EJToday: Top Headlines

"Despite Trump, Renewable Energy Keeps Surging" [9]

"A funny thing happened on the way to President Donald Trump’s mission to obliterate renewable energy. Solar and wind energy use is surging, especially globally, but even in the United States."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Technology [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [17], 01/30/2026
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"RFK Jr. Picks Promoters Of Debunked Vaccine-Autism Claims For Key Panel" [18]

"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism and advocating for unproven treatments."

Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [23]
Science [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [25], 01/30/2026
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Enviros Sue for Public Records Related To Endangered Species Act Rollbacks [26]

"The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Tuesday over public records related to the Trump administration's efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [27]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Wildlife [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: National Parks Traveler [29], 01/30/2026
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"New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater" [30]

"An Oklahoma state senator has introduced legislation to strengthen regulations on how oilfield wastewater is injected underground following an investigation by The Frontier and ProPublica."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [19]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: The Frontier [34], 01/30/2026
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"Green Energy Stocks Surge Despite Trump’s Policies" [35]

"The manager overseeing Janus Henderson Investors’ flagship sustainable fund says there’s little to indicate that President Trump’s anti-green rhetoric will derail the rally gripping clean-energy stocks."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Technology [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Source: LA Times [37], 01/30/2026
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Tech Industry Spends Millions To Repair Data Centers' Image Problem [38]

"With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [39]
Pollution [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Source: Grist [40], 01/30/2026
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"One Of The Worst Parts Of Owning An EV Is Quickly Getting Better" [41]

"Even as electric vehicle sales slump, the U.S. fast-charging network grew over 30 percent last year, a new report shows."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [42]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Technology [13]
Transportation [43]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [44], 01/29/2026
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"EPA Cuts Top Executive Jobs Under Trump’s Reorg" [45]

"EPA plans to clip its managerial corps as the agency is reshaped under the Trump administration. More than a dozen top executive positions will be eliminated, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [47], 01/29/2026
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"Trump Admin Clips EPA Oversight Amid Deregulatory Blitz" [48]

"The Trump administration has squelched both external and internal oversight of EPA’s deregulatory agenda with moves that silence forums for critics, among other impacts, a review by POLITICO’s E&E News has found."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [46]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [31]
Science [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [49], 01/29/2026
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Europe’s Supermarkets Packed With ‘Misleading’ Claims About Recycled Plastic [50]

"Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum." "Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based".

Chemicals [51]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [31]
Public [14]
Europe [52]
Source: Guardian [53], 01/29/2026
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"Kristi Noem Under Fire For $1 Billion Disaster Relief 'Logjam'" [54]

"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has created a "logjam" for roughly $1 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster prevention projects around the country, NOTUS reported on Wednesday morning."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [55]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Raw Story [56], 01/29/2026
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"Michigan Sues Oil Giants, Saying They Collude to Make Energy Costlier" [57]

"A new lawsuit against oil giants over their role in climate change is pursuing a novel strategy that may ring a bell. It’s focusing on high prices and affordability."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [31]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [58]
Source: NYTimes [59], 01/29/2026
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Court Orders Dutch Govt To Protect Caribbean Island From Climate Change [60]

"A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change — a sweeping victory for the islanders."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [14]
Europe [52]
Source: AP [61], 01/29/2026
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"EPA To Roll Back ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule On Downwind Smokestack Pollution [62]

"The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states."

Air [63]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [64], 01/29/2026
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"Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom" [65]

"Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research found, is explicitly linked to gas projects that will power data centers—the equivalent of energy that would power tens of millions of US homes."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: WIRED [66], 01/29/2026
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