EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump Touts US Steel-Nippon Steel Deal That Could Result In More Coal" [9]

"The Japanese steelmaker has pledged to extend the life of U.S. Steel’s dirty blast furnaces if Trump greenlights a deal, potentially locking in decades of pollution."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Canary Media [20], 06/03/2025
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Chinese Banks Pour Billions Into Commodities From the World’s Rainforests [21]

"Chinese banks have become the biggest international funders of companies that trade in goods linked to deforestation, a trend that could further imperil the world’s most climate-critical forests, environmental advocates say."

Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [15]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [18]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 06/03/2025
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Colossal Cloud Of Sahara Dust Smothers The Caribbean En Route To The US [25]

"A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [23]
Africa [28]
Source: AP [29], 06/03/2025
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"Trump Admin Faces Legal Action Over Federal Cuts’ Impact on Manatees" [30]

"An environmental group filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue over staffing concerns at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, established specifically to protect the sea cows."

Biodiversity [22]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 06/03/2025
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"White House Releases Details About Proposed Budget Cuts" [34]

"EPA’s core workforce would shrink to its smallest size since the mid-1980s, while funding for numerous grant programs would be zeroed out, according to new documents released Friday."

Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [36]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [26]
Science [38]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [39], 06/02/2025
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"Is The Oil And Gas Boom Harming New Mexico’s Students?" [40]

"Fossil fuel revenues bankroll education spending in this state, but schools exposed to industry pollution face environmental risks that can affect children’s health and performance."

Air [10]
Chemicals [41]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [42]
Pollution [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: Searchlight NM/AP [44], 06/02/2025
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"Trump Emergency Order Halts Second Power Plant From Closure" [45]

"The Trump administration ordered another power plant to remain operational by invoking emergency powers for a second time, a day before the facility in Pennsylvania was scheduled to close."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Source: Bloomberg [47], 06/02/2025
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Pa. Fracking Firm Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow [48]

"A natural gas company has surrendered its permits to pump water from a western Pennsylvania creek in a move welcomed by environmentalists fearful of rising industrial demand for surface water and the growing threat of climate change."

Biodiversity [22]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 06/02/2025
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"‘Black Box’: What Exactly Is Trump’s Energy Council Doing?" [50]

"President Donald Trump launched a council to promote U.S. energy supremacy more than three months ago, but the advisory group remains an enigma."

Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [51]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [52], 06/02/2025
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"This Little-Known ‘Dark Roof’ Lobby May Be Making Your City Hotter" [53]

"As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [54]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Floodlight [55], 06/02/2025
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"Youth Launch New Climate Lawsuit Against Trump’s Energy Orders" [56]

"The next generation of youth climate litigation was filed in federal district court on Thursday, challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders that young plaintiffs say violate their constitutional rights."

Climate Change [11]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [42]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [57], 06/02/2025
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"Mayors Are Making Climate Action Personal. It’s Working." [58]

"As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels and rolls back regulations, mayors are greening their cities — in more ways than one."

Activism [59]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [36]
Infrastructure [37]
Transportation [60]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Grist [61], 06/02/2025
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UK: Toxic Pesticide Found In Tampons 40x Higher Than Legal Limit For Water [62]

"Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report"

Agriculture [63]
Chemicals [41]
Consumer [54]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [35]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [42]
Pollution [26]
Public [18]
Europe [64]
Source: Guardian [65], 06/02/2025
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"PBS And Minnesota Public TV Station Sue Trump White House" [66]

"PBS and a public television station in rural Minnesota filed suit on Friday against President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the network. The suit alleges Trump's order is unlawful, exceeding his authority as president and violating Constitutional protections of free speech because he has made clear he doesn't like PBS's news coverage and programming."

Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [51]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [67]
Source: NPR [68], 06/02/2025
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"Supreme Court Sets Tighter Limits On NEPA Reviews" [69]

"The Supreme Court on Thursday placed new limits on environmental reviews for major federal projects such as pipelines and railways."

Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [70]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Transportation [60]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [71], 05/30/2025
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