EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Texas Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Generation by a Country Mile" [9]

"Texas widened its lead as the country’s renewable energy leader in 2024, with growth in solar and wind power, according to federal data."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 03/12/2025
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Trump Admin Eyes 30 Percent Payroll Reduction At National Park Service [18]

"The Trump administration is eyeing a 30 percent payroll reduction at the National Park Service, signaling big cuts at a high-profile government agency that could make headlines during the summer vacation season."

Consumer [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [22], 03/12/2025
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"In Trump’s New Purge Of Climate Language, Even ‘Resilience’ Isn’t Safe" [23]

"In his first hours back in the White House in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.” Yet it was immediately clear he was in fact imposing rules on language, ordering the government to recognize only two genders and shut down any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. In one executive order, he redefined “energy” to exclude solar and wind power."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Grist [25], 03/12/2025
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"Supreme Court Rejects Red States’ Bid To Quash Climate Cases" [26]

"The Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by 19 red states to end a set of climate lawsuits against the oil and gas industry."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [27], 03/11/2025
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"U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change" [28]

"To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”"

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [30], 03/11/2025
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DOJ Says Ending La. Petrochemical Case Helps ‘Dismantle Radical DEI Programs’ [31]

"The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community, saying the dismissal showed that officials are “delivering on President (Donald) Trump’s promise to dismantle radical DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs and restore integrity to federal enforcement efforts.”"

Air [32]
Chemicals [33]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: AP [37], 03/11/2025
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"Trump Oil Tariffs Threaten Vulnerable Republicans" [38]

"New England and the Midwest — with critical races next year — are particularly sensitive to the president’s energy tariffs on Canada."

Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [40], 03/11/2025
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Atomic Detectives Who Inspect Iran Sites Are Affected by Trump Aid Freeze [41]

"The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs."

Disasters [42]
Environmental Politics [12]
Military [43]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [45]
Middle East [46]
Source: NYTimes [47], 03/11/2025
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"States Float PFAS Drinking Water Limits as EPA Weighs Biden Rule" [48]

"State lawmakers are proposing new limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water as questions emerge about the Trump administration’s stance on regulating the chemicals."

Chemicals [33]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [49]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [51], 03/11/2025
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"NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent" [52]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, has been told by the Trump administration to prepare to lose another 1,000 workers, raising concerns that NOAA’s lifesaving forecasts might be hindered as hurricane and disaster season approaches."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [19]
Disasters [42]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [53]
Fish & Fisheries [54]
Government [55]
Natural Resources [20]
Science [56]
Water & Oceans [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [57], 03/10/2025
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"Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump" [58]

"On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. “I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world,” she wrote in a post on Bluesky, a social media platform."

Activism [59]
Biodiversity [60]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Science [56]
Technology [61]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [62], 03/10/2025
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EPA Says Spending Items Greater Than $50,000 Must Get Approval From DOGE [63]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing that spending items greater than $50,000 now require approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [55]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [64], 03/10/2025
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Judge Blocks Trump Funding Freeze for Climate Work. Will White House Comply? [65]

"A federal judge Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s freezing of congressionally approved federal funding, which has affected a variety of services and programs across the country, including climate and conservation work approved under the Inflation Reduction Act."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [42]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [55]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [66], 03/10/2025
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"Trump DOJ To Climate Nonprofits: Hand Over Info And Come To Court" [67]

"The Trump administration has directed nonprofits involved in a $20 billion Biden-era climate initiative to turn over records to the FBI and appear in federal court later this month, according to two people who were granted anonymity for fear of reprisal."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [68], 03/10/2025
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"US Withdraws From UN Climate Damage Fund" [69]

"Establishment of the fund in 2023 was a victory for climate change activists from developing nations."

"The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations climate damage fund that was established in 2023 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change when natural disasters strike.
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [39]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [45]
Source: Politico [70], 03/10/2025
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