EJToday: Top Headlines

"Interior Slashes Reviews To Speed Cleanups Of Orphaned Wells" [9]

"Trump administration officials have removed endangered species and historic preservation reviews from federal orphaned well programs, potentially speeding the cleanup of tens of thousands of abandoned sites."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [19], 08/13/2025
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"Explosion At US Steel Plant In Pennsylvania Leaves 2 Dead, 10 Injured" [20]

"An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left two dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals Monday and heavily damaged the sprawling facility, officials said."

Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Infrastructure [13]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Source: AP [23], 08/13/2025
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"Trump’s Push To Mine Deep-Sea Battery Metals Draws Ire From Allies" [24]

"The Trump administration is on a rogue quest to mine critical minerals from the ocean floor — and recent global negotiations over the fate of deep-sea mining reveal just how alone the U.S. is on the issue."

Biodiversity [25]
Chemicals [26]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [27]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [30]
Source: Canary Media [31], 08/13/2025
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Juneau Asks Some Residents To Leave Area As Glacial Flooding Nears [32]

"Officials in Alaska’s capital city are asking residents to voluntarily evacuate from parts of the Mendenhall Valley ahead of an expected glacial flood this week."

Climate Change [33]
Disasters [21]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: Alaska Beacon [35], 08/13/2025
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"Broiled by Heat Waves, Residents of the Concrete Jungle Suffer" [36]

"Summer heat in New York City beats down on asphalt and tall buildings, which get hotter, scorching the locals, who can’t stop sweating. Exhaust from trucks and cars hangs in the air and the subway stations trap extreme amounts of heat."

Climate Change [33]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [11]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 08/13/2025
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NWS Plan to Hire Staff After Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season [41]

"Key California weather forecast offices will remain “criminally understaffed” while new hires get on board, former NWS meteorologists warn."

Climate Change [33]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [42]
People & Population [38]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Capital & Main [43], 08/12/2025
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"David Rosner Is Set To Lead FERC. Who Is He?" [44]

"President Donald Trump plans to elevate a Democratic member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to full chair as many continue to raise questions about the agency’s independence." "The centrist Democrat has supported efforts to address power demand by strengthening grid reliability via an “all-of-the-above” philosophy."

Climate Change [33]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [46]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [47], 08/12/2025
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"California Supreme Court Hands Victory To Rooftop Solar Panel Owners" [48]

"Justices told a lower court to revisit their decision to uphold cuts of 75 percent to payments for solar panel owners."

Climate Change [33]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [38]
Technology [46]
Public [17]
California [49]
Source: CalMatters [50], 08/12/2025
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"Trump Cracks Down on Bird Deaths, but Only From Wind Turbines" [51]

"Bald eagles must be protected to the fullest extent of the law from dangerous wind turbines, President Trump’s interior secretary declared this week. But four months ago, President Trump called for gutting the very law that applies, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, calling it a burden on oil and gas producers."

Biodiversity [25]
Climate Change [33]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Technology [46]
Wildlife [52]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [53], 08/12/2025
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"Weather Tracker: Europe Braces For Another Heatwave With Highs Of 44C" [54]

"After a period of cooler weather, swaths of central and eastern Europe face another heatwave as hot air over south-western Europe pushes north-west."

Climate Change [33]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Health [11]
Forests [55]
People & Population [38]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
Europe [56]
Source: Guardian [57], 08/12/2025
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"Tribes, NARF Join Legal Fight To Protect Chuckwalla National Monument" [58]

"A coalition of tribes and the Native American Rights Fund jumped Monday into the legal battle to protect the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California that President Joe Biden created during his last month in office. Tribes led a long fight to see the monument established."

Biodiversity [25]
Environmental Justice [59]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [38]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [60]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
California [49]
Source: ICT [61], 08/12/2025
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"Record Krill Catch Prompts Early End to Fishing Season in Antarctica" [62]

"Antarctica’s krill fishery has shut down months ahead of schedule after reaching its full seasonal catch-limit—a historic first. The early closure is fueling urgent calls to protect the Southern Ocean’s fragile marine ecosystems from mounting industrial fishing and climate change."

Biodiversity [25]
Climate Change [33]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
International [30]
Antarctica & Arctic [63]
Source: Inside Climate News [64], 08/12/2025
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Startup Promised 45,000 EV Jobs To Struggling Towns. They’re Still Waiting [65]

"Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs."

Climate Change [33]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Justice [59]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [38]
Technology [46]
Transportation [66]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Floodlight [67], 08/12/2025
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Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill State’s Wildfire Risk Map [68]

"This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact."

Climate Change [33]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [69]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [70]
Source: ProPublica [71], 08/12/2025
- Read more about Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill State’s Wildfire Risk Map [68]
"The Anti-Sunscreen Movement And What To Know About Its Claims" [72]

"A growing anti-sunscreen movement on social media is causing concern among dermatologists, who warn that avoiding sunscreen increases long-term health risks."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [73], 08/12/2025
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