EJToday: Top Headlines

"Montana GOP Candidate Has History Of Calling For Federal Land Transfers" [9]

"In a video announcing his Congressional bid in Montana last month, longtime conservative radio host Aaron Flint bemoaned the prospect of “public lands being fenced off.”"

Agriculture [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
Source: Public Domain [18], 05/05/2026
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"Top US Nuclear Regulator Is Rewriting Its Rules For New Era Of Reactors" [19]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has in recent weeks proposed a process for approving microreactors and finalized one for reactors with nontraditional designs."

Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [24]
Technology [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Canary Media [26], 05/05/2026
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Trump Speed-Up Of Meat Processing Would Harm Workers And The Environment [27]

"In February, the United States Department of Agriculture announced two proposed changes to federal rules governing the rate of production in meat processing plants — a move advocates say would endanger workers, public health, and the environment."

Agriculture [10]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Food [29]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Grist [32], 05/05/2026
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Amid Fertilizer Pollution, Iowa To Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment [33]

"After years of worsening water quality, the move marks Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first official action to tackle harmful agricultural nutrients in state waterways. Critics say it’s “too little too late.”"

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [34]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Food [29]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [15]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 05/05/2026
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From Neat Lawns To Wild Havens: No Mow May Transforms England’s Gardens [38]

"Cheshire villagers are letting lawns grow wild to improve diversity and reconnect with nature on their doorstep"

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [39]
Consumer [28]
People & Population [30]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
Europe [40]
Source: Guardian [41], 05/05/2026
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Bayer Thanked Zeldin For Removing Cancer Warnings About Roundup: Docs [42]

"Bayer promised to “provide a small thanks” to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for removing warnings about Roundup, the company’s herbicide that has been the subject of tens of thousands of cancer lawsuits, according to internal emails revealed at a Congressional hearing Tuesday."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [34]
Economy & Business [43]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [31]
Science [45]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Investgate Midwest [46], 05/04/2026
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"The Trump Administration Cracks Down On National Park Websites" [47]

"National park staffers used to control park websites. But not anymore."

Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [48]
Government [49]
Journalism & Media [50]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [30]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [51]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [52], 05/04/2026
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"Data Centers Used To Be A Prize. States Are Having Second Thoughts." [53]

"Legislators in at least 28 states this year introduced bills that would roll back tax incentives for the energy-hungry facilities."

Climate Change [54]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [55]
Pollution [31]
Technology [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [56], 05/04/2026
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"EPA: Chemical Used In Vinyls Poses Cancer Risks" [57]

"A widely used chemical solvent used to make plastics is harming the health of workers, but it’s not a risk to the public or the environment, EPA has determined."

Chemicals [34]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [30]
Technology [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [58], 05/04/2026
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Oil Industry Event Teaches Judges “Healthy Skepticism” of Climate Science [59]

"As congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted by a center funded by the fossil fuel industry educates judges about free-market views of climate science."

Climate Change [54]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [48]
Journalism & Media [50]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [45]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: ProPublica [60], 05/04/2026
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“Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Rules [61]

"For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review regulations that relied on its assessments."

Chemicals [34]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [31]
Science [45]
Technology [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: ProPublica [62], 05/04/2026
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"Secretive Push To Build New Florida Slaughterhouse Endangers Lake O" [63]

"To go from cows on the hoof to burgers on the bun, you need a slaughterhouse. A new one has been proposed for the edge of Lake Okeechobee, and it’s creating a lot of waves."

Agriculture [10]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Food [29]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [31]
Public [15]
Source: Florida Phoenix [64], 05/04/2026
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"These Countries Embrace E.V.s to Avoid Oil Price Shocks" [65]

"People in Costa Rica and other Latin American, Asian and African countries are increasingly buying electric vehicles to avoid spiking fuel prices."

Climate Change [54]
Consumer [28]
Energy & Fuel [21]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [31]
Technology [25]
Transportation [66]
Public [15]
International [67]
Source: New York Times [68], 05/04/2026
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IMO Keeps Working On Global Fee On Ship Emissions, But Keeps Options Open [69]

"The world’s maritime nations preserved a plan to adopt the first global carbon fee on shipping, as they agreed to keep working on it in the fall and adjourned their meeting Friday. However, they also agreed to continue discussing alternative proposals and entertain new ones, which could change the plan substantially."

Air [70]
Climate Change [54]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [31]
Technology [25]
Transportation [66]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [15]
International [67]
Source: AP [71], 05/04/2026
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One Of Oldest US Weather Observatories Shows The Science Behind Climate [72]

"Blue Hill is the nation’s oldest continually operating weather observatory, according to executive director Alex Evans. Since 1885, staff and volunteers have relied on many of the same instruments, including mercury and alcohol thermometers, hygrometers that use human hair to measure moisture in the air, and that glass sphere on the roof tracking the hours of bright sunshine."

Air [70]
Climate Change [54]
Science [45]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [73]
Source: MIT/AP [74], 05/04/2026
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