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  The Future of Wildfire Response: AI, Drones, and Robots

  Oct 3, 2026 ·Mother Jones(Left)

  This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During the Sand Creek Fire, which has burned since the start of August in southwestern Montana, difficult terrain and fire-weakened trees posed hazards to crews searching for areas still smoldering on steep slopes after the blaze passed. So instead of relying only on firefig

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  How foreign hackers could 'crumble' America by targeting one essential utility

  Oct 3, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  A massive surge in cyberattacks on Americans' water supply in recent years has exposed a shift in hackers' focus from financially motivated ransomeware to attacks designed to disrupt one of the most essential pieces of civilian infrastructure, senior Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials told Fox News Digital. "Everyday life completely crumbles" when drinking water and wastewater systems

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  The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy

  Oct 3, 2026 ·NPR(Lean left)

  The Supreme Court term opens on Monday with big test cases on religion, guns and climate change. Plus, the emergency docket keeps popping. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt)

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  How the West is preparing for a drier future as water supplies hit lows

  Oct 2, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

  Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Now, some water managers in the region are spending billions to prepare for a drier future. Special correspondent Ben Tracy with Climate Central reports for our series, Tipping Point.

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  Supreme Court ready to tackle climate, immigration and gun rights. Here are 5 cases to watch

  Oct 2, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

  When the U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday, the justices will kick off a new term featuring cases on climate change, gun rights, immigration and religious liberty.

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  What to watch in the Supreme Court's big climate case

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

  The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could determine the fate of state-court lawsuits nationwide seeking climate damages from oil giants. Why it matters: Billions and billions of dollars are at stake for the oil industry in dozens of cases brought by state and local governments. Governments face mounting costs from climate change that litigants link directly to the compan

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  Why the Supreme Court Should Shut Down Boulder’s Climate Case

  Oct 2, 2026 ·National Review(Right)

  Unable to elect legislative majorities, activists are trying to get the legal system to enact their desired climate policies.

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  Digger Is Tom Cruise’s Climate Hoax

  Oct 2, 2026 ·National Review(Right)

  Media hacks fight fossil foolery and prefer Oscar bait.

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  This Liberal Outlet Attacked Trump For Conflicts Of Interest. It Didn’t Disclose Its Own.

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  A liberal journalism publication pushing the narrative that money drives the Trump administration’s environmental actions did not disclose its own financial ties to the well-funded world of climate activism, a watchdog organization found. ProPublica published a series of articles suggesting that donations from a billionaire businessman influenced the EPA’s decision to roll back methane regulations

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  The Supreme Court Will Be Drawing Lots of Lines

  Oct 2, 2026 ·RealClearPolitics(Lean right)

  Climate litigation, religious liberty, gun rights, and election administration highlight the term ahead.

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  Buschbacher: Did Prof. Adler File His Amicus Brief for the Wrong Side in Suncor?

  Oct 1, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  On Monday the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County . My amicus brief in Suncor has received a decent amount of attention--but not all of it favorable. Perhaps because I have been critical of much climate regulation and litigation, some were surprised that I believe Boulder County has the better of the preemption arguments here. Michael Buschbacher, Managing Part

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  Alito’s Recusal From a Key Climate Case May Be Too Little, Too Late

  Oct 1, 2026 ·Mother Jones(Left)

  This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Justice Samuel Alito decided Monday to sit out one of the most consequential climate change cases to reach the Supreme Court, but legal experts expected continuing ramifications due to his ownership of individual corporate stocks, including in the fossil fuel industry. After

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  This year's El Niño looks a lot like 1997. What happened then?

  Oct 1, 2026 ·NewsNation(Center)

  Columbia University climate scientist Azhar Ehsan said in a September media briefing that this year's atmospheric evolution looks similar to that of 1997, when one of the strongest-ever El Niños formed.

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  The rocky road to a new permitting law

  Oct 1, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

  A sweeping bipartisan deal to cut permitting red tape faces a long road ahead despite a broad show of support. Why it matters: Cutting hurdles for energy projects is a top priority for fossil fuels and renewables sectors, but some green groups fear erosion of safeguards. Powerful business groups want to make building all sorts of infrastructure easier. Driving the news: Top Republicans and Democra

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  Germany and California Make Up an Environmental Superpower

  Oct 1, 2026 ·The Nation(Left)

  Mark Hertsgaard The world’s third- and fourth-largest economies have pledged to environmental protections. Will others follow suit? The post Germany and California Make Up an Environmental Superpower appeared first on The Nation .

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  Supreme Court back in session first Monday of October: will hear climate and discrimination cases

  Oct 1, 2026 ·Just the News(Lean right)

  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear significant cases on climate change, consumer protection and discrimination in its upcoming term. The first day of arguments at the high court is Oct. 5.

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  Justice Alito Says Recusal in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County a "Difficult Judgment Call"

  Sep 30, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  Greg Stohr of Bloomberg reports on an interview with Justice Alito explaining the justice's last-minute decision to recuse in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County , the major climate change preemption case the Supreme Court will hear on Monday. According to the story, Justice Alito said it was a "difficult judgment call." From Stohr's report : Although Alito took part when the court agreed to hear the

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  Legal Analysts: Climate Case Could 'Rewrite' Economy

  Sep 30, 2026 ·RealClearPolitics(Lean right)

  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday that could "rewrite" the future of American energy production, legal analysts said.

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  Justice Alito's Climate Case Recusal

  Sep 30, 2026 ·RealClearPolitics(Lean right)

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  When Trump Opened Bears Ears Land to Mining, the Hobbyists Swooped in

  Sep 30, 2026 ·Mother Jones(Left)

  This story , originally published by Grist in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune , is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It didn’t take long for prospectors to stake their claims on land in southeast Utah that was previously protected in Bears Ears National Monument. On September 11, the first day the 1.2 million acres were opened up, miners filed 16 claims, two months