EJToday: Top Headlines

"Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal" [9]

"A federal judge on Monday struck down President Trump’s halt on approvals of all wind power projects on federal lands and waters, dealing a significant legal setback to the administration’s campaign against wind farms."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 12/09/2025
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PEER Warns that OIRA Chief Jeffrey Clark’s “Acting” Role Is Illegal [22]

"In a new letter to U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is warning that Jeffrey Clark’s role as “Acting Administrator” of the Office of information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) and actions he has taken could be in legal jeopardy."

Activism [23]
Biodiversity [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: PEER [29], 12/09/2025
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"More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters" [30]

"A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [31]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Planning & Growth [32]
Pollution [33]
Technology [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [34], 12/09/2025
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"States Push To End Secrecy Over Data Center Water Use" [35]

"States facing drought and dwindling groundwater supplies are seeking to pull back the curtain on water use at data centers, in a push for transparency that has scrambled traditional partisan alliances."

Agriculture [36]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [31]
Journalism & Media [37]
Planning & Growth [32]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [38], 12/09/2025
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"Trump Admin Orders Parks To Purge Shops Of DEI, Trans References" [39]

"The National Park Service has ordered park rangers to remove books and retail items at park gifts shops that run afoul of President Donald Trump’s edicts targeting diversity and equity across the federal government, according to a recent memo viewed by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [40]
People & Population [28]
Science [41]
Wildlife [42]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [43], 12/09/2025
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"Under RFK Jr., The CDC Provides A Megaphone To The Anti-Vaccine Movement" [44]

"For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fought attempts by the anti-vaccine movement to sow doubts in the safety and efficacy of the shots that marked a triumph of public health. This week, the agency instead provided a powerful platform for the cause."

Activism [23]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [13]
Health [45]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [28]
Science [41]
Technology [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Washington Post [46], 12/09/2025
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"Conservatives Sound Alarm About Westerman’s NEPA Bill" [47]

"Members of the House Freedom Caucus are objecting to House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman’s big permitting bill, contributing to a planned floor vote being postponed."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [48], 12/09/2025
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NPS Fee-Free Calendar Drops MLK Day, Juneteenth And Adds Trump's Birthday [49]

"The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from next year's calendar of entrance fee-free days for national parks and added President Trump's birthday to the list, according to the National Park Service, as the administration continues to push back against a reckoning of the country's racist history on federal lands."

Diversity [50]
Economy & Business [51]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [40]
People & Population [28]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [52]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NPR [53], 12/09/2025
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"New White House “Hall of Shame” Webpage Expands Trump’s War On The Press" [54]

"“Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” Far from encouraging trustworthy journalism, the new media bias page on the White House website is the Trump administration’s latest effort to pillory the media. Journalists and outlets critical of Trump’s measures are labelled as “offenders” with no factual breakdown of why their reporting is incorrect."

Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [37]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: RSF [55], 12/09/2025
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"Maha v Maga: Feud Grows As Trump EPA Rolls Back Rules On Toxic Chemicals" [56]

"“Make America healthy again” (Maha) movement leaders have put out a petition calling for Donald Trump to fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals."

Agriculture [36]
Chemicals [25]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [57]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [33]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [58], 12/08/2025
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Trump Climate Policies Are Driving Up Insurance Costs for Homeowners: Experts [59]

"Tariffs, extreme weather events and the president’s funding cuts are contributing to increasing rates, sometimes by double digits."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [60]
Economy & Business [51]
Environmental Studies [31]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Capital & Main [61], 12/08/2025
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"Plastic Pollution Could More Than Double By 2040, Report Finds" [62]

"Failure to address a worldwide plastic pollution crisis could trigger a surge in greenhouse gas emissions and human health problems tied to the industry, according to a new report."

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [31]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [33]
Technology [17]
Waste [63]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
International [64]
Source: The New Lede [65], 12/08/2025
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"Alaska Republicans Push Back On Trump Offshore Drilling Plan" [66]

"Alaska’s Republican senators are splitting with the Trump administration over an expansive offshore lease plan that would open large swaths of the state’s waters to drilling."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [67]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [68]
Source: E&E News [69], 12/08/2025
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"Corn’s Clean-Energy Promise Is Clashing With Its Climate Footprint" [70]

"Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water."

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [51]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [57]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [33]
Waste [63]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [42]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Floodlight [71], 12/08/2025
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"Democrats Slam Trump’s Rollback Of Fuel Economy Rules" [72]

"Congressional Democrats slammed President Donald Trump’s proposed rollback of auto efficiency standards Wednesday, while Republicans wholeheartedly supported the move."

Air [73]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [33]
Transportation [74]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [75], 12/08/2025
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