EJToday: Top Headlines

"One of Congress’ Most Popular Bills Is Running Into Trump Headwinds" [9]

"Legislation to approve water projects is typically one of the most bipartisan bills to pass Congress, but advancing a package this year may be harder thanks to President Donald Trump’s penchant for withholding funding from his political enemies."

Consumer [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Infrastructure [14]
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People & Population [16]
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Source: E&E News [22], 06/03/2026
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Island Has Highest Levels Of Toxic Pfas In Drinking Water In Scotland. How? [23]

"Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas"

Chemicals [24]
Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Studies [26]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
Europe [28]
Source: Guardian [29], 06/03/2026
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"Summertime Is Getting More Dangerous For People With Diabetes" [30]

"Extreme heat makes it harder to manage diabetes – yet millions of people with the disease can’t afford to run air conditioning during dangerous heat waves. A federal proposal to increase cooling assistance has been introduced in the U.S. Congress, but it hasn’t moved out of committee, leaving states scrambling to keep their residents safe as summer weather arrives."

Climate Change [31]
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Environmental Health [25]
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Health [34]
People & Population [16]
Public [20]
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International [35]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [36], 06/03/2026
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Releasing Cool Water Protects Fish In Grand Canyon - At Cost To Hydro [37]

"As the Colorado River and its once massive reservoirs shrink from overuse and climate change, officials are faced with a decision that pits conservation against ratepayer costs for electricity."

Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
Source: AP [42], 06/03/2026
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The Movie 'Pressure' Highlights Drama Of High-Stakes Weather Forecasts [43]

"Meteorologists are rarely the heroes of major Hollywood movies. Never say never. The new film Pressure is a lightly fictionalized version of the actual lead-up to the D-Day invasion of France by Allied troops during World War II, and the crucial role of meteorologists in deciding when that battle would happen."

Climate Change [31]
Government [44]
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Military [46]
People & Population [16]
Science [27]
Transportation [47]
Water & Oceans [19]
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National (U.S.) [21]
Europe [28]
Source: NPR [48], 06/03/2026
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Judge Stops The NSF From Removing NCAR From Wyoming Supercomputing Center [49]

"A judge has temporarily stopped the National Science Foundation from removing the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder from its leadership of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center in Cheyenne."

Climate Change [31]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [26]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [27]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Boulder Daily Camera [50], 06/02/2026
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House Dems Seek GAO Probe On Trump’s Disaster Declarations After Denials [51]

"A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials of disaster aid requests."

Climate Change [31]
Conflict/Corruption [52]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [44]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Planning & Growth [53]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [54], 06/02/2026
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Park Service Raised Alarms Over Trump Administration’s Tennis Center Plan [55]

"National Park Service officials repeatedly raised legal and environmental concerns over the Trump administration’s plan to lease public parkland, including the site of a professional tennis tournament, to a private operator widely expected to be the tournament’s operator, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post."

Biodiversity [38]
Conflict/Corruption [52]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [56]
Wildlife [57]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [58]
Source: Washington Post [59], 06/02/2026
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"Erin Brockovich Takes Aim At Data Center Secrecy" [60]

"Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities. Brockovich — who was famously played by Julia Roberts in a film dramatizing her legal case against Pacific Gas & Electric — recently launched a website with a map of data centers across the United States."

Activism [61]
Air [62]
Climate Change [31]
Consumer [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [53]
Pollution [17]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: TechCrunch [63], 06/02/2026
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Report Calls For Stricter Fertilizer Rules As Nitrate Pollution Grows [64]

"Lax regulations and mismanaged applications in the US are to blame for the tons of nitrogen fertilizer that runs off into waterways each year and contributes to water and air pollution, cancer and environmental damage, according to a report released Monday."

Agriculture [65]
Biodiversity [38]
Chemicals [24]
Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The New Lede [66], 06/02/2026
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"Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System" [67]

"The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate."

Climate Change [31]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [26]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [35]
Source: New York Times [68], 06/02/2026
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"Why Wildfire Experts Are So Worried About This Year’s Fire Season" [69]

"With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of federal firefighting efforts and the departure of many staff qualified to join the fight are heightening concern."

Climate Change [31]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [70]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [56]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [71], 06/02/2026
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"Dangerous Chemical Plant Disasters Spotlight Trump’s Deregulatory Efforts" [72]

"Critics are outraged that the Trump administration is moving to roll back chemical safety rules even as the U.S. faces deadly industrial chemical incidents."

Chemicals [24]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [44]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [73], 06/02/2026
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DOD Bans Journalists From Press Office, Designating It A Classified Space [74]

"The Defense Department has designated its press office a classified space and banned journalists from accessing it to meet with the public affairs officers who have traditionally answered their questions." "The change creates a new barrier compared with previous administrations, under which the office was an open room where reporters could stop by the desks of military public affairs officials without escorts."

Environmental Politics [12]
Government [44]
Journalism & Media [45]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [58]
Source: Washington Post [75], 06/02/2026
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"Dive Into a Very Noisy Sea With Some Very Rare Whales" [76]

"Fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. Here’s what they sound like when they communicate. They live only in the Gulf of Mexico, where air guns firing sonic blasts are used to survey the ocean floor for oil and gas. The low frequency of the blasts overlaps with the frequency of the calls of the whales."

Biodiversity [38]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [26]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [57]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: New York Times [77], 06/02/2026
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