EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"US Forest Service to Repeal Roadless Rule to Promote Logging" [9]

"The US Forest Service will begin the process to repeal the agency’s 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects millions of acres of national forest land from logging nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Monday."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Wildlife [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [20], 06/24/2025
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"What The Texas Food Label Law Means For The Rest Of America" [21]

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country." "The measure applies to 44 dyes or additives commonly found in baked goods, candy and drinks, and could force the food industry to change what it sells."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [22]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [27], 06/24/2025
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As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions for Oil Industry [28]

"Draft legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee includes $18 billion in new tax benefits for oil and gas companies and guts those for renewable energy and electric vehicles."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [30]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 06/24/2025
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"Colorado Landscapers Are Discovering The Perks Of Electric Lawn Equipment" [32]

"State regulations limiting gas-powered lawn equipment for public properties went into effect this month. Users are warming up to the cleaner, quieter tools."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [30]
Technology [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Source: Canary Media [35], 06/24/2025
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"What To Know As The Senate Tries To Pass Trump’s Agenda Bill Next Week" [36]

"After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It will be a major test for Republican Leader John Thune and Trump’s own hold on the upper chamber that aides say will be cast as a binary choice for the rank-and-file: you either are with the president or you aren’t."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [38]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: CNN [41], 06/23/2025
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"Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech" [42]

"Oil companies are employing an unusual tactic in some of their biggest court battles. They’re alleging that their critics are infringing on their free-speech rights, invoking laws designed to protect people who challenge the powerful."

Activism [43]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [44]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [45], 06/23/2025
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"Trump and GOP’s Tax Bill Would Sell Off USPS’s Brand-New EVs" [46]

"A little-noticed provision of President Donald Trump and Republicans’ massive tax and immigration legislation would force the government to undo billions of dollars in electric-vehicle investments made by the U.S. Postal Service, unwinding much of the Biden administration’s climate push at the mail agency while dealing it a sharp financial setback."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [38]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [30]
Transportation [47]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [48], 06/23/2025
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"Land Deal Ends Controversial Mining Fight Near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp" [49]

"A contentious, years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places ended abruptly Friday, when a nonprofit group announced it would spend nearly $60 million to acquire thousands of acres of land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in rural Georgia."

Biodiversity [50]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [40]
Wildlife [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
Source: Washington Post [52], 06/23/2025
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"Supreme Court Allows Challenge On EPA Pollution Waiver" [53]

"The Supreme Court cleared the way for fuel producers to pursue their lawsuit over California’s vehicle emission rules in a lower court."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [30]
Transportation [47]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [54]
Source: E&E News [55], 06/23/2025
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"There Might Not Be a Map for That: Budget Cuts Threaten Geological Surveys" [56]

"Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work."

Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [57]
Government [38]
Natural Resources [16]
Science [58]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [59], 06/23/2025
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"Putting Western Lands Up For Sale Highly Unpopular" [60]

"U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah single-handedly appears to have produced what just might be the most unified, and broadly dispersed, opposition to anti-conservation legislation ever considered by Congress."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [50]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [38]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: National Parks Traveler [61], 06/23/2025
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"US Labor Advocates Demand Heat Protections for Workers as Planet Warms" [62]

"Ahead of a hotter than normal summer, activists call for immediate action to protect workers from deadly temperatures. “We shouldn’t be waiting for Donald Trump,” one said."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [63]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [64]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 06/20/2025
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"Court Blocks EPA From Axing Environmental Justice Grants" [66]

"A federal judge this week barred the Trump administration from axing grants that were part of a $600 million program that aimed to tackle pollution in underserved communities."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [67], 06/20/2025
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"Supreme Court Raises Bar For Future Curbs On Industrial Air Pollution" [68]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with two Republican states on a venue question that could hamper future EPA efforts to combat dangerous air pollution that crosses state lines."

Air [69]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [30]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [70], 06/20/2025
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"The Billion-Dollar US Green Hydrogen Boom Ended Before It Ever Began" [71]

"Even before Trump and fellow Republicans began pulling the financial rug out from under the industry, green hydrogen megaprojects were collapsing. Here’s why."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Canary Media [72], 06/20/2025
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