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After President Trump was photographed aboard Air Force One with a possible demolition plan, a Judge orders no demolition without 30 days' notice, groups push Congress, DMV lawmakers to prioritize climate change, and EPA carbon repeal puts Georgia's coal plants back in the clear.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast, September the 18th, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

A photo may have made all the difference as the fight continues over the fate of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The Washington Post notes Trump was photographed aboard Air Force One Wednesday night, examining a large printout, and a partially visible title appeared to read, Kennedy Center Demolished.

That happened hours after Trump warned that the performing arts venue could eventually be ripped down without his intervention.

Lawyers representing Ohio Representative Joyce Beatty, a Kennedy Center trustee, argued that the images in Trump's remarks show he is actively considering demolition of the entire structure.

Meantime, climate activists are demanding that Congress refocus on the climate crisis.

The climate action campaign brought its climate summer too hot to ignore push to Capitol Hill as lawmakers return to Washington.

The group says climate change is being ground out by the latest distractions in the nation's capital.

It wants lawmakers to put the crisis back at the top of the federal agenda.

Margie Alt directs the Climate Action Campaign.

She says their goal is to refocus the debate on climate change.

We need to make sure we are transitioning to a clean energy economy that is better for our air.

It is better for our economy.

It is better for our health.

Activists greeted members of Congress in Washington and around the country in their districts.

The five-week campaign reached 40 congressional districts in 19 states.

Alt says volunteers held more than 90 rallies to deliver the message that climate can't wait.

I'm Mark Richardson.

And the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its repeal of most greenhouse gas limits on power plants.

And it has proposed rescinding every remaining federal carbon standard for the power sector.

The agency says the move will save the industry more than $300 billion.

Environmental and public health groups have since sued, calling the repeal dangerous and illegal.

Adrian Weber directs the Sierra Club's Georgia chapter and says the state's largest utilities stand to benefit.

It's a big giveaway to polluters in the southeast and here in Georgia.

You know, this is really more of the Trump administration handing a lifeline to the fossil fuel industry and giving them a license to basically do whatever they want.

According to S&P Global Data, Georgia's coal and gas plants emitted more than 42 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2025.

Plant Bowen is one of the worst emitters in the nation, releasing more than 11.6 million metric tons alone.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called the repeal the largest power sector deregulatory action ever.

He said it would end what he called a 15-year war on coal and lead to lower electricity prices.

I'm Tramiel Gomes.

The Environmental Defense Fund estimates the repeal will cause more than 80,000 premature deaths and $1 trillion in health care costs through 2047.

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As the back-to-school season begins, most Ohio teachers say they're stressed and wouldn't recommend the teaching profession and have to work more than one job to make ends meet.

More from our Nadia Ramlagan.

They also believe the current administration's policies are responsible for higher gas and grocery prices, according to a new American Federation of Teachers survey.

There's also concern about immigration enforcement activity and how that's impacted kids and families, says Melissa Cropper, AFT Ohio president.

They still actually love working with the students when they have the freedom to teach the way that they want to teach, but the pressures are just becoming too much and they're ready to leave the profession.

Teachers say their low pay doesn't match their education, workload, or the rising cost of living, noting in some cases rent can be more than half of a teacher's monthly income.

More than 40 percent of survey respondents said they're working a side job, with higher percentages for Black and Latino educators.

Next, the number of ICE arrests in Arizona have spiked since May.

At least 6,200 people have been apprehended, the seventh highest number in the nation.

The trend follows actions in other southwestern states, including New Mexico.

The California-based Deportation Data Project found that states with strict non-cooperation policies have the lowest rates of immigration arrests in local jails.

But even with the Immigrant Safety Act passed in 2026, New Mexico is one of five states with the highest local jail arrest rate.

Marcella Diaz with the immigrant advocacy group Somos Un Pueblo Unido says the findings should be a wake-up call.

Data suggests that parts of our criminal justice system are still functioning as a pipeline into federal immigration enforcement.

And unless we're curtailing this at the state level, we're going to continue to see these numbers increase.

Federal ICE agents made more than 50,000 arrests in August, a record monthly total.

I'm Roz Brown.

Finally, the food on our plate may not be as nutritious as it once was, and Illinois farmers and soil experts say regenerative agriculture could offer part of the solution.

Agriculture experts say traditional practices that breed crops for size and production can dilute nutrients like protein and minerals.

Carl Rozier, a soil scientist and farmer with Basil's Harvest, explains degraded soil, reduced organic matter, and other factors may also affect how nutrients become available to plants.

And because the majority of produce is made to withstand long-distance shipping, he says it loses additional nutrients traveling from the farm to grocery stores before reaching people's plates.

We have this dependence on chemical fertilizers.

So we apply these chemical fertilizers to get that crop as big as we can, and because of that, those don't scale.

I'm Judith Ruiz Branch reporting.

Meyer says people can focus on shopping at farmers markets and local food co-ops to help support farmers and regional food systems.

This is Mike Clifford for Public News Service.

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