EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

New BLM Grazing Rules Eliminate Tribal Buffalo From Public Lands [9]

“Tribes with bison herds are seeking negotiations with U.S. Department of Interior officials to ask for an exemption from new rules they have called ‘DEI for cattle.’”

Environmental Politics [10]
Food [11]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Policy [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [18], 06/08/2026
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Pritzker Pauses Data Center Tax Incentives in Illinois [19]

“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Friday he is pausing the state’s data center tax incentives starting in July amid a push to address concerns about electricity costs and water resources that have plagued the AI infrastructure build-out nationwide."

Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Policy [14]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Source: The Hill [26], 06/08/2026
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Trump Expected To Announce $700M Boost For Coal [27]

"Trump is set to use wartime authority under the Defense Prevention Act to dole out $425 million to 13 existing coal plants and $75 million for an export terminal in California. He is also expected to announce $185 million in grant funding from the Energy Department to build two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia and restart a plant in Maryland."

Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Policy [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [29], 06/04/2026
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House Passes Bipartisan Measures To Speed Geothermal Energy Projects [30]

"The package of geothermal permitting reforms comes as Republicans and Democrats alike look to boost clean, 24/7 power supplies. Now it heads to the Senate."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [31]
Policy [14]
Technology [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Canary Media [32], 06/04/2026
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7 Blue States Sue To Stop Trump’s Offshore Wind Deal With TotalEnergies [33]

"New York and six other Democratic-led states are challenging the Trump administration’s controversial efforts to pay private energy firms to abandon their U.S. offshore wind projects."

Climate Change [34]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Canary Media [35], 06/03/2026
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"Democrats Pledge to Fight Trump’s Removal of Ocean Monitors" [36]

"Democrats said Tuesday they intend to fight the Trump administration’s plan to eradicate a deep-ocean observation system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [34]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [38]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [40]
Source: New York Times [41], 06/03/2026
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"Indiana Coal Plant That Trump Forced To Stay Open Is Not Operating" [42]

"The DOE says the Schahfer plant is key for reliability, but repairs mean it’ll be offline for much of 2026. The grid is set to be just fine without it this summer."

Climate Change [34]
Conflict/Corruption [43]
Consumer [44]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [45]
Technology [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Source: Canary Media [46], 06/03/2026
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Trump Wants To Close Federal Watchdog Probing W. Va.’s Chemical Disasters [47]

"President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates funding for the Chemical Safety Board, the agency investigating last month’s deadly chemical leak in Kanawha County."

Chemicals [48]
Conflict/Corruption [43]
Consumer [44]
Disasters [49]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [50]
Environmental Justice [51]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [52]
Pollution [45]
Technology [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [53]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [54], 06/03/2026
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"One of Congress’ Most Popular Bills Is Running Into Trump Headwinds" [55]

"Legislation to approve water projects is typically one of the most bipartisan bills to pass Congress, but advancing a package this year may be harder thanks to President Donald Trump’s penchant for withholding funding from his political enemies."

Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [52]
Pollution [45]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [56], 06/03/2026
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Judge Stops The NSF From Removing NCAR From Wyoming Supercomputing Center [57]

"A judge has temporarily stopped the National Science Foundation from removing the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder from its leadership of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center in Cheyenne."

Climate Change [34]
Disasters [49]
Environmental Health [50]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [38]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [58]
Technology [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Boulder Daily Camera [59], 06/02/2026
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House Dems Seek GAO Probe On Trump’s Disaster Declarations After Denials [60]

"A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials of disaster aid requests."

Climate Change [34]
Conflict/Corruption [43]
Disasters [49]
Environmental Justice [51]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Planning & Growth [61]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [62], 06/02/2026
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Park Service Raised Alarms Over Trump Administration’s Tennis Center Plan [63]

"National Park Service officials repeatedly raised legal and environmental concerns over the Trump administration’s plan to lease public parkland, including the site of a professional tennis tournament, to a private operator widely expected to be the tournament’s operator, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post."

Biodiversity [37]
Conflict/Corruption [43]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [53]
Source: Washington Post [64], 06/02/2026
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"Erin Brockovich Takes Aim At Data Center Secrecy" [65]

"Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities. Brockovich — who was famously played by Julia Roberts in a film dramatizing her legal case against Pacific Gas & Electric — recently launched a website with a map of data centers across the United States."

Activism [66]
Air [67]
Climate Change [34]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [52]
Planning & Growth [61]
Pollution [45]
Technology [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: TechCrunch [68], 06/02/2026
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Report Calls For Stricter Fertilizer Rules As Nitrate Pollution Grows [69]

"Lax regulations and mismanaged applications in the US are to blame for the tons of nitrogen fertilizer that runs off into waterways each year and contributes to water and air pollution, cancer and environmental damage, according to a report released Monday."

Agriculture [70]
Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [48]
Consumer [44]
Environmental Health [50]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The New Lede [71], 06/02/2026
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"Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System" [72]

"The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate."

Climate Change [34]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [38]
Science [58]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [40]
Source: New York Times [73], 06/02/2026
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