EJToday: Top Headlines

He Pioneered a Groundbreaking Idea and Was Met With Corporate Wrath [9]

"Economist William Nordhaus said putting a price on pollution was the best way to reduce climate change. Then came the fossil fuel lobby and the anti-tax movement."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: New York Times [19], 11/04/2026
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Europe’s Warming Waters Are Attracting Unwanted Marine Life [20]

"From torn nets to decimated local stocks, species drifting in on warmer waters are causing headaches for European fishermen."

Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [17]
Africa [25]
Europe [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 11/04/2026
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Pennsylvania Opens a New Loophole for Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal [28]

"The state issued a permit that would allow companies to reclassify oil and gas wells and sell toxic wastewater as a separate product."

Chemicals [29]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [16]
Technology [32]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 11/04/2026
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‘Bookkeeping Trick’ and Fuzzy Math Conceal the Climate Impacts of Beef [35]

"New reports say more robust and accurate accounting of livestock-based emissions should underpin the all-out effort needed to slow global warming."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [38]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 11/04/2026
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No Change for Oil Firm’s Continued Leaks After Couple’s Death From Toxic Gas [41]

"Aghorn pleaded guilty and paid a $1 million fine after a worker and his wife were killed by toxic hydrogen sulfide in 2019. Regulators are still finding violations at its facilities."

Air [42]
Chemicals [29]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: The Examination [44], 11/04/2026
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Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About Climate? [45]

"Long story short: Billionaire-backed centrist groups told them not to. But with the midterms days away, is that really a good idea?"

Activism [46]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [47]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: HEATED [48], 11/03/2026
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How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine [49]

"The warning, buried in an obscure government report this summer, was unflinching. The Defense Department’s vaunted network of research laboratories — whose scientists helped develop satellite communication, radar technology, and even the computer mouse — was in trouble."

Activism [46]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [50]
Journalism & Media [47]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Technology [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: POLITICO [51], 11/03/2026
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How Mad Are Voters About Data Centers? Watch These Races. [52]

"Data centers have become political napalm. Election Day will show how far it’s spread."

Activism [46]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [53]
Infrastructure [50]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [16]
Technology [32]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: POLITICO [51], 11/03/2026
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Is El Niño Making Storms And Flash Floods In The Southwest Worse? [54]

"A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say the latest iteration is particularly extreme — and it’s just getting started, with impacts expected for several more months."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [55]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
People & Population [23]
Science [56]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [57], 11/03/2026
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Judge Opens East Potomac Park Probe Into Potential DOJ Misconduct [58]

"A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links."

Conflict/Corruption [59]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [53]
Infrastructure [50]
Journalism & Media [47]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: The Hill [60], 11/03/2026
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Millions From CA Gas Leak Settlement May Help Residents Electrify Homes [61]

"Millions of dollars of settlement money from the largest known methane leak in the United States are now available to affected residents to replace gas-powered appliances with electric ones. Organizations involved in distributing the money say it will help create safer and cleaner homes."

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [21]
Conflict/Corruption [59]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [53]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [62]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: AP [63], 11/03/2026
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Major South Dakota Aquifers In Decline, Threatening Fresh Water Supplies [64]

"Geologists and hydrologists can use scientific charts and graphs to understand the increasing water challenges facing South Dakota, but it only takes a brief visit to Bear Butte State Park near Sturgis for a non-scientist to see the outcome of decreasing water levels."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [50]
Natural Resources [65]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [66]
Source: South Dakota News Watch [67], 11/03/2026
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Foraging Influencer Alexis Nikole Nelson Wants You To Know About Wild Food [68]

"The social media personality known as Black Forager has amassed 10 million followers and says she’s seeing an uptick in interest in the practice."

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [21]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [13]
Food [38]
Journalism & Media [47]
Natural Resources [65]
People & Population [23]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [69], 11/03/2026
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He’s the Top Snake Catcher. Business Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem. [70]

"Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running out of containers."

Activism [46]
Biodiversity [21]
Government [53]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [65]
Wildlife [71]
Public [17]
Asia [72]
Source: New York Times [73], 11/03/2026
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The Truth About Testicles: Are We Facing Spermageddon? [74]

"When it comes to fertility, testosterone and reproductive fitness, manosphere misinformation is rife - which can lead to a lot of heartache. Meet the man who wants to change all that"

Chemicals [29]
Environmental Health [13]
Health [75]
People & Population [23]
Technology [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [39]
Source: Guardian [76], 11/03/2026
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