People & Population

CDC Now Finds Largest Known Cyclosporiasis Outbreak In 15 States

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states, adding six states where illnesses have been traced to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico, according to three individuals familiar with the investigation."

Source: Washington Post, 08/05/2026

Secretive Deal for a $10 Billion Data Center in Rural North Carolina

"Residents say they were left out of the decision-making process for a project that includes hundreds of polluting diesel generators."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2026

HOAs Are Often Barriers To Sustainable Landscaping And Solar Energy

"If you build a house in the United States today, there's a good chance you'll be living under the dictates of a neighborhood homeowners association—roughly two out of every three new homes are in an HOA, as are a third of existing homes."

Source: The Conversation, 08/04/2026

Trump DOJ Bids To Block Public From Suing To Enforce Environmental Laws

"Reducing rampant pollution across the United States was so important that when Congress passed many environmental protection laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, it didn’t want to leave enforcement only to the executive branch. Congress specifically wrote into those laws ways for citizens to enforce them through the courts when the government does not act to address the problem."

Source: The Conversation, 08/04/2026

Radioactive Waste Stack Looms and Expands Beside Fla. Black Community

"Progress Village was established decades ago to provide affordable housing for Black residents near Tampa. The phosphogypsum stack, containing the toxic waste of fertilizer production, is right next door."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/03/2026

Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran

"The scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has grown to include at least seven states and may be far wider, officials and experts warned, as the authorities raced to safeguard the nation’s water supply against an assault that increasingly appeared to be the work of Iran."

Source: New York Times, 08/03/2026

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