EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Booming Data Centers Pose Big Energy And Environmental Risks [9]

"Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone more than 450 acres in the Indianapolis suburb, and residents weren't having it."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Pollution [16]
Technology [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NPR [21], 10/15/2025
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"Judge Orders Halt To DHS Agents’ Targeting Of Journalists In Chicago" [22]

"A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area."

Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Military [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [28]
Source: Washington Post [29], 10/14/2025
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US Threatens Visa Curbs, Sanctions For Nations That Back IMO Emissions Plan [30]

"The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [28]
Source: Reuters [32], 10/14/2025
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"Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump" [33]

"President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [36], 10/14/2025
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Greens File Hatch Act Complaints Against HHS, USFS Over Shutdown Messaging [37]

"An environmental advocacy group has filed complaints under the Hatch Act against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Forest Service over what it described as “partisan” messaging blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown."

Activism [38]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [39]
Government [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [40], 10/14/2025
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Trump BLM Cancels Major Solar Project In Latest Hit To Renewable Energy [41]

"The Trump administration has killed a huge proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one of the largest in the world, indicating that the White House plans to attack not only wind power but all renewable energy."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Technology [17]
Public [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
Source: Guardian [43], 10/14/2025
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Commercial Lion Farming in S. Africa Could Be Harming Wild Lions: Study [44]

"As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put additional pressure on wild populations across African home ranges."

Biodiversity [45]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [46]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [34]
Wildlife [47]
Public [19]
Africa [48]
Source: The Revelator [49], 10/14/2025
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"Lawmakers Seek Ethics Probe Into Top Offshore Oil Regulator" [50]

"Citing a Public Domain exposé, House Democrats ask Interior’s watchdog to investigate potential ethics violations by acting BOEM director Matt Giacona"

Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Public Domain [51], 10/10/2025
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EPA Hasn’t Released Completed Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical [52]

"Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [26]
People & Population [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: ProPublica [53], 10/10/2025
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Officials Won’t Give Cancer Data to Polluted Texas Community [54]

"Last year, state epidemiologists studied an industrialized region east of Houston. They reported finding high rates of cancer, but refused to release key geographic details—a decision some experts say is irresponsible."

Chemicals [55]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [56]
Source: Public Health Watch [57], 10/10/2025
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22% Jump in Electricity Rates Dominates New Jersey Governor’s Race [58]

"Most politicians rarely discuss electricity costs. But in New Jersey, they have been featured prominently in campaign ads and stump speeches in the run-up to November’s election for governor."

Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
Source: NYTimes [60], 10/10/2025
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"DOJ Legal Delays Slow Environmental Cases and Frustrate Lawyers" [61]

"Staff shortages, turnover, and new priorities at the Department of Justice are stretching legal staff handling environmental issues and causing unusual delays—even before the government shutdown."

Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [62], 10/10/2025
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US Oversight Disappearing As Refineries Explode. Who’s In Charge Now? [63]

"An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents. With the U.S. Chemical Safety Board defunded, California has yet to fill the gap."

Chemicals [55]
Disasters [64]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Pollution [16]
Technology [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [65]
Source: CalMatters [66], 10/10/2025
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Leaked List Shows Trump Mulling $15 Billion More In Clean Energy Cuts [67]

"The U.S. Department of Energy is considering terminating 300 additional clean energy projects worth over $15 billion, according to a leaked list reviewed by The Times."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Technology [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: LA Times [68], 10/10/2025
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"‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist Confirmed As NOAA Chief" [69]

"The Senate has voted to confirm President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of a group of nominees confirmed en masse."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [64]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [46]
Fish & Fisheries [70]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [34]
Science [71]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [72], 10/09/2025
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