EJToday: Top Headlines

"Texas Counties Have Little Power To Stop Building In Flood-Prone Areas" [9]

"Camp Mystic, the private summer camp that now symbolizes the deadly Central Texas floods, sat on a tract of land known to be at high risk for a devastating flood. Nearly 1.3 million Texas homes are similarly situated in parts of the state susceptible to dangerous floodwaters, according to a state estimate."

Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Texas Tribune [19], 07/11/2025
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Small Texas Community Where Everyone Survived Flooding Had Warning Sirens [20]

"As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river community of Comfort -- a last-ditch warning to get out for those who had missed cellphone alerts and firefighters going street-to-street telling people to get out."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [22]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
People & Population [14]
Technology [26]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: AP [28], 07/11/2025
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"DOE Defies Congress By Shifting Funds From Wind, Solar, EVs" [29]

"The Trump administration is diverting federal funds away from the Energy Department’s wind, solar and electric vehicles programs, despite the spending levels set under the current congressionally passed budget, according to a document posted on the agency’s website."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [32], 07/11/2025
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"States, Enviro Groups Fight Trump Plan To Keep Dirty Power Plants Going" [33]

"State regulators, consumer advocates, and environmental groups say the Department of Energy is acting illegally in forcing aging, costly power plants to stay open."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Canary Media [34], 07/11/2025
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"No, Chemtrails Are Not Real or Causing Floods, E.P.A. Says" [35]

"No, chemtrails are not real, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday, in a notable instance of the Trump administration debunking a conspiracy theory that gained traction amid catastrophic flooding in Central Texas."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [25]
Science [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [37], 07/11/2025
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"Trump’s NOAA Pick Stands By Budget Cuts, Calls Staffing ‘A Top Priority’" [38]

"President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told a panel of U.S. senators on Wednesday that he would make it “a top priority” to fill staffing shortages created by recent firings and buyouts across the National Weather Service, while also standing by the administration’s proposal to make drastic cuts to weather and climate research budgets."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Technology [26]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [39], 07/10/2025
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"Trump’s NASA Budget Could Cede Solar System To China, Scientists Warn" [40]

"As the administration slashes spending on science, NASA is running low on new missions."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [41]
Science [36]
Technology [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [42], 07/10/2025
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Editorial: "Chesapeake Bay Is Stagnating. Here’s What Could Help." [43]

"First, a filthy Chesapeake Bay represented all that wasn’t working with America’s stewardship of its natural environment. Then, the bay became a success story. The sloughs of poorly treated sewage at the bottom of slime-green lagoons disappeared, and oyster populations, once nearly wiped out, made a near-miraculous comeback. ... In recent years, however, progress has stalled."

Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [45]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [47]
Pollution [48]
Waste [49]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Source: Washington Post [51], 07/10/2025
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Press Safety: Police Face Lawsuits Over Attacks On Journalists In La Protests [52]

"Lawsuits after ICE raids and No Kings march say officers targeted reporters, raising alarms about press freedom even in states with strong protections"

Activism [53]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [54]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Poynter [55], 07/10/2025
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"DOE Plays Out Worst-Case Scenarios For US Grid" [56]

"The Department of Energy report is widely viewed as groundwork for the White House to order coal and gas plants slated for closure to run for longer."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [22]
Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [24]
Technology [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [57], 07/10/2025
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"Anxiety Grips Feds As Supreme Court Clears Path For Layoffs" [58]

"Employees at energy and environmental agencies are bracing for deep cuts to their workforces and sweeping restructuring after the Supreme Court toppled a lower court’s injunction that had paused the Trump administration’s plans."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [59], 07/10/2025
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Fossil Fuels Caused 1,500 Deaths In Recent European Heat Wave: Study [60]

"Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Studies [41]
People & Population [14]
Public [16]
Europe [61]
Source: AP [62], 07/10/2025
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Reined In By Cost And Hostile President, Calif. Ponders Next Clean Air Move [63]

"With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs."

Air [64]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [48]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [65]
Source: CalMatters [66], 07/10/2025
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"Trump’s Budget Would Clip Bird Banding. Hunters Are Not Happy." [67]

"The Bird Banding Laboratory has turned duck hunters into citizen scientists. What happens if it is defunded?"

Biodiversity [45]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [41]
Natural Resources [47]
Wildlife [68]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [69]
Source: NYTimes [70], 07/10/2025
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"These Toads Have Psychedelic Powers, but They’d Prefer to Keep It Quiet" [71]

"New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users."

Biodiversity [45]
Consumer [22]
Natural Resources [47]
Science [36]
Wildlife [68]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [72], 07/10/2025
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