EJToday: Top Headlines

"Under RFK Jr., The CDC Provides A Megaphone To The Anti-Vaccine Movement" [9]

"For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fought attempts by the anti-vaccine movement to sow doubts in the safety and efficacy of the shots that marked a triumph of public health. This week, the agency instead provided a powerful platform for the cause."

Activism [10]
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Source: Washington Post [20], 12/09/2025
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"Conservatives Sound Alarm About Westerman’s NEPA Bill" [21]

"Members of the House Freedom Caucus are objecting to House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman’s big permitting bill, contributing to a planned floor vote being postponed."

Climate Change [22]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [25], 12/09/2025
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NPS Fee-Free Calendar Drops MLK Day, Juneteenth And Adds Trump's Birthday [26]

"The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from next year's calendar of entrance fee-free days for national parks and added President Trump's birthday to the list, according to the National Park Service, as the administration continues to push back against a reckoning of the country's racist history on federal lands."

Diversity [27]
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Environmental Justice [29]
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Laws & Regulations [14]
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Religion, Faith and Spirituality [32]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [33], 12/09/2025
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"New White House “Hall of Shame” Webpage Expands Trump’s War On The Press" [34]

"“Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” Far from encouraging trustworthy journalism, the new media bias page on the White House website is the Trump administration’s latest effort to pillory the media. Journalists and outlets critical of Trump’s measures are labelled as “offenders” with no factual breakdown of why their reporting is incorrect."

Environmental Politics [24]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: RSF [35], 12/09/2025
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"Maha v Maga: Feud Grows As Trump EPA Rolls Back Rules On Toxic Chemicals" [36]

"“Make America healthy again” (Maha) movement leaders have put out a petition calling for Donald Trump to fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals."

Agriculture [37]
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Energy & Fuel [23]
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Pollution [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [41], 12/08/2025
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Trump Climate Policies Are Driving Up Insurance Costs for Homeowners: Experts [42]

"Tariffs, extreme weather events and the president’s funding cuts are contributing to increasing rates, sometimes by double digits."

Climate Change [22]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Studies [44]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Capital & Main [46], 12/08/2025
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"Plastic Pollution Could More Than Double By 2040, Report Finds" [47]

"Failure to address a worldwide plastic pollution crisis could trigger a surge in greenhouse gas emissions and human health problems tied to the industry, according to a new report."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [44]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [40]
Technology [17]
Waste [48]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [18]
International [49]
Source: The New Lede [50], 12/08/2025
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"Alaska Republicans Push Back On Trump Offshore Drilling Plan" [51]

"Alaska’s Republican senators are splitting with the Trump administration over an expansive offshore lease plan that would open large swaths of the state’s waters to drilling."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [53]
Source: E&E News [54], 12/08/2025
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"Corn’s Clean-Energy Promise Is Clashing With Its Climate Footprint" [55]

"Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water."

Agriculture [37]
Biodiversity [56]
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [22]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Food [39]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [40]
Waste [48]
Water & Oceans [45]
Wildlife [57]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Floodlight [58], 12/08/2025
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"Democrats Slam Trump’s Rollback Of Fuel Economy Rules" [59]

"Congressional Democrats slammed President Donald Trump’s proposed rollback of auto efficiency standards Wednesday, while Republicans wholeheartedly supported the move."

Air [60]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [23]
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Pollution [40]
Transportation [61]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [62], 12/08/2025
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"‘Hail Mary Pass’: EPA Faces High Bar In Bid To Ditch Soot Rule" [63]

"The Trump administration faces steep odds in persuading a federal court to throw out landmark EPA regulations targeting a pollutant that claims thousands of lives each year, according to specialists in environmental law."

Air [60]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [64], 12/08/2025
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Pesticide Drift Catches Schools Off Guard. Lawmakers Want Spraying Notice [65]

"More than 700 Illinois schools are within a quarter-mile of crop fields, yet state law doesn’t require pesticide applicators to notify them before spraying. Advocates say a new notification proposal would give educators and park staff time to move children indoors and reduce exposure."

Agriculture [37]
Chemicals [38]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [66]
Source: Investgate Midwest [67], 12/08/2025
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France's Tap Water Is Widely Polluted With TFA, The Most Common PFAS [68]

"A French state health agency analyzed over 600 samples of drinking water. 92% of them contained traces of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the smallest PFAS molecule, which is suspected to be toxic. "

Chemicals [38]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [44]
Food [39]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [18]
Europe [69]
Source: Le Monde [70], 12/08/2025
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"Trump Admin Invests $800M In Latest Move To Bolster US Nuclear Industry" [71]

"Two designs each get $400 million to prove that smaller, cheaper reactors can work, but the funds will cover only a fraction of the development costs."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [72]
Technology [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Canary Media [73], 12/08/2025
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"New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights" [74]

"The New York Times accused the Pentagon in a lawsuit on Thursday of infringing on the constitutional rights of journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting about the military."

Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [30]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [75]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [76], 12/05/2025
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