Dunlap Seeks EPA Funding for Community-Wide Brownfield Assessment
The City of Dunlap has applied for a FY2026 EPA grant to continue brownfield assessment and sustainable-development planning in Dunlap and Sequatchie County.
Environment & Weather
Weather, climate, pollution, air and water quality, conservation, wildlife, natural resources, and environmental policy.
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Interior releases USGS estimate of 356 billion tons of coal resources beneath federal lands
A new U.S. Geological Survey assessment estimates 4.2 billion short tons of reported coal reserves beneath federal lands and 356 billion short tons of additional available resources in the lower 48 states.
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NWS warns of simultaneous flooding, dangerous heat and critical fire weather across broad U.S. regions
The National Weather Service is warning of overlapping severe weather hazards, including flooding, dangerous heat and critical fire weather, across several U.S. regions.
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Typhoon Bavi moves toward China after battering Taiwan and Japan
Typhoon Bavi prompted sheltering, sandbagging and crop-protection efforts in Taiwan and Japan as China prepared for the storm’s possible arrival.
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NWS documents tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in southern Wisconsin
A National Weather Service report documents one tornado warning and two severe thunderstorm warnings during a severe-weather episode across parts of southern Wisconsin on Aug. 5–6, 2026.
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ICAO Reports Nearly 5 Billion Air Travelers in 2025 and Sets New Safety Priorities
The International Civil Aviation Organization says airlines carried nearly 5 billion passengers in 2025, while reporting fewer accidents than the previous year and renewing its focus on global safety oversight.
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WMO Warns on July 3 That El Niño Is Strengthening, Raising Global Extreme-Weather Risks
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific and is forecast to strengthen rapidly from July through September 2026, increasing the risk of heat, drought, heavy rainfall and flooding.
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Revised Canada Lynx Critical-Habitat Rule Covering 14,030 Square Miles Takes Effect Aug. 17
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a revised critical-habitat designation for threatened Canada lynx across Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Washington.
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National Park Service sets Aug. 25 fee-free day during National Park Week
The National Park Service will waive entrance fees for U.S. citizens and residents on Aug. 25, 2026, during a week of nationwide programming marking the agency’s 110th birthday.
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UN Report Finds Global Hunger Fell in 2025, but 645 Million People Remained Undernourished
Five UN agencies reported that global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, while warning that conflict, extreme weather, high food costs and reduced aid could reverse progress.
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WMO warns on July 3 that strengthening El Niño could raise global risk of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rain
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and could strengthen rapidly toward a strong event during July–September 2026.
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World Bank approves $225 million urban-resilience package for Madagascar’s two largest cities
The financing will support flood protection, housing reconstruction, land administration and jobs in Greater Antananarivo and Greater Toamasina after major cyclone damage.
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UNESCO Adds Six Sites to World Heritage in Danger List, Three Through Emergency Procedures
UNESCO said on July 26, 2026, that six cultural and natural sites had been added to its World Heritage List in Danger, including three placed there through emergency procedures.
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Interior Opens 2026–2028 Cycle for Wildlife Rules and Federal Public-Lands Decisions
The Interior Department has published its 2026–2028 regulatory cycle, including wildlife proposals and reviews that could affect access and management on federal public lands.
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Idaho drought emergency puts water supplies, irrigation and wildfire risk under continued scrutiny
Idaho’s April 13 statewide drought-emergency declaration followed record-low snowpack and unusually warm conditions. University of Idaho experts say nearly all basins were facing drought, with implications for streamflow, irrigation, agriculture and wildfire risk.
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Alaska expands 2026 spring-flood disaster declaration as recovery assistance continues
Alaska expanded Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s May 11 disaster declaration on May 21 to cover additional areas affected by spring flooding. The state has opened individual-assistance registration and published recovery information, but the current list of added areas and registration deadline were not available in the approved records.
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Wyoming drought and wildfire season intensify pressure on the state’s water strategy
A near-record dry winter and the state’s driest spring in decades have left most of Wyoming in extreme or severe drought, putting agricultural water demand at the center of a worsening wildfire season.
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Jefferson County says Evergreen flood recovery will take months after June 24 storm
Cleanup after June 24 flooding in Evergreen and Kittredge will continue for weeks, Jefferson County says, while infrastructure strengthening could take several months.
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California water board sets Aug. 19 vote on statewide utility wildfire rules
The California State Water Resources Control Board has posted a proposed statewide order governing electric-utility wildfire and related activities that could affect water quality. The board is scheduled to consider adoption on Aug. 19, 2026.
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Colorado Wildfire Response and Recovery Costs Projected at $266 Million
State officials presented an early 90-day projection that response, suppression and recovery for Colorado’s four largest summer wildfires could cost about $266 million.
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Georgia’s amended statewide water-management plan takes effect after unanimous Senate vote
Georgia’s General Assembly has enacted amendments to the state’s comprehensive statewide water-management plan, with the legislation taking effect July 1, 2026.
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Wisconsin offers up to $60,000 in grants for community environmental-health projects
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is seeking applications from local public-health agencies and federally recognized Tribal nations for one-year projects using Wisconsin Tracking environmental-health data.