EJToday: Top Headlines

"24 States Sue the E.P.A. for Renouncing Its Power to Fight Climate Change" [9]

"A coalition of 24 states, along with a dozen cities and counties, sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its decision to relinquish the government’s legal authority to fight climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 03/20/2026
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"Contentious Alaska Oil, Gas Drilling Rights Sale Generates Record Revenue" [16]

"The Trump administration said this week that its recent sale of the rights to drill in a contentious area of Alaska generated record revenue for federal oil and gas lease sales."

Energy & Fuel [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: The Hill [19], 03/20/2026
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Sewage Sludge Battle Heats Up As Greens Appeal Move To Dismiss EPA Lawsuit [20]

"A federal court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging US regulators failed to prevent widespread contamination of farmland with toxic PFAS chemicals was based on a “flawed interpretation” of the Clean Water Act, creating “dangerous real-world consequences for public health,” a watchdog group argued in a new court filing."

Agriculture [21]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The New Lede [24], 03/20/2026
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"AI Power Demand Creates ‘High Likelihood, High Impact’ Grid Risks" [25]

"The North American transmission watchdog warns of cascading outages if the largest data centers aren’t regulated."

Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Technology [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [28], 03/20/2026
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"Trump Admin Details Enviro Agency Exodus" [29]

"More than 10,700 staffers left EPA and the Interior and Energy departments under a Trump program that incentivized resignations."

Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [30]
Government [31]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [34], 03/20/2026
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"Balcony Solar Bill Gains Momentum In Illinois" [35]

"More than two dozen states are considering bills that would make it easier for households to adopt plug-in solar arrays. Illinois could be next to pass one."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Technology [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Canary Media [37], 03/20/2026
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"Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US" [38]

"A massive Western heat wave and a potential El Niño event raise concerns about a long stretch of unpredictable and extreme weather."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: WIRED [41], 03/20/2026
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"Endangered Species ‘God Squad’ Convening Accused of Breaking Law" [42]

"The Interior Department was hit with a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the agency of illegally convening the Endangered Species Committee to waive protections for animals in the Gulf of Mexico in order to allow for more offshore drilling there."

Biodiversity [43]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [44], 03/20/2026
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"Revealed: The World’s Worst Mega-Leaks Of Methane Driving Global Heating" [45]

"The world’s worst mega-leaks of the potent greenhouse gas methane in 2025 have been revealed by an analysis of satellite data."

Infrastructure [36]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [46]
Source: Guardian [47], 03/20/2026
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Insect Migrations: Butterflies Crossing Oceans, Moths Navigating By The Stars [48]

"Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tracking their movements"

Biodiversity [43]
Transportation [49]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [46]
Source: Guardian [50], 03/20/2026
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"NRC Considers Eliminating Half-Century-Old Radiation Standard" [51]

"Under the draft proposal, the principle that exposure should be “as low as reasonably achievable” will be replaced with hard limits and special exceptions."

Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [52]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [53], 03/19/2026
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EPA Rolled Back Mercury Regs And Left This Community In Pollution's Path [54]

"Rainbow trout is a prized catch for fisherman on the Northern Cheyenne reservation, in the high plains of southeastern Montana."

Agriculture [21]
Air [55]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [30]
Fish & Fisheries [56]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [57]
Source: CNN [58], 03/19/2026
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Iran War Has US Farmers Worried About Cost And Availability Of Fertilizer [59]

"Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to the war in Iran — and he is scrambling to cover that extra cost."

Agriculture [21]
Chemicals [22]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [30]
Food [60]
People & Population [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Middle East [61]
Source: AP [62], 03/19/2026
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"FEMA to Relaunch Climate Resiliency Grants, Complying With Court Order" [63]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday it would relaunch a canceled grant program that had helped states invest billions of dollars in projects that made local communities more resilient to floods, fires and other disasters."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [39]
Government [31]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [64], 03/19/2026
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California Will Get $540 Million For Water Projects, Trump Admin Announces [65]

"Trump administration announced it will spent $540 million on California water infrastructure, focusing on deteriorating Central Valley canals damaged by sinking ground"

Agriculture [21]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Politics [30]
Infrastructure [36]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [66]
Source: LA Times [67], 03/19/2026
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