EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Fresh Warnings As A Maryland Community’s PFAS Crisis Continues" [9]

"A PFAS contamination crisis is continuing to plague a Maryland community as a plume of contaminated groundwater moves through the area, residents and their attorneys said this week."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Pollution [14]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: The New Lede [20], 11/17/2025
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Turkey Proposes Joint Leadership For COP31 With Australia To End Standoff [21]

"Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year's U.N. climate summit with Australia, though the two sides have not yet reached an agreement and the discussions on the hosting standoff remain unresolved, Turkish diplomatic sources said."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [17]
International [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 11/17/2025
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Why Tucker Carlson Is Talking About The "Chemtrail" Conspiracy Theory [25]

"Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people – perhaps a surprising number – look to the sky and see government plots and wicked deeds written there. Conspiracy theorists say that contrails – long streaks of condensation left by aircraft – are actually chemtrails, clouds of chemical or biological agents dumped on the unsuspecting public for nefarious purposes. Different motives are ascribed, from weather control to mass poisoning."

Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [26]
Science [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Conversation [28], 11/17/2025
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"Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds" [29]

"A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the release of $3 billion in withheld federal funding that’s meant to help replace toxic lead service lines that supply drinking water to homes across the country."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [30]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [31]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
People & Population [34]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Source: WBEZ [36], 11/14/2025
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Trump DOI Repealing Protections For Key Swaths Of Alaska Petroleum Reserve [37]

"The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife."

Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [40]
Pollution [14]
Wildlife [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [42]
Source: AP [43], 11/14/2025
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"Pennsylvania Abandons Northeast Climate Pact" [44]

"Pennsylvania will no longer seek to be part of a regional climate agreement among states in the Northeast U.S."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [31]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: The Hill [46], 11/14/2025
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"Major US Broadcasters Sit Out Cop30 Climate Talks: ‘They’re Missing A Lot’" [47]

"Figures show none of US ‘big four’ – CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox – appear to have sent teams to cover summit in Belém"

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [48]
Journalism & Media [26]
People & Population [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [49], 11/14/2025
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Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor Status Quo, Not Progress [50]

"Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations."

Activism [51]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [34]
Public [17]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 11/13/2025
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"At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy" [53]

"The world’s biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts to engage in climate talks."

Agriculture [54]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [17]
International [23]
Source: Civil Eats [55], 11/13/2025
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"Zeldin Kept Up EPA Roadshow During Shutdown" [56]

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s travel didn’t cease over what has become the federal government’s longest funding lapse in history." "In a sign of the Trump administration’s novel approach to the funding gap, the administrator traveled for 16 days during the shutdown."

Economy & Business [57]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [58], 11/13/2025
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"Colorado River Negotiations Blow Past Deadline" [59]

"State negotiators failed to meet a Tuesday deadline to reach an initial agreement over future operations of the drought-stricken Colorado River, but the Trump administration indicated it will allow states to continue bargaining."

Agriculture [54]
Climate Change [22]
Consumer [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [32]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [60], 11/13/2025
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"How Government Shutdowns Give Polluters A Free Pass" [61]

"Though the current political showdown is nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies."

Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [14]
Public [17]
Source: Grist [62], 11/13/2025
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"Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive" [63]

"Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car, period."

Consumer [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Transportation [64]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Vox [65], 11/13/2025
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"Five Ways Joe Rogan Misleads Listeners About Climate Change" [66]

"Joe Rogan has one of the most popular podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and a combined 50 million followers on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. And like nearly all of today’s most popular online shows, Rogan’s spreads climate misinformation."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [26]
Science [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [67], 11/13/2025
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"Environment Takeaways From The Spending Deal" [68]

"The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the government."

Agriculture [54]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [69]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [70], 11/12/2025
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