EJToday: Top Headlines

Enviros Say Newsom Appointee Has Conflict of Interest And Should Resign [9]

"Environmental groups are demanding the resignation of the Board of Environmental Safety’s newest member, Rhys Williams, because of his work as a lobbyist for a firm that represents clients that handle toxic materials."

Chemicals [10]
Conflict/Corruption [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [18]
Source: CalMatters [19], 07/29/2026
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"Near the Salton Sea, Little League Players Struggle to Breathe" [20]

"Pediatric asthma is common in Calipatria, where young athletes compete despite extreme heat and air pollution. Some worry a lithium boom could make things worse."

Air [21]
Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [22]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [12]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
California [18]
Source: Capital & Main [26], 07/29/2026
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NOAA Finds Gulf Of Maine Warming Slowed For Now, But Still Unstable [27]

"Maine’s fishing ports are doing well for now, but climate change is destabilizing the Gulf of Maine, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest “State of the Ecosystem” report for New England waters. Federal scientists presented the report to the New England Fishery Management Council in April, and published it online last week."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [22]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: Maine Monitor [32], 07/29/2026
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California Can’t Replant Forests Fast Enough To Keep Up With Wildfires [33]

"California’s wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse. One expert says the crisis is barely known — even though it could reshape half the state’s forests by 2071."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [34]
Environmental Health [12]
Forests [35]
Public [16]
California [18]
Source: CalMatters [36], 07/29/2026
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Record Seaweed Blankets Mexico's Caribbean Coast, Threatening Tourism [37]

"A record wave of brown, smelly seaweed is washing up on beaches along ‌Mexico's Caribbean coast, forcing closures in top tourist destinations and inflicting mounting economic damage on hotels, restaurants and shops."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
Mexico [38]
Central America & the Caribbean [39]
Source: Reuters [40], 07/29/2026
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U.S. Military Bases Delay Cleanup Of Toxic "Forever Chemicals" [41]

"Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records. "

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [43]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: USA TODAY [44], 07/28/2026
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Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants [45]

"A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities."

Activism [46]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [47]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [25]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 07/28/2026
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Water Contamination From Ag Is a Top Issue in Iowa Midterms [49]

"With polluted waterways and rising cancer rates, many Iowa voters will be choosing candidates based on their plans to address the problem."

Agriculture [50]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [51]
Infrastructure [52]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [53]
Source: Civil Eats [54], 07/28/2026
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Energy, Enviro Spending Work Teeters In The Senate [55]

"Bipartisan dealmaking to fund energy, water and environment programs has ground to a halt in the Senate as top appropriators butt heads over spending levels and policy riders."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Technology [57]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [58], 07/28/2026
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EPA Excuses Data Centers From Acid Rain Regs [59]

"EPA declared Monday that power generators that don’t sell power to the grid aren’t beholden to Clean Air Act acid rain standards."

Air [21]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [47]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [52]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Technology [57]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [60], 07/28/2026
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Leaked Document Reveals White House Nuclear Waste Plan [61]

"The White House is pushing Congress to break a decades-long impasse around the handling of nuclear waste and entice states to get on board, according to a document obtained by POLITICO."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [62]
Pollution [15]
Technology [57]
Waste [63]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [64], 07/28/2026
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Environmental Groups Urge EPA To Reject New Pfas To Cool Datacenters [65]

"A coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast-track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions around the facilities."

Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Technology [57]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [66], 07/28/2026
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Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate A Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice [67]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [62]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Technology [57]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [68], 07/28/2026
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Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List [69]

"The Okefenokee Swamp is regarded as one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems, encompassing a vast network of wetlands that supports exceptional biodiversity and serves as the source of two major rivers. Its largely undisturbed peat beds preserve a 5,000-year record of environmental change, making the swamp both a globally significant natural habitat and a valuable source of information on long-term environmental change, according to a UNESCO description."

Biodiversity [28]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [70]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [71]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [72]
International [73]
Source: AP [74], 07/28/2026
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As Indonesia Cuts Methane Emissions, Waste Pickers Lives Change [75]

"Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing mountains of garbage, searching for anything they can sell."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [25]
Waste [63]
Public [16]
Australia & Oceania [76]
Source: AP [77], 07/28/2026
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