EJToday: Top Headlines

"Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs" [9]

"FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [14]
Health [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: KFF Health News [21], 09/15/2025
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"Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?" [22]

"Both House and Senate lawmakers have advanced bills rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate climate research at the weather agency."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [26]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [27]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [29], 09/15/2025
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Dwindling Colorado River Can’t Wait For States To Cut Water Use, Experts Say [30]

"A group of experts says Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado River. The river’s major reservoirs are less than one-third full, and another dry winter would push reservoirs toward critically low levels."

Agriculture [31]
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [33]
Planning & Growth [34]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: LA Times [35], 09/15/2025
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As Extreme Weather Increases Flooding on Farms, Federal Support Evaporates [36]

"USDA’s staffing cuts, scuttled conservation programs, and misdirected crop insurance are hitting farmers hard."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [38]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [33]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Civil Eats [39], 09/15/2025
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How Tribal Radio Stations Are Preparing For A Future Without The CPB [40]

"In the most remote parts of Alaska, staying in touch can involve a bit more effort than sending a text. Cell service is spotty, highways are nonexistent, and the postal service remains a vital lifeline, delivering supplies and mail by plane. But for anyone who wants to broadcast a different kind of message — a reminder to pick up milk, for example, or birthday wishes — there’s always the Muktuk Telegram."

Consumer [11]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [32]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [33]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Source: Nieman Lab [44], 09/15/2025
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"Running Out: Texas’ Water Crisis — And The Path Forward" [45]

"A growing population, leaking pipes and changing climate threaten the state’s water supply. Texas lawmakers hope a $20 billion investment will help."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [11]
Infrastructure [32]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [46]
Source: Texas Tribune [47], 09/15/2025
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"Global Warming Is Fueling Dengue Fever Outbreaks" [48]

"Rising temperatures have caused as many as 4.6 million extra dengue cases each year, and will cause many more by 2050, a new study finds."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Health [12]
Health [15]
People & Population [33]
Public [19]
International [49]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 09/15/2025
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"Riding the High From Data Centers, the Grid Cannot Kick Its Gas Habit" [51]

"Big Tech’s AI frenzy is pressing up electricity demand around the country. The power grid is stuck in natural gas-fuelled inertia, slow to bring new clean energy projects online and leaving consumers on the hook."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [53], 09/15/2025
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"Much Of US Shark Meat Comes From Endangered Species, Study Finds" [54]

"A recent study has revealed that the majority of shark meat available to American shoppers is mislabeled, with much of it coming from endangered species."

Biodiversity [37]
Consumer [11]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Food [38]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [33]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [49]
Source: Guardian [56], 09/15/2025
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"RFK Jr. Wants More Air Pollution Research, But EPA Shut Down Its Lab" [57]

"Researching air quality is key to improving kids’ health, according to a new strategy from the Make America Healthy Again Commission unveiled Tuesday by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. There’s just one problem: EPA, under Zeldin’s leadership, has shuttered the preeminent laboratory in the country studying air pollution’s impact on people."

Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [58]
Science [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [59], 09/12/2025
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"MAHA Promised Healthier Kids. But School Lunches May Deliver Less." [60]

"Cuts to SNAP and farm-to-school programs under the Trump administration risk worsening childhood disease, nutrition experts warn."

Agriculture [31]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [38]
Government [14]
People & Population [33]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Capital & Main [61], 09/12/2025
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"Johnson Backs Virginia Wind Project In Break With Trump" [62]

"House Speaker Mike Johnson is going to bat for an offshore wind project located off Virginia Beach at a time when the Trump administration has halted the construction of similar projects and the president himself has warned that support for the industry could cost politicians their careers."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [27]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [63]
Source: E&E News [64], 09/12/2025
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"House Republicans Add To Support For Maintaining NIH Budget In 2026" [65]

"Like a Senate panel in July, a U.S. House of Representatives spending committee has rejected President Donald Trump’s request to gut the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A bill released today would give the agency a base budget of about $47 billion in the 2026 fiscal year that begins on 1 October, essentially the same level as this year."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Science [66], 09/12/2025
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"Building Toward Disaster: Growth Collides With Rising Seas In Charleston" [67]

"A billion-dollar seawall may shield the city’s wealthy core — but not the vulnerable communities beyond it. Who will be forced to move?"

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [32]
People & Population [33]
Planning & Growth [34]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [68]
Source: Floodlight [69], 09/12/2025
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"Smoke From 2023 Canada Fires Linked To Thousands Of Deaths: Study" [70]

"Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new estimates published Wednesday."

Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [49]
Canada [71]
Source: Phys.org [72], 09/12/2025
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