EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups" [9]

"A law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms is demanding that Brown University retract research that details links between the fossil fuel industry and anti-wind groups."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 08/27/2025
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Scientists Flunk Trump Reports Aimed At Undoing A Key Climate Finding [22]

"Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [23]
Science [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [24]
Source: AP [25], 08/27/2025
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"Trump Plans To Cancel Another Offshore Wind Project" [26]

"On the heels of its move to block a major project off the coast of Rhode Island, court filings indicate the Interior Department plans to block another off the coast of Maryland."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [27]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: The Hill [31], 08/27/2025
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"Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge" [32]

"The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to build the border wall through a national wildlife refuge."

Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
Wildlife [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 08/27/2025
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Tribes Want To Give Colorado River the Same Legal Rights as a Person [38]

"The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first."

Activism [39]
Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [41]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [42]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Source: KUNC [43], 08/27/2025
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Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center [44]

"Misleading Mailer: Despite locals’ health concerns, the Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote a data center, including sending a mailer with inaccurate information. 'Concierge Service': The chamber has a five-member operations team dedicated to xAI, one of Musk’s companies, as it tries to transform Memphis into a global hub of technological innovation."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [46]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [41]
Pollution [23]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: ProPublica [48], 08/27/2025
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FEMA Staff Warn Trump Cuts Could Expose US To Another Hurricane Katrina [49]

"Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) risk exposing the US to another Hurricane Katrina, staff at the agency have warned Congress in a withering critique that also takes aim at its current leadership."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [50]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [51]
Infrastructure [28]
People & Population [41]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [52], 08/26/2025
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"Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With NOAA Climate And Weather Cuts" [53]

"President Donald Trump’s administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) than the level mandated by Congress for this year, according to a budget document seen by Science."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Politics [13]
Science [17]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Science [54], 08/26/2025
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"US Oil And Gas Air Pollution Is Causing Unequal Health Impacts: Study" [55]

"Air pollutants from U.S. oil and gas operations are causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues each year — with racial and ethnic minority populations bearing the biggest burden, a new study has found."

Air [56]
Chemicals [57]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [41]
Pollution [23]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [58], 08/26/2025
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New England Grid Operator Warns Trump Pause On Wind Farm Risks Reliability [59]

"The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [50]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [28]
People & Population [41]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [60]
Source: The Hill [61], 08/26/2025
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"Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Closed Over NEPA Failures" [62]

"U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams late Thursday issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting more detainees from coming to the site, barring new construction and giving the state 60 days to remove many of its major elements."

Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [14]
Government [46]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [41]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: E&E News [63], 08/25/2025
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"Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built" [64]

"The Trump administration on Friday ordered that all construction stop on Revolution Wind, a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that is already mostly built."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [60]
Source: NYTimes [65], 08/25/2025
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"Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team" [66]

"A task force formed by an influential advisory committee to review the safety of Covid vaccines will be led by a panel member who has described the shots as “the most failing medical product in the history of medical products.”

Activism [39]
Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [46]
Health [67]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [68], 08/25/2025
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"Why Power Bills Are Rising — And Why That’s Not Changing Soon" [69]

"Ending support for renewables and keeping fossil fuel power plants are the wrong tactics for addressing skyrocketing electricity rates"

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [28]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Canary Media [70], 08/25/2025
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Trump EPA Urged To Speed Monitoring Fenceline Pollution From Steel Plants [71]

"Public health advocates urged the Trump administration to protect residents and workers by sticking to a Biden-era timeline for reducing benzene and chromium emissions at the perimeter of steel and coke plants in Pennsylvania and other states rather than continuing to delay compliance rules."

Air [56]
Chemicals [57]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [41]
Pollution [23]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [72], 08/25/2025
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