EJToday: Top Headlines

EPA’s Atrazine Clean Up Plan Is “Utterly Worthless,” Study Finds [9]

"A US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to reduce the amount of atrazine running off into US rivers, lakes and streams would leave 99% of watersheds contaminated at levels that exceed the agency’s threshold for harm to plants, fish and other species, according to a new study."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The New Lede [19], 10/07/2026
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Over 347 Million Children Under Threat Due To El Niño, UNICEF Says [20]

"The United Nations agency for children, UNICEF, warns that one of the strongest El Niño events on record could bring floods, drought, displacement and disruption to education, urging governments to act before the crisis worsens." "More than 347 million children in nearly 100 countries and territories are expected to face unusually wet or dry conditions in the coming months as the 2026-2027 El Niño develops, UNICEF has warned."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [23]
People & Population [15]
Public [17]
International [24]
Source: Vatican News [25], 10/07/2026
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Veteran Interior Dept. Lawyer Resigns In Protest, Claims Lawlessness [26]

"An 18-year veteran of the US Department of the Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under Donald Trump."

Conflict/Corruption [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [30]
People & Population [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Public Domain [31], 10/07/2026
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Trump Temporarily Expands Access To Tax-Free Red Diesel. Will It Help? [32]

"President Trump's new executive order allowing the use of red-dyed diesel on highways is aimed at lowering costs for truckers and farmers grappling with diesel prices that remain near record highs. But experts say they are skeptical that the order could deliver sweeping savings."

Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [35]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: CBS News [36], 10/07/2026
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Once a Bucolic Pennsylvania River, the Tioga Is Now All but Dead [37]

"Two centuries after the coal miners arrived, residents are racing to save the stream and bring back the trout."

Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Source: Capital & Main [41], 10/07/2026
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Households Will Pay More For Energy Because Of Trump Policies: Think Tank [42]

"Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office such as canceling new clean energy projects, according to modeling released Friday by a nonpartisan think tank."

Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [28]
People & Population [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [44], 10/07/2026
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Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break [45]

"Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash."

Agriculture [10]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Infrastructure [46]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [47]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: WIRED [48], 10/07/2026
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‘Nature-Based’ Solutions Could Save Insurers And Policyholders Billions [49]

"Wetland restoration and wildfire prevention can drive down insurers’ costs and skyrocketing premiums, a new study shows."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [33]
Natural Resources [30]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 10/07/2026
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Nov. Elections May Bring Little Relief For Scientists Plagued By Trump [51]

"After 20 months of chaos, many U.S. scientists are hoping the results of the 3 November midterm elections will lead to changes in some of the White House policies they find most objectionable. But policy experts say there’s no guarantee that Democrats, even if they regain control of one or both chambers of Congress, will achieve meaningful boosts in federal support for research or an end to political interference by President Donald Trump’s administration."

Activism [52]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [29]
Science [53]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Science [54], 10/07/2026
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Rain Gardens Help Handle Today’s Downpours. They Can Be Beautiful Too. [55]

"Simply put, a rain garden is a depressed bed planted with native perennials and shrubs selected for their high-water tolerance. It’s strategically situated in a spot where water — from downspouts, driveways, compacted soil and other sources of runoff — flows downward toward it. That runoff waters the plants and filters pollutants as the soil absorbs it."

Agriculture [10]
Consumer [43]
Infrastructure [46]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [56], 10/07/2026
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Supreme Court Hears Case On Holding Big Oil Liable For Climate Change [57]

"The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with whether to let a novel lawsuit go forward that is seeking to hold two large oil companies liable for the effects of climate change, a decision that will be critical to similar litigation that dozens of states, counties and cities have brought in recent years." "After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy."

Activism [52]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [58]
Source: Washington Post [59], 10/06/2026
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Diesel Prices Are Rising Worldwide. So Are Electric Truck Sales. [60]

"The market for battery-powered trucks may be slowing in the U.S. — but globally it’s a very different story." "Sales of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks hit a high in the first half of 2026, mostly thanks to China. Diesel prices are set to keep the momentum going."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Transportation [35]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [24]
Source: Canary Media [61], 10/06/2026
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Revealed: The Methane Mega-Leaks From UN Climate Summit Host Turkey [62]

"Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes"

Climate Change [21]
Conflict/Corruption [27]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [63], 10/06/2026
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Decades Later, Big Gap Persists For Key Chesapeake Bay Pollution Goals [64]

"The leaders of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup have officially missed another deadline for achieving their nutrient-reduction targets needed to meet the estuary’s water-quality goals — the third time that’s happened in as many tries."

Agriculture [10]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Source: Bay Journal [65], 10/06/2026
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Trump Tried To Make Allies Of Fishermen. Some Are Turning On Him. [66]

"John Evich, a commercial fisherman in Washington and Alaska, has voted for President Donald Trump three times, viewing him as someone who would fight for his industry. But these days, Evich is weary of the high cost of doing business at sea, with fuel prices rising and trade hostilities with Canada jeopardizing markets for the crabs that he pulls off the ocean floor."

Environmental Politics [28]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [67], 10/06/2026
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