EJToday: Top Headlines

"EPA Ditches Historic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Rule" [9]

"The Trump administration will roll back a landmark regulation on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, two weeks after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promised to address contamination from the toxic, man-made substances."

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Source: E&E News [22], 05/15/2025
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Georgia Shields Maker Of Roundup Weed Killer From Some Cancer Claims [23]

"In a victory for global agrochemical maker Bayer, Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential dangers."

Agriculture [24]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: AP [28], 05/15/2025
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"EPA Tells Scientists To Apply For New Jobs Within The Agency" [29]

"Political leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have told scientists there to apply to new jobs, implying that those who do not may be fired, according to an official with a union representing the agency’s employees."

Environmental Health [12]
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Source: The Hill [30], 05/15/2025
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"Another PFAS-Containing Pesticide Headed For US Registration" [31]

"US regulators are poised to approve a pesticide made with a controversial class of toxic chemicals, stoking concerns of new risks for farms across the country."

Agriculture [24]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The New Lede [33], 05/15/2025
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NOAA Seeks To Reassign Employees To Understaffed Weather Service Offices [34]

"The Trump administration is seeking to reassign other employees to “critically understaffed” offices in the National Weather Service (NWS), according to an internal document. The move to reassign these other employees comes after the administration fired hundreds of people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including some staff at the NWS."

Climate Change [35]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [37]
Science [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [38], 05/15/2025
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"Louisiana: Controversial Denka Plant Suspends Production After Dire Losses" [39]

"A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region has indefinitely suspended all production following dire financial results, the facility’s operators announced on Tuesday."

Chemicals [10]
Economy & Business [40]
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Environmental Justice [25]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Guardian [41], 05/15/2025
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"Eight Of The Top 10 Online Shows Are Spreading Climate Misinformation" [42]

"Often backed by large advertising budgets, a new breed of climate denial is gaining popularity."

Climate Change [35]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [43]
Science [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [44], 05/15/2025
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Toxic Wildfire Pollution Infiltrates Homes Of 1 Billion People A Year: Study [45]

"Toxic pollution from wildfires has infiltrated the homes of more than a billion people a year over the last two decades, according to new research."

Air [46]
Climate Change [35]
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Forests [47]
Pollution [16]
Science [17]
Public [20]
International [48]
Source: Guardian [49], 05/15/2025
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"Republicans’ ‘Clearly Unprecedented’ Gambit To Kill Climate Programs" [50]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to use the budget process to repeal program authorizations. That may not fly in the Senate."

Climate Change [35]
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Source: E&E News [52], 05/15/2025
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"Trump’s ‘Fear Factor’: Scientists Go Silent As Funding Cuts Escalate" [53]

"In February, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump was inaugurated, Rebekah Tromble launched a program to advise scientists and journalists targeted for intimidation and harassment. But she announced it quietly, fearing the very kind of attacks the initiative was meant to counter."

Biodiversity [54]
Climate Change [35]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [55]
Government [37]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Science [56], 05/15/2025
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House Natural Resources Chair’s Oil Stock Purchases Were Unusual For Panel [57]

"Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) bought stock in a dozen mining, oil and gas giants two months before ramming an industry-friendly budget bill through his committee."

Biodiversity [54]
Climate Change [35]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [51]
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Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [32]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Public Domain [58], 05/14/2025
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"3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination" [59]

"3M is set to pay New Jersey up to $450 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims it contaminated the state with harmful “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, affecting drinking water."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [16]
Waste [60]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Source: NYTimes [62], 05/14/2025
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"Facing Lawsuit, USDA Says It Will Restore Climate Change-Related Webpages" [63]

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens’ access to government information."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [35]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [26]
Science [17]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [64], 05/14/2025
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"FEMA Cuts Emergency Training As Hurricane Season Looms" [65]

"The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to current and former officials, memos seen by Reuters, and three sources familiar with the situation."

Climate Change [35]
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Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Reuters [66], 05/14/2025
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"Trump Administration to Fast-Track Permits for Utah Uranium Mine" [67]

"The Interior Department said it would fast-track the permitting process for a uranium mine in Utah as part of President Trump’s plan to shorten environmental reviews and speed the construction of certain types of energy projects." "An environmental review of the project, known as Velvet-Wood, would normally take roughly a year. The government says it will complete the process in two weeks."

Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [51]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [55]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [68]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [69]
Source: NYTimes [70], 05/14/2025
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