EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump Exempts Scores of Plants From Biden’s Pollution Rules" [9]

"President Donald Trump is allowing chemical makers, coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes."

Air [10]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Bloomberg [21], 07/18/2025
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"E.P.A. Delays Required Cleanups of Toxic Coal Ash Landfills" [22]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it would give utility companies an additional year to begin cleaning up contamination from toxic coal ash landfills across the country."

Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [18]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [27], 07/18/2025
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Interior to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review [28]

"The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would apply new layers of political review to wind and solar projects, potentially creating hurdles for renewable energy developments across the country."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [18]
Technology [29]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [30], 07/18/2025
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"The West’s Megadrought Might Not Let Up for Decades, Study Suggests" [31]

"A megadrought has sapped water supplies, ravaged farms and ranches, and fueled wildfires across the American Southwest for going on 25 years. Not in 12 centuries has the region been so dry for so long."

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Studies [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [36], 07/18/2025
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Trump’s Budget Would End 7 Decades of Mauna Loa Greenhouse Gas Measurements [37]

"Closing Mauna Loa and three other U.S. sites that track greenhouse gases would disrupt a decades-long record of the planet’s changing atmosphere."

Air [10]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [16]
Environmental Studies [34]
Government [38]
Pollution [18]
Science [39]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 07/18/2025
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EPA Plows Ahead With Reorganization, Giving Employees Less Choice [42]

"EPA has resumed its efforts to reorganize the agency after the Supreme Court earlier this month lifted a lower court’s injunction that stalled the Trump administration’s restructuring efforts. But EPA employees will have less say in where they end up under the restructuring because of the time lost while the injunction was in place, an EPA official told colleagues in an internal email obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [38]
Journalism & Media [43]
People & Population [44]
Pollution [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [45], 07/18/2025
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"How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies Could Collapse The US Food Industry" [46]

"The president is threatening to deport essential farm workers, grocery clerks and food delivery drivers. But without them, shelves could go empty and prices could soar"

Agriculture [32]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [48]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [44]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [49], 07/18/2025
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U.S. Suffers 15 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters During 1st Half Of 2025 [50]

"The U.S. suffered 15 billion-dollar weather disasters during the first half of 2025, said insurance broker Gallagher Re in its latest quarterly report issued July 16. The average number of January-June inflation-adjusted billion-dollar disasters over the previous 10 years in the U.S. was 15; the record was 23, set in 2024. The Gallagher Re quarterly reports help fill a void left by the elimination of NOAA’s program to track billion-dollar weather disasters, which was terminated this year."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [43]
People & Population [44]
Science [39]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [51], 07/18/2025
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"Scientists Discover What’s Driving Record Die-Offs Of US Honeybees" [52]

"Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too"

Agriculture [32]
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [33]
Food [48]
Natural Resources [35]
Science [39]
Wildlife [53]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [54], 07/18/2025
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"Interior Secretary Says Alcatraz Will Be Renovated For Criminals" [55]

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi toured the halls of Alcatraz prison at Golden Gate National Recreation Area on Thursday, marveling over some of the names of "the rock's" most notorious prisoners to announce that the crumbling facility would be renovated to house "the most dangerous criminals and illegals."

Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [44]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [56]
Source: National Parks Traveler [57], 07/18/2025
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Senate Passes $9 Billion In Spending Cuts To Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid [58]

"The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president’s top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators."

Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [59], 07/17/2025
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20 States Sue FEMA For Canceling Grant Program To Prevent Natural Disasters [60]

"Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against damage from natural disasters."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [61], 07/17/2025
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Amid Politics, Research on Harmful Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Piles Up [62]

"A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues."

Air [10]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [15]
Forests [63]
People & Population [44]
Pollution [18]
Science [39]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Canada [64]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 07/17/2025
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Trump Hails $90 Billion Push to Make Pennsylvania A Gas-Fired AI Hub [66]

"Flanked by titans of the fossil fuel, tech and finance industries, President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed $90 billion in private investments aimed at building a massive artificial intelligence hub around Pennsylvania’s natural gas resources."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [24]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [67]
Source: Inside Climate News [68], 07/17/2025
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"OSHA Just Reduced the Value of a Worker’s Life" [69]

"The Trump administration slashed fines for safety violations by small businesses and other employers and plans to reduce already rare workplace inspections. Experts say that will lead to more worker injuries, illnesses and deaths."

Chemicals [11]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [44]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [70], 07/17/2025
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