EJToday: Top Headlines

"Coca-Cola Says It May Use More Plastic Due To Trump Tariffs" [9]

"Coca-Cola may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump's tariffs end up making aluminium cans more expensive, the company's chief executive, James Quincey, said in a call with investors."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Waste [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: BBC News [21], 02/14/2025
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"Undocumented Workers Prepare to Clean Up L.A.’s Fires Amid ICE Raids" [22]

"In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles last month, undocumented day laborers will likely make up a significant portion of the workforce tasked with clearing debris and rebuilding homes. As they navigate the environmental hazards of this work, they’re also facing the Trump administration’s escalating crackdown on immigrants."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [29]
Source: Capital & Main [30], 02/14/2025
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Mexico Orders Factory Cleanup After Guardian Toxic Waste Investigation [31]

"Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of a Mexican plant that is recycling toxic waste shipped from the US."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Infrastructure [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [16]
Waste [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Mexico [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 02/14/2025
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"World’s Largely Unprotected Peatlands Are Ticking ‘Carbon Bomb’, Warns Study" [36]

"The world’s peatlands are “dangerously underprotected” despite the colossal amount of climate-heating carbon dioxide already being emitted due to their destruction, a study has warned."

Agriculture [37]
Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [23]
Environmental Studies [39]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
International [40]
Source: Guardian [41], 02/14/2025
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Florida Court Rules That Trump Can Pursue Lawsuit Against Pulitzer Board [42]

"A Florida appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to pursue a defamation lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize board members in a dispute rooted in the organization awarding a prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election."

Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: News Service of Florida [43], 02/14/2025
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Trump Names Oil And Gas Advocate To Lead Agency That Manages Federal Lands [44]

"President Donald Trump has nominated a longtime oil and gas industry representative to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land concentrated in western states."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [45]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [46], 02/13/2025
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"NOAA Imposes Limits On Scientists, Sparking Concerns Over Global Forecasts" [47]

"The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed onerous new restrictions on its scientists that people within the agency say could hamper the quality and availability of the world’s weather forecasts, among other key services."

Agriculture [37]
Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [39]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [15]
Science [49]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [50], 02/13/2025
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"DOGE Lands At EPA" [51]

"Aides with tech mogul Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have been granted access to EPA’s vast contracting system that details millions of dollars in agency spending."

Activism [52]
Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [45]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [53], 02/13/2025
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Bayer Backs Broader Effort To Shield Popular Weedkiller From Cancer Claims [54]

"A renewed and expanded effort from chemical giant Bayer to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer brought dozens of protesters to the Iowa Capitol building Monday begging lawmakers to reject it."

Agriculture [37]
Chemicals [10]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [55]
Source: AP [56], 02/13/2025
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"The US Smashed Clean Energy Records Last Year. Can It Keep Up The Pace?" [57]

"Clean energy installations in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with the country adding 47% more capacity than in 2023, according to new research by energy data firm Cleanview."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [25]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Canary Media [58], 02/13/2025
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Trump Funding Freeze Could Leave Communities On Their Own To Face Climate [59]

"Removing lead paint and pipes. Cleaning up contaminated land. Monitoring pollution. Making houses more energy efficient. Installing solar panels in low-income neighborhoods. Those are some of the projects across the country that were cut off from federal funding when the Trump administration paused spending approved earlier by Congress."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NPR [60], 02/13/2025
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"Fired Inspectors General Sue Trump Over Their 'Unlawful' Termination" [61]

"Eight inspectors general who were fired by President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday charging their terminations were unlawful and seeking their immediate reinstatement."

Environmental Politics [14]
Government [45]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NBC News [62], 02/13/2025
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"Will Trump Cut The Oil Industry’s Favorite Climate Subsidies?" [63]

"President Donald Trump’s promises to bolster the fossil fuel industry while dismantling federal climate programs are on a collision course when it comes to carbon removal subsidies."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [64], 02/13/2025
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"USDA Seeks Dismissal Of Puppy-Laundering Case Involving Iowa Breeders" [65]

"The federal government is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by animal-welfare activists over an Iowa puppy-mill operator."

Activism [52]
Agriculture [37]
Biodiversity [38]
Consumer [11]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [55]
Source: States Newsroom [66], 02/13/2025
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"EPA Removes EJScreen From Its Website" (But Not From the Web) [67]

"On February 5th, EPA removed from its website the environmental justice mapping and screening tool, EJScreen, as well as several related web pages. ... Public Environmental Data Partners (PEDP) released a reconstruction of Version 2.3 of EPA’s EJScreen."

Activism [52]
Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [39]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [28]
Technology [68]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: EDGI [69], 02/13/2025
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