EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Trump Says Cost Drove Water Pipeline Veto, But Some Say It's Retribution [9]

"President Trump vetoed a bill this week to help finish a water pipeline project in Colorado. The bill had overwhelmingly passed Congress with bipartisan support. The president says his veto is about "fiscal sanity." Some say the president is retaliating against the state for political reasons."

Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NPR [16], 01/06/2026
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"The Biggest Climate Migration Problem May Be That There’s Not Enough Of It" [17]

"In his new book, Julian Hattem explores how migration can be a climate solution — not just for those who are able to move, but for their home communities as well."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
People & Population [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [21]
Source: Grist [22], 01/06/2026
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"‘Not About Special Treatment,’ Miccosukee Tribe Responds To Trump Veto" [23]

"The Miccosukee Tribe is rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that the tribe worked against his administration’s immigration efforts, the basis he used to veto a flood protection project in the Everglades."

Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: States Newsroom [27], 01/06/2026
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"‘Trump’s EPA’ In 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach To Deregulation" [28]

"The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the environment."

Chemicals [29]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [33], 01/05/2026
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"Offshore Wind Projects Challenge Trump Administration’s Order to Stop Work" [34]

"Developers of five offshore wind farms that were ordered last week by the Trump administration to halt construction are suing to restart work on at least three of the projects."

Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [35], 01/05/2026
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Trump Admin Orders A Colorado Coal-Fired Power Generator To Stay Open [36]

"The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [37], 01/05/2026
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"Federal Ruling Blocks Hawaii’s Climate Change Tourist Tax On Cruise Ships" [38]

"A federal appeals court ruling on New Year’s Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ships passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [39]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [41]
Source: AP [42], 01/05/2026
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Trump Attacks On ‘Climate Alarmism’ Have Already Transformed US Science [43]

"Experts say the cuts to the federal workforce and climate science funding could cause decades of loss in human knowledge and discovery."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [44]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [45]
Technology [46]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [21]
Source: Washington Post [47], 12/24/2025
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"Trump May Give 775 Acres of a Federal Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX" [48]

"The Trump administration is considering giving nearly 800 acres of land in a federal wildlife refuge in Texas to SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Economy & Business [39]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [25]
Technology [46]
Transportation [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [49], 12/24/2025
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"U.S. Takes a Step Toward Approving Seabed Mining in International Waters" [50]

"The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had received an application for seabed mining exploration in international waters, the first in its effort to encourage the controversial industry."

Chemicals [29]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [32]
Technology [46]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [21]
Source: NYTimes [52], 12/24/2025
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"The Legal Battle Bogging Down Massachusetts’ Plan To Ditch Gas" [53]

"Two years ago, Massachusetts regulators created a framework for phasing out the use of natural gas in buildings — a groundbreaking move for the state’s decarbonization efforts. Today, however, momentum has slowed as gas companies clash with lawmakers, regulators, and advocates on a fundamental question: Are utilities legally obligated to provide gas service to any consumer who wants it?"

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [20]
Planning & Growth [54]
Pollution [32]
Technology [46]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [55]
Source: Canary Media [56], 12/24/2025
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"Mike Lee Goes After Filibuster Over Permitting" [57]

"A key player in Congress’ permitting reform negotiations is calling for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster in order to pass a deal after Senate Democrats signaled Monday that they are stepping back from the discussions."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [58], 12/24/2025
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"Critical Mineral Bauxite Boom Pollutes Water And Crops In Guinea" [59]

"In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields."

Chemicals [29]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [32]
Waste [60]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Africa [61]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [62], 12/24/2025
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"‘Bonkers’: DOI Letter Halts All Five In-Progress Offshore Wind Farms" [63]

"The Interior Department announced Monday it is pausing leases for all five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in America, citing unspecified issues of national security."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Military [64]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [65], 12/23/2025
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BLM Makes More Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Available For Energy, Mining [66]

"The Trump administration is planning on making more acres of public land available for energy and mineral development in eight Western states, a move worrying environmentalists watching for the declining population of greater sage-grouse."

Biodiversity [67]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [25]
Wildlife [68]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Utah News Dispatch [69], 12/23/2025
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