EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers" [9]

"David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Science [18]
Transportation [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 06/26/2025
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"Inside a Last-Ditch Battle to Save (or Kill) Clean-Energy Tax Credits" [23]

"Supporters of tax breaks for wind and solar are fighting to retain them in the G.O.P. tax bill. They’re facing a conservative effort to kill them entirely."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [26], 06/26/2025
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"Conservationists Sue EPA for Missing Clean Air Exemption List" [27]

"Group sues EPA for failing to produce facility names. Trump administration hasn’t disclosed all who asked for reprieves."

Activism [28]
Chemicals [29]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [32], 06/26/2025
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Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill — For Now [33]

"On the day the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the national forest roadless rule, the Senate parliamentarian said a proposal to sell millions of acres of public lands cannot go through without 60 votes in the chamber."

Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [34]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [37]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 06/26/2025
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"Judge Blocks Trump From Withholding EV Charger Infrastructure Funds" [39]

"A federal judge on Tuesday issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from withholding funds for electric vehicle charger infrastructure from 14 states."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [41]
Transportation [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [42], 06/26/2025
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"LG Opens Massive Michigan Factory To Make LFP Batteries For The Grid" [43]

"The $1.4 billion investment onshores production of a popular battery chemistry that had been almost exclusively made in China, amid tariff and tax policy uncertainty."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Technology [41]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Canary Media [44], 06/26/2025
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Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: Problems of a Local Emergency Manager [45]

"John Dwyer coordinates emergency management in Champaign County, Illinois. He’s seeing a lot more weather extremes, from tornadoes to a major dust storm, even as federal money to keep people safe seems poised to drop."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [46]
Government [30]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 06/26/2025
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"EU Suspends Anti-Greenwashing Legislation As Far-Right Influence Grows" [48]

"The European Union’s leadership in the fight against climate change is under increasing pressure as far-right forces gain influence and threaten its flagship Green Deal, which legally mandates the bloc to achieve climate neutrality by 2050."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [20]
Europe [49]
Source: AP [50], 06/26/2025
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"How Shrinking The EPA Could Make Wildfire Smoke Even More Dangerous" [51]

"Monitoring air quality is key to forecasting and assessing wildfire smoke. Right now, that’s a coordinated effort between federal, state, tribal, and local entities. Federally approved and privately operated monitors feed data into tools like the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow tool, and help forecast air quality and issue public health guidance. But air quality scientists worry that EPA budget and job cuts will make it difficult to get air quality information to people, endangering public health."

Air [52]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [46]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [34]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Grist/IPR [53], 06/26/2025
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"50 States, 50 Fixes: In Alabama, a Social Media Influencer Really Gets Wild" [54]

"Kyle Lybarger built a loyal following online by talking about native plants and why biodiversity matters."

Activism [28]
Biodiversity [55]
Journalism & Media [31]
People & Population [16]
Science [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [56]
Source: NYTimes [57], 06/26/2025
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Heat Dome Brings Highest Temperatures In Years To Parts Of Eastern US [58]

"An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been so hot in more than a decade."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [46]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [59], 06/25/2025
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"Extreme Heat Is Exacerbating Air Pollution, a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health" [60]

"Extreme heat is making air pollution worse, scientists say. And President Trump’s regulatory rollbacks could drive air pollution even higher."

Air [52]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [46]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Science [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [61], 06/25/2025
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Environmental Health Disparities Between Latino And White Neighborhoods In LA [62]

"A new data tool from researchers at UCLA highlights significant environmental health disparities between Latino and white neighborhoods in L.A., providing critical insights amid escalating public health concerns linked to the places where climate change and the Trump administration’s recent immigration policy actions intersect."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [63]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [20]
California [64]
Source: LA Times [65], 06/25/2025
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Remote Alaska Village Turns To Solar And Biomass To Cut Diesel And Save Money [66]

"Eric Huntington built his dream cabin nestled in the wilderness of central Alaska, eventually raising two daughters there. But over the years, he learned that living in this quiet, remote village came with a hefty cost."

Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [25]
People & Population [16]
Public [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [67]
Source: AP [68], 06/25/2025
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"Climate Misinformation Turning Crisis Into Catastrophe, Report Says" [69]

"Rampant climate misinformation is turning the crisis into a catastrophe, according to the authors of a new report."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [31]
Science [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Europe [49]
Source: Guardian [70], 06/25/2025
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