EJToday: Top Headlines

Heat Dome Brings Highest Temperatures In Years To Parts Of Eastern US [9]

"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 [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [16], 06/25/2025
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"Extreme Heat Is Exacerbating Air Pollution, a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health" [17]

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

Air [18]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [19]
Science [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [21], 06/25/2025
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Environmental Health Disparities Between Latino And White Neighborhoods In LA [22]

"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 [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
California [26]
Source: LA Times [27], 06/25/2025
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Remote Alaska Village Turns To Solar And Biomass To Cut Diesel And Save Money [28]

"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 [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Infrastructure [31]
People & Population [13]
Public [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
Source: AP [33], 06/25/2025
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"Climate Misinformation Turning Crisis Into Catastrophe, Report Says" [34]

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

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [35]
Science [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Europe [36]
Source: Guardian [37], 06/25/2025
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"Cities Lose Hope For Restarting Disaster Projects Killed By Trump" [38]

"The president canceled $4.5 billion in FEMA grants that helped communities prepare for rising disaster damage."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [39]
People & Population [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [40], 06/25/2025
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"Megabill Could Derail Hundreds Of Planned Clean Energy Projects" [41]

"A POLITICO analysis identified 794 planned clean electricity generation facilities — mostly in GOP districts — that could lose subsidies under the House bill. The Senate is debating changes."

Air [18]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [29]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Politico [43], 06/25/2025
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First Amendment Groups Push ICE To Release Spanish-Language Georgia Reporter [44]

"Several organizations dedicated to preserving free speech and protecting members of the press are calling for the release of a prominent immigration reporter who was detained while covering a protest in Atlanta earlier this month and is now on track to be deported."

Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [35]
Laws & Regulations [39]
People & Population [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: States Newsroom [45], 06/25/2025
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"The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here’s What Its Advocates Want" [46]

"More women are connecting environmental degradation with attacks on women's rights, seeing both as rooted in similar values. They’re drawing on personal experiences and reams of research to make their case."

Activism [47]
Environmental Politics [24]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [48]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 06/25/2025
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Photos Of Gaza Youth Surviving As Makeshift Burners Turn Plastic Into Fuel [50]

"South of Gaza City, along the Sea Road that runs beside the Mediterranean, Palestinian youth are producing fuel by melting plastic in makeshift burners. With limited access to commercial fuel, they collect plastic waste, process it in metal drums to extract crude fuel, and then bottle and sell it to passersby."

Chemicals [51]
Consumer [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [23]
Pollution [19]
Technology [52]
Public [14]
International [48]
Middle East [53]
Source: AP [54], 06/25/2025
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"US Forest Service to Repeal Roadless Rule to Promote Logging" [55]

"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 [56]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [42]
Environmental Politics [24]
Forests [57]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [58]
Wildlife [59]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [60], 06/24/2025
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"What The Texas Food Label Law Means For The Rest Of America" [61]

"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 [56]
Chemicals [51]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Food [62]
Laws & Regulations [39]
People & Population [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [63], 06/24/2025
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As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions for Oil Industry [64]

"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 [10]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 06/24/2025
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"NY Governor Seeks To Build State’s First Nuclear Power Plant In Decades [66]

"New York’s governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Infrastructure [31]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [67]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [68]
Source: AP [69], 06/24/2025
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"Bees Are Collapsing In The U.S. A Key To Their Secrets Might Vanish." [70]

"The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget."

Agriculture [56]
Biodiversity [71]
Chemicals [51]
Environmental Studies [25]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [58]
Science [20]
Wildlife [59]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [72], 06/24/2025
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