EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump Gives The Go-Ahead For A Major New Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline" [9]

"President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Canada [17]
Source: AP [18], 05/01/2026
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"Michigan Wins Key Legal Battle Over Line 5 Pipeline" [19]

"A unanimous Supreme Court ruling clears the way for state court proceedings in the decades-long dispute over the pipeline crossing between Lakes Michigan and Huron."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Canada [17]
Source: Grist [23], 05/01/2026
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Western Lawmakers Move To Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits [24]

"Members of Congress from Texas and Wyoming introduced bills recently that would grant fossil fuel companies sweeping legal immunity and shield energy producers from stricter compliance with the Clean Air Act."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 05/01/2026
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"Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia" [26]

"The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous."

Air [27]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [29]
Source: New York Times [30], 05/01/2026
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"This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real" [31]

"Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over."

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [34]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: WIRED [37], 05/01/2026
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"Watchdog: EPA, States Behind On Hazardous Waste Inspections" [38]

"EPA’s independent federal watchdog found the agency’s process for inspecting large hazardous waste generators was inconsistent, leaving one-fifth of sites without oversight during a five-year period."

Chemicals [39]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [41]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Waste [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [43], 04/30/2026
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‘Have Your Dog Pee On It’: Zeldin Tangles With Lawmakers In Budget Hearing [44]

"Lee Zeldin started off his tour of congressional hearings this week with a bang. The EPA administrator appeared Monday before the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees his agency to defend a fiscal 2027 budget proposal that would slice the agency down to $4.2 billion — or more than half of its enacted funding."

Chemicals [39]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [40]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Waste [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [45], 04/30/2026
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"Ex-Sierra Club Chief Of Staff Sues Ben Jealous For Sexual Harassment" [46]

"The former chief of staff of one of the nation’s most prominent environmental groups has sued her ex-boss, accusing him of sexual harassment and the organization of retaliating against her."

Activism [47]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [48], 04/30/2026
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"We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup" [49]

"Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our yearlong investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere."

Agriculture [32]
Biodiversity [50]
Chemicals [39]
Environmental Health [40]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Forests [52]
Government [41]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [53]
Source: Mother Jones [54], 04/30/2026
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For 35 Years, This Black Illinois Town Has Been Told Its Sewage Crisis Isn’t Real [55]

"Residents proved their tap water carries sewage and bacteria. Federal funding dried up anyway."

Disasters [34]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Justice [56]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [57]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [13]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Source: Capital B [58], 04/30/2026
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Federal Judge Could Dismiss Lawsuit Seeking Access To La. Slave Burial Sites [59]

"Formosa Plastics asked U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its ownership of the Buena Vista burial site in St. James Parish."

Chemicals [39]
Environmental Justice [56]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [57]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [60]
Source: Verite News [61], 04/30/2026
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Tribe, Enviros to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine’s Impacts on Threatened Owls [62]

"The BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no Mexican spotted owls lived near a proposed mine site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it permitted mineral exploration. Photo evidence shows otherwise."

Biodiversity [50]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [57]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [63]
Wildlife [64]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [29]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 04/30/2026
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Brazil Prosecutors Sue Meatpacker JBS Over Beef Tied To Slavery-Like Labor [66]

"Labor prosecutors in Brazil filed a lawsuit Wednesday against meatpacking giant JBS, accusing the company of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slavery-like conditions."

Agriculture [32]
Environmental Justice [56]
Food [67]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [35]
Public [15]
South America [68]
Source: AP [69], 04/30/2026
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Calif. Will Soon Have 300+ Data Centers. Where Will They Get Their Water? [70]

"A proposed data center in the Imperial Valley would need 750,000 gallons of water a day. Satisfying the thirst of 24 more facilities expected to open in the state will be challenging, experts and officials say."

Climate Change [20]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [34]
Economy & Business [71]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [57]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [35]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
California [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [72], 04/30/2026
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"A Barge Carrying Timmy The Humpback Whale Journeys To The North Sea" [73]

"A barge carrying a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March has begun its journey toward the North Sea. It reached Danish waters on Wednesday, German authorities said."

Biodiversity [50]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
Europe [74]
Source: AP [75], 04/30/2026
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