EJToday: Top Headlines

Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market [9]

"The Trump administration Monday finalized the rollback of a major fuel economy standard for cars and trucks, a move critics say will cause more climate-warming pollution, human health problems and higher fuel costs for consumers."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 09/30/2026
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$10 A Gallon Gas Has Red Alaska Thinking About A Democratic Senator [20]

"Mary Peltola hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race all about prices, federal aid and Donald Trump."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [21], 09/30/2026
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Enviros Sue Agencies Over Nation’s 1st Fast-Tracked Critical Minerals Mine [22]

"Federal regulators approved South32’s Hermosa mine despite identifying adverse impacts to multiple endangered or threatened species, the suit notes."

Chemicals [23]
Economy & Business [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 09/30/2026
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Millions Who Need Federal Flood Insurance The Most Can't Afford It [29]

"In eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house. Twenty-six miles to the south, Ronald Conley rescued his dogs from his elevated house with a pontoon boat. Jennifer Campbell heard the screams from across the river of a neighbor desperate for rescue."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Politics [31]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [35], 09/30/2026
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EPA To Reconsider Air Quality Rules As Texas Faces Diesel Price Disaster [36]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.”

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: The Hill [37], 09/30/2026
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The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Is Low. Here's Why You Should Care [38]

"Deep in the giant underground salt caverns of Louisiana and Texas, the U.S. government stores hundreds of millions of barrels of crude oil."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NPR [39], 09/30/2026
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Can California Stop Trump From Drilling Off Its Coast? A New Law Tries [40]

"Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed legislation to strengthen California’s protections against offshore drilling amid escalating efforts by the Trump administration to open up the coast to new oil and gas operations."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [41]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Los Angeles Times [42], 09/30/2026
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EPA Union Sues Trump Admin To Restore Collective Bargaining Contract [43]

"The union representing more than 8,000 workers at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a lawsuit against the agency and administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday alleging the agency illegally terminated the union’s collective bargaining agreement."

Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [44]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [45], 09/30/2026
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How Should We Cover the Climate Story? [46]

"Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be at the forefront.”"

Climate Change [11]
Journalism & Media [47]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [48]
Source: Columbia Journalism Review [49], 09/30/2026
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‘Digger’ Is The Year’s Big Climate Movie. This Climate Reporter Hated It. [50]

"Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive."

Climate Change [11]
Journalism & Media [47]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Grist [51], 09/30/2026
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Alito Bows Out Of Blockbuster Supreme Court Climate Case [52]

"Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is stepping back from a major climate argument just a week before the court is scheduled to take up the case." "The conservative justice had previously resisted calls from environmentalists to recuse himself."

Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [53]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: POLITICO [54], 09/29/2026
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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics [55]

"The United States on Friday rejected a declaration by member countries of the United Nations that pledged international collaboration and solidarity in preparing for and responding to pandemics."

Conflict/Corruption [53]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [44]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [32]
Science [56]
Technology [57]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [48]
Source: New York Times [58], 09/29/2026
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As Pacific Churns With Hurricanes, The Atlantic Is Quiet. Blame El Niño. [59]

"The Pacific Ocean has seen 18 hurricanes so far and 41 named storms overall, which are unusually high numbers for this point in the season. The Atlantic Ocean is experiencing the exact opposite."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Studies [60]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [15]
Science [56]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [48]
Mexico [61]
Source: NPR [62], 09/29/2026
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In Global First, A Next-Gen Geothermal Plant Goes Live At Utility Scale [63]

"Fervo Energy is producing clean power at Cape Station in Utah. It’s a big milestone, but the industry must tackle high costs and other barriers in order to scale."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [25]
Technology [57]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [48]
Source: Canary Media [64], 09/29/2026
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"Revealing the Invisible Injustice of Extreme Heat" [65]

"The extreme heat scientists have warned about for decades came to Europe again this summer, killing at least 30,000 people like a silent, invisible plague. It came for poor people, the very young and very old, and those suffering from debilitating conditions."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [13]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [48]
Source: Inside Climate News [66], 09/29/2026
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