EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Musk Accused Reuters Of ‘Social Deception.’ The Deception Was His." [9]

"Trump’s DOGE chief mischaracterizes a contract as he marshals “deep state” conspiracy theories to justify cuts to federal agencies."

Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [15], 02/18/2025
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Trump DOE Delays Implementation Of Biden-Era Appliance Efficiency Rules [16]

"The Energy Department on Friday afternoon announced it would “postpone” Biden’s efficiency rules for lightbulbs, clothes washers and dryers, air conditioners, air compressors and gas-powered water heaters."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Technology [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [21], 02/18/2025
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Trump Creates Council For ‘Energy Dominance,’ To Boost Natural Gas Exports [22]

"President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [23], 02/18/2025
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As Trump Upends EPA, Cleanups Of America’s Most Toxic Sites Are Uncertain [24]

"Just over a mile from where Patricia Flores has lived for almost 20 years, a battery smelter plant spewed toxic elements into the environment for nearly a century."

Chemicals [25]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [30]
Source: AP [31], 02/18/2025
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Faith Groups Mobilize To Keep Fighting Climate Change As Trump Exits Paris [32]

"Hundreds of religious communities have joined with businesses, universities and colleges, major investors, local governments, states, and tribal nations in declaring they will continue the work of fulfilling the U.S. pledge in the Paris Agreement. "

Activism [33]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [10]
People & Population [34]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [36], 02/18/2025
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"Murkowski Introduces Bill To Reverse Trump’s Mount McKinley Name Change" [37]

"Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation on Thursday to rename North America’s highest mountain “Denali,” after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office changing its name to Mount McKinley."

Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
Source: The Hill [40], 02/18/2025
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"Park Service Deletes Trans References On Stonewall Inn Monument Page" [41]

"The National Park Service has removed transgender references from its website commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, erasing transgender activists such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera who were central to the movement for LGBTQ+ rights."

Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [42], 02/18/2025
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"EPA Chief Seeks To Claw Back $20 Billion In Climate Funding" [43]

"The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to end contracts agreed by the previous administration to distribute $20 billion in grants to fund clean energy and transportation projects in disadvantaged communities, he said on Thursday."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Reuters [45], 02/14/2025
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"Led By Trump-Picked Chairman, The FCC Takes Aim At Media Companies" [46]

"NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR and KCBS radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission, which is now being led by Brendan Carr, a Republican who has praised President Donald Trump as a leader in combating bias in the media."

Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [47], 02/14/2025
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"Delayed CDC Report Shows Increased Evidence Of Bird Flu Spread To People" [48]

"A scientific report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Thursday shows some veterinarians who provide care for cattle were unknowingly infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus last year. ... The report is one of three about bird flu that were scheduled to be published three weeks ago in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). But the scientific publication was abruptly suspended when the Trump administration instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications on Jan. 21."

Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [10]
Health [49]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [50]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [51], 02/14/2025
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"Environmentalists Gear Up to Fight Trump in Court" [52]

"As Trump pledges regulatory rollbacks, environmental groups say the administration’s aggressive cost-cutting tactics could make it easier for them to win some long-term battles."

Activism [33]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [53], 02/14/2025
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"Colorado And Connecticut Lowered Utility Bills By Reining In Lobbying" [54]

"Electric and gas utilities routinely charge ratepayers for costs related to political advocacy, ads to burnish their brand, and even luxury perks for executives and employees, according to a recent report by the utility watchdog group Energy and Policy Institute, or EPI. Such expenses add up to millions of dollars paid by customers toward utilities’ efforts to raise prices and stall climate progress."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Grist [55], 02/14/2025
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"Coca-Cola Says It May Use More Plastic Due To Trump Tariffs" [56]

"Coca-Cola may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump's tariffs end up making aluminium cans more expensive, the company's chief executive, James Quincey, said in a call with investors."

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Natural Resources [38]
Pollution [29]
Waste [57]
Water & Oceans [58]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: BBC News [59], 02/14/2025
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"Undocumented Workers Prepare to Clean Up L.A.’s Fires Amid ICE Raids" [60]

"In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles last month, undocumented day laborers will likely make up a significant portion of the workforce tasked with clearing debris and rebuilding homes. As they navigate the environmental hazards of this work, they’re also facing the Trump administration’s escalating crackdown on immigrants."

Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [34]
Pollution [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [30]
Source: Capital & Main [61], 02/14/2025
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Florida Court Rules That Trump Can Pursue Lawsuit Against Pulitzer Board [62]

"A Florida appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to pursue a defamation lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize board members in a dispute rooted in the organization awarding a prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election."

Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: News Service of Florida [63], 02/14/2025
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