EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Trump Admin Slams Brakes On Government's Adoption Of Electric Vehicles [9]

"The Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [16]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
Technology [20]
Transportation [21]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NPR [24], 03/13/2025
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Plastic Pollution Leaves Seabirds With Brain Damage Similar To Alzheimer’s [25]

"Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife."

Biodiversity [26]
Chemicals [27]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Pollution [19]
Waste [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [33]
Australia & Oceania [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 03/13/2025
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"Trump Just Weakened One Of The Nation’s Oldest Environmental Laws" [36]

"The Interior Department has suspended a legal opinion that held companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls and hundreds of other bird species."

Biodiversity [26]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Wildlife [32]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [33]
Source: Washington Post [37], 03/12/2025
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Efforts Prevent CO2 Pipeline Leaks? Trump Admin Quietly Derailed Them. [38]

"Nearly five years after a pipeline spewed poison gas across a Mississippi town, federal regulators appeared ready in recent weeks to institute new safety rules aimed at preventing similar accidents across the U.S.’s fast-growing network of carbon dioxide pipelines.
But the proposed rules, unveiled five days before the end of Joe Biden’s presidency, were quietly derailed during the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term."

Chemicals [27]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Grist/Verite [41], 03/12/2025
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"Trump Cuts Target World-Leading Greenhouse Gas Observatory In Hawaii" [42]

"The Trump administration is considering canceling the lease of the support office for a renowned Hawaii climate research station, sources said, raising fears for the future of key work tracking the impact of carbon emissions on global warming."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [15]
Science [43]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
Source: Reuters [45], 03/12/2025
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"Texas Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Generation by a Country Mile" [46]

"Texas widened its lead as the country’s renewable energy leader in 2024, with growth in solar and wind power, according to federal data."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 03/12/2025
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Trump Admin Eyes 30 Percent Payroll Reduction At National Park Service [49]

"The Trump administration is eyeing a 30 percent payroll reduction at the National Park Service, signaling big cuts at a high-profile government agency that could make headlines during the summer vacation season."

Consumer [12]
Environmental Politics [15]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [50]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: The Hill [51], 03/12/2025
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"In Trump’s New Purge Of Climate Language, Even ‘Resilience’ Isn’t Safe" [52]

"In his first hours back in the White House in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.” Yet it was immediately clear he was in fact imposing rules on language, ordering the government to recognize only two genders and shut down any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. In one executive order, he redefined “energy” to exclude solar and wind power."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [53]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Grist [54], 03/12/2025
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"Supreme Court Rejects Red States’ Bid To Quash Climate Cases" [55]

"The Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by 19 red states to end a set of climate lawsuits against the oil and gas industry."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [56], 03/11/2025
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"U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change" [57]

"To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”"

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Pollution [19]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [58], 03/11/2025
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DOJ Says Ending La. Petrochemical Case Helps ‘Dismantle Radical DEI Programs’ [59]

"The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community, saying the dismissal showed that officials are “delivering on President (Donald) Trump’s promise to dismantle radical DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs and restore integrity to federal enforcement efforts.”"

Air [10]
Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [53]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [60]
Source: AP [61], 03/11/2025
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"Trump Oil Tariffs Threaten Vulnerable Republicans" [62]

"New England and the Midwest — with critical races next year — are particularly sensitive to the president’s energy tariffs on Canada."

Economy & Business [63]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [64], 03/11/2025
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Atomic Detectives Who Inspect Iran Sites Are Affected by Trump Aid Freeze [65]

"The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs."

Disasters [39]
Environmental Politics [15]
Military [66]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [67]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [33]
Middle East [68]
Source: NYTimes [69], 03/11/2025
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"States Float PFAS Drinking Water Limits as EPA Weighs Biden Rule" [70]

"State lawmakers are proposing new limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water as questions emerge about the Trump administration’s stance on regulating the chemicals."

Chemicals [27]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [71], 03/11/2025
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"NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent" [72]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, has been told by the Trump administration to prepare to lose another 1,000 workers, raising concerns that NOAA’s lifesaving forecasts might be hindered as hurricane and disaster season approaches."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [28]
Fish & Fisheries [73]
Government [16]
Natural Resources [29]
Science [43]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [74], 03/10/2025
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