EJToday: Top Headlines

"Texas Judge Removes ESA Protections From Lesser Prairie Chicken" [9]

"A Texas-based federal judge assented to a Trump administration request Tuesday and ended Endangered Species Act protections for the lesser prairie chicken."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Source: E&E News [19], 08/19/2025
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"Trump Admin Redacts Entire Empire Wind Study" [20]

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he halted construction of a wind project off the coast of New York earlier this year because scientists revealed that the Biden administration “rushed approval” of the development based on “flawed science. But Burgum himself won’t reveal what those scientists said — or present the flaws."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [29]
Source: E&E News [30], 08/19/2025
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"Feds Won’t Confirm Safety Findings On Mountain Valley Pipeline" [31]

"Federal pipeline safety regulators are refusing to release information about their handling of a safety inspector’s complaint that the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline was built unsafely."

Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Source: E&E News [33], 08/19/2025
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"Trump’s Mineral Megadeal Is Bypassing US Laws" [34]

"The Trump administration is quietly taking steps to circumvent federal laws in its quest to bolster U.S. mineral production." "The Pentagon used a little-known legal provision to shield a multibillion-dollar rare earths deal from procurement and contracting laws."

Chemicals [35]
Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [36], 08/19/2025
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White House Draft Suggests Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations [37]

"A highly anticipated White House report on the health of American children would stop short of proposing direct restrictions on ultraprocessed foods and pesticides that the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has called major threats, according to a draft of the document that was reviewed by The New York Times."

Chemicals [35]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [40]
Health [41]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [43], 08/19/2025
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GOP Looks To Make A U-Turn On Electric Vehicles For The Postal Service [44]

"A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Government [45]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [46]
Transportation [47]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [48], 08/19/2025
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"The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door" [49]

"L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill has spewed high levels of toxic gases and climate super-pollutants for years. Yet local residents’ pleas for help from state officials remain unanswered."

Chemicals [35]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [46]
Waste [50]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [51]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 08/19/2025
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Restoring Marshes, Dunes, Reefs To Protect Against Rising Seas, Storm Surges [53]

"Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to fend off rising seas, higher tides and stronger storm surges that are chewing away at coastlines, pushing saltwater farther inland and threatening ecosystems and communities."

Climate Change [21]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [54]
Planning & Growth [55]
Technology [56]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [57], 08/19/2025
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"These Crabs Probably Saved Your Life. Can We Save Theirs?" [58]

"The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it."

Biodiversity [11]
Chemicals [35]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Studies [40]
Fish & Fisheries [59]
Health [41]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [54]
Technology [56]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [60], 08/19/2025
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"Prominent Texas Breeder Charged As ‘Ghost Deer’ Investigation Grows" [61]

"One of the largest deer-smuggling networks in the state’s history aimed to skirt chronic wasting disease-containment rules, officials say."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Food [62]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
Source: Public Domain [64], 08/18/2025
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DOE Announces 11 Projects for New Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program [65]

"The agency plans to fast-track these projects through the development process. Nuclear energy experts worry about the feasibility and safety of the plan."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [66]
Technology [56]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [67], 08/18/2025
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"El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse" [68]

"In El Paso, heat deaths hit record highs in 2023 and 2024. Advocates say not enough is being done to protect the region’s most vulnerable people."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [69]
Environmental Health [38]
People & Population [54]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
Source: Inside Climate News [70], 08/18/2025
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"Closing Arguments Under Way In Jimmy Lai’s Landmark National Security Trial" [71]

"A Hong Kong court is hearing closing arguments in the landmark trial of Jimmy Lai, one of the fiercest critics of the Chinese state". "The 77-year-old is the founder of pro-democracy publications including the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper".

Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [15]
Asia [72]
Source: BBC News [73], 08/18/2025
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From Landfills to Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers [74]

"The plastics contaminating every corner of the Earth contain thousands of unregulated toxic chemicals. As global plastic talks end without a treaty, health experts say negotiators must consider their toxic cargo."

Chemicals [35]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
People & Population [54]
Pollution [46]
Waste [50]
Public [15]
International [75]
Source: Inside Climate News [76], 08/18/2025
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Calif. OKs Unprecedented Plan To Protect Joshua Trees From Climate Change [77]

"California has approved an unprecedented plan to protect the iconic Joshua tree from climate change and development."

Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [51]
Source: LA Times [78], 08/18/2025
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