EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Trump’s EPA Paid Employees $86.5 Million Not To Work For Months" [9]

"Data obtained by The Post via a FOIA request shows that through August, the EPA spent millions to compensate staff on administrative leave."

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [18], 12/18/2025
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Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Blue States For Energy Grant Cuts [19]

"The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally."

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [22], 12/18/2025
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"Data Centers Have A Political Problem — And Big Tech Wants To Fix It" [23]

"Tech companies and lobbyists are investing millions of dollars to tackle a new political problem for the industry: Data centers, the lifeblood of the growing artificial intelligence economy, are becoming toxic with voters."

Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Technology [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Politico [27], 12/18/2025
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As Trump Promotes Coal, No Respite For Communities Choking On Industry Dust [28]

"David Jones Jr. is no stranger to treacherous work. For years, the 45-year-old South Baltimore resident made his living scaling tall buildings to install signs. But for Jones, the real danger has been in and around his home: Jones and his wife live a few hundred feet away from a large coal terminal where dust from mountainous, uncovered coal piles has blown over the community day after day for decades."

Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The New Lede [29], 12/18/2025
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‘No Significant Impact’: The Secret NPS Review Of Trump’s Ballroom Plans [30]

"The National Park Service gave President Donald Trump the go-ahead to tear down the White House’s East Wing earlier this year after a streamlined environmental review concluded the negative effects of the president’s planned ballroom wouldn’t be too significant and despite the final design remaining a work in progress, new court filings show."

Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [31]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]
Source: E&E News [35], 12/18/2025
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"American Academy of Pediatrics Loses HHS Funding After Criticizing RFK Jr." [36]

"The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including for initiatives on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and identifying autism early, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Consumer [37]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [12]
Health [39]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Science [40]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [41], 12/18/2025
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"Defense Bill Directs GAO To Probe Tick Conspiracy Promoted By RFK Jr." [42]

"The House-passed National Defense Authorization Act would spur an investigation of whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease."

Biodiversity [43]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [40]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [44], 12/18/2025
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"U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say" [45]

"The Trump administration wants the European Union to exempt American oil and gas companies from a landmark law aimed at curbing emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas."

Chemicals [46]
Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Europe [47]
Source: NYTimes [48], 12/17/2025
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"Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing" [49]

"Flood, storm and fire survivors gathered in Washington, D.C., Monday to express their alarm over a leaked report from the FEMA Review Council that proposes halving the agency’s workforce and scaling back federal disaster assistance."

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [50]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [51]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 12/17/2025
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"States Sue Trump Administration Over Frozen EV Charger Funds" [53]

"A coalition of states sued the Trump administration Tuesday for blocking the full release of $2.5 billion in federal funding for electric car infrastructure, alleging the decision to stop disbursing funds is unlawful."

Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Technology [26]
Transportation [54]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [55], 12/17/2025
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"EU Scraps 2035 Ban On New Petrol And Diesel Cars To Boost Auto Industry" [56]

"The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector."

Climate Change [24]
Consumer [37]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [54]
Public [16]
Europe [47]
Source: France 24 [57], 12/17/2025
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Navajo Said No To A Hydro Project. Trump DOE Doesn't Want It To Happen Again [58]

"The U.S. Energy Secretary said allowing tribes to weigh in on energy projects on their land creates "unnecessary burdens to the development of critical infrastructure.""

Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [59]
Technology [26]
Water & Oceans [51]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [60]
Source: Grist [61], 12/17/2025
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"Where Global Emissions Stand, 10 Years After The Paris Climate Agreement" [62]

"The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable"

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [50]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [33]
Technology [26]
Water & Oceans [51]
Public [16]
International [63]
Source: Guardian [64], 12/17/2025
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"Trump Goes To War With States Over AI" [65]

"The president’s order to limit states’ ability to regulate the spread of artificial intelligence is poised to set off political and legal fireworks that mirror his efforts to curb climate action."

Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [66], 12/16/2025
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"Arizona City Rejects Data Center After AI Lobbying Push" [67]

"Officials in this Phoenix suburb on Thursday rejected a proposed artificial intelligence data center despite pressure from a former U.S. senator and the tech industry — capping a fight over local control that has captured national attention."

Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [60]
Source: E&E News [68], 12/16/2025
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