EJToday: Top Headlines

How the World’s Largest Electric Company Fell Quiet on Renewable Energy [9]

"For years, NextEra Energy boasted it was a “leading clean energy company.” Now, as renewable energy faces political opposition, it’s stopped emphasizing that."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 08/17/2026
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EPA Sued For Approving Semiconductor Chemicals That May Pose Health Risks [22]

"Environmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing health risks."

Activism [23]
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [27], 08/17/2026
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty [28]

"A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines."

Air [29]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: WIRED [31], 08/17/2026
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Judge Rejects Suit That Sought Professor’s Emails on Climate Law [32]

"A lawsuit against the University of Michigan demanding the emails of a professor who has worked on “climate superfund” laws has been dismissed by a state judge." "A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills."

Activism [23]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: New York Times [33], 08/17/2026
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Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic [34]

"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."

Chemicals [24]
Consumer [35]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [17]
Waste [36]
Public [19]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 08/17/2026
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Maryland Breaks Heat-Related Death Record With Weeks of Summer to Go [39]

"Prolonged heatwaves are turning summers into deadly heat traps, with the very young and the elderly hit the hardest." "Prolonged heatwaves pushed death tolls to new levels this year in Maryland, which recorded its highest number of heat-related deaths with more than a month left of summer."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [25]
People & Population [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 08/14/2026
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So Much Solar: List of Every US Power Plant That Went Online This Year [42]

"Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Planning & Growth [43]
Pollution [17]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 08/14/2026
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White House Reviews Expanding Hunting And Fishing In Wildlife Refuges [45]

"A proposal to expand hunting and fishing access within wildlife refuges advanced this week to the White House review stage." "The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed opening 14 refuges to new hunting or sport fishing access."

Biodiversity [46]
Consumer [35]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [47]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [48]
People & Population [26]
Water & Oceans [49]
Wildlife [50]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [51], 08/14/2026
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Tropical Storm Lala Brings Hurricane Watch To The Big Island Of Hawaii [52]

"Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [53]
People & Population [26]
Water & Oceans [49]
Public [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [54]
Source: AP [55], 08/14/2026
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Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Driving the Data Center Boom [56]

"Chevron and Williams are big winners in the race to power artificial intelligence as they build out gas-fired power plants and pipelines."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: WIRED [57], 08/14/2026
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Trump Cancels Biden-Era Bid To Speed Power Line Construction [58]

"The Trump administration is canceling a Biden-era effort to speed up power line construction in parts of Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the Dakotas."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [59]
Consumer [35]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Planning & Growth [43]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [60], 08/14/2026
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Scientists Warn Senate TSCA Overhaul Could Put Children At Greater Risk [61]

"A group of over 30 scientists, health professionals, and public health advocates is urging the Senate not to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a move they say will put children in harm’s way from toxic chemicals and pollutants."

Activism [23]
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Science [62]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The New Lede [63], 08/14/2026
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What You Need To Know About The Water Crisis In Puerto Rico [64]

"U.S. citizens in San Juan, Puerto Rico, are spending hours waiting for water trucks after water rationing went into effect amid drought on the island archipelago. Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González declared a state of emergency in late July as the water in key dams dropped below levels that can support communities."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [35]
Disasters [53]
Environmental Health [25]
Infrastructure [14]
Water & Oceans [49]
Public [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [65]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [66], 08/14/2026
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AI Push in Rulemaking Adds New Legal Risks for Federal Agencies [67]

"The US government’s experimentation with AI in rulemaking carries the risk that actions associated with the technology may be overturned in court, former federal officials warn."

Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [68]
Government [69]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [70], 08/14/2026
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Meet The Man Circumnavigating The Arctic Ocean, Alone [71]

"When sailing alone, even sleep is dangerous. Matt Rutherford knows this all too well. As he travels the Arctic, far from his home port of Annapolis, Md., the moments Rutherford does get to rest are precious. "It just becomes extremely difficult to get any sleep because if you hit the ice, you essentially die," he said."

Activism [23]
Journalism & Media [15]
People & Population [26]
Transportation [72]
Water & Oceans [49]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Antarctica & Arctic [73]
Source: NPR [74], 08/14/2026
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