Water & Oceans

Brussels Presses Albania As Kushner Resort Flouts EU Green Law

“On Monday, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama ​told Reuters in an interview that his country will press ahead with ⁠a luxury resort planned by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his ​daughter Ivanka Trump on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite protests over ​its environmental impact.”

Source: Reuters, 06/10/2026

Senator Pushed to Cut Fire Aircraft Inspections His Firm Flunked

“U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy previously ran an aerial firefighting company. After joining Congress, he proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft. The same month a draft of his plan to end Forest Service inspections leaked, an aircraft at his former company failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.”

Source: ProPublica, 06/10/2026

Trump DOJ Killed Criminal Probe of GOP Senator’s Coal Firms

“EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them ‘pencils down.’”

Source: ProPublica, 06/10/2026

Troubled by Spreading Landfill Pollution, a Long Island Community Demands Action

“For decades, a landfill has towered over the town of Brookhaven. A groundwater contamination plume has spread beneath nearby properties.”

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/09/2026

Is Climate Disaster Insurance a Worsening Disaster?

The growing disconnect between climate risk and risk insurance for homeowners is leaving millions on the knife-edge of economic disaster. But the latest TipSheet suggests that reality offers environmental journalists an opportunity to navigate the morass, community by community. Get more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources in the latest column.

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Kelp — The Understory, Underwater

Massive kelp groves, little-noticed despite their proximity to populated coastlines or their importance to ecosystems and to us humans, face numerous pressures and a drastic decline. In “Forest of the Sea,” author David Helvarg dives into the subject, literally, to help reveal this unique undersea world. BookShelf contributing editor Jennifer Weeks has a review.

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