mo… (link to masstransitmag.com)
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MN HF 3074: Collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers created and regulated, and rulemaking authorized. MN HF 3074 would create collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers; on 2025-04-02 it was referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3074/ (link to openstates.org)
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How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built In June, gusts in central New Mexico, a few hours east of Albuquerque, began powering the largest wind farm on the continent, in the biggest renewable energy project in US history. Source: Vox vox.com/future-perfect/507189/sunzia-wind-energ… (link to vox.com)
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Big Oil’s Midterm Playbook: Spend Big, Say Little Fossil fuel companies and wealthy industry backers spend millions pushing for looser regulations and protections from climate lawsuits. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/big-oils-midterm-playbook-sp… (link to capitalandmain.com)
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AK HB 381: An Act relating to the taxation of certain natural gas project property and related facilities; relating to local contributions for public school funding; relating to municipal property taxes; relating to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and funds of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to reporting requirements for natural gas pipeline projects; creating the Alaska affordable heating fuel fund; relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and inflation adjustment of the maximum price of natural gas; establishing an income tax on certain entities producing or transporting oil or gas in the state; relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput; relating to a municipal impact grant program and fund; relating to agreements and a payment related to a natural gas project; and providing for an effective date. Alaska HB 381, relating to natural gas project taxation, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, and natural gas pipeline projects, was permanently filed. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB381/ (link to openstates.org)
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Debates on degrowth: what drives us to keep growing? Commentary on the debate between ecosocialist and pluriversal strands of degrowth thinking and attempts to reconcile them. Source: Resilience.org resilience.org/stories/2026-05-18/debates-on-de… (link to resilience.org)
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TTC surpasses 100 battery-electric buses in service Toronto's transit agency passed 100 battery-electric buses, with hundreds more due by mid-2026. Source: METRO Magazine metro-magazine.com/10243043/ttc-surpasses-100-b… (link to metro-magazine.com)
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Fund to consider $216m aid for Nepal The Loss and Damage Fund is weighing an allocation for Nepal after the August 2026 floods, as Nepal estimates billions in recovery needs. Source: Republica (Nepal) myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/fund-to-con… (link to myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com)
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Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” Pollute 83 Percent of 1,602 US Waterways Tested A report found forever chemicals pollute 83 percent of 1,602 US waterways tested, and a co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network said the report understates the problem. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/report-finds-forever-chem… (link to truthout.org)
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Met Council approves expansion of Metro Transit's electric bus fleet Minneapolis-St. Paul's Metro Transit will add 20 zero-emission buses expected to enter service in 2026. Source: Mass Transit masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen… (link to masstransitmag.com)
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Oil and Tech Money Back Measure to Limit California Environmental Law Oil and tech money back Proposition 45, a California measure that would limit environmental law and ease development of projects including fossil-fuel facilities. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/oil-and-tech-money-back-meas… (link to capitalandmain.com)
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As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down More unions oppose ICE and Israel, and the right is trying to gain access to labor unions' minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/as-more-unions-oppose-ice… (link to truthout.org)
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Truthout argues Guilfoyle's mission in Greece to push fossil fuels is playing out in the US with a permitting reform bill.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)