EJToday: Top Headlines

"Pennsylvania Abandons Northeast Climate Pact" [9]

"Pennsylvania will no longer seek to be part of a regional climate agreement among states in the Northeast U.S."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: The Hill [19], 11/14/2025
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Alarm As Bird Flu Kills Half Of Elephant Seals In South Atlantic [20]

"Bird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [24]
Public [15]
Antarctica & Arctic [25]
Australia & Oceania [26]
Source: Guardian [27], 11/14/2025
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Rare Sightings of Critically Endangered Vaquita Spark Cautious Optimism [28]

"Expert marine mammal researchers spotted up to 10 of the porpoises during a recent survey in the Upper Gulf of California. They warn the species remains at risk of extinction until safer fishing gear is developed to prevent deadly entanglements."

Biodiversity [21]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mexico [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 11/14/2025
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"Does Nature Have Rights?" [32]

"By now, we are accustomed to thinking of climate change in terms of human rights. What if we were to think as much about the rights of nature itself – of pets and backyard birds, coyotes and spruce trees, mountains and rivers, ecosystems and the climate, the air that surrounds us?"

Activism [33]
Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Studies [34]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [36]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [37], 11/14/2025
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"Major US Broadcasters Sit Out Cop30 Climate Talks: ‘They’re Missing A Lot’" [38]

"Figures show none of US ‘big four’ – CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox – appear to have sent teams to cover summit in Belém"

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [34]
Journalism & Media [39]
People & Population [40]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [41], 11/14/2025
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Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor Status Quo, Not Progress [42]

"Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations."

Activism [33]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [40]
Public [15]
International [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 11/13/2025
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"At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy" [44]

"The world’s biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts to engage in climate talks."

Agriculture [45]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [15]
International [36]
Source: Civil Eats [46], 11/13/2025
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"Zeldin Kept Up EPA Roadshow During Shutdown" [47]

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s travel didn’t cease over what has become the federal government’s longest funding lapse in history." "In a sign of the Trump administration’s novel approach to the funding gap, the administrator traveled for 16 days during the shutdown."

Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [49], 11/13/2025
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"Colorado River Negotiations Blow Past Deadline" [50]

"State negotiators failed to meet a Tuesday deadline to reach an initial agreement over future operations of the drought-stricken Colorado River, but the Trump administration indicated it will allow states to continue bargaining."

Agriculture [45]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [51]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [52]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [53], 11/13/2025
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"FDA Names Longtime Cancer Scientist Pazdur To Lead Drug Center" [54]

"The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday named a longtime regulator of cancer medicines to lead the agency’s drug center, replacing the former drug director who was recently ousted after an ethics complaint."

Chemicals [55]
Environmental Health [22]
Health [56]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Science [57]
Technology [58]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [59], 11/13/2025
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"How Government Shutdowns Give Polluters A Free Pass" [60]

"Though the current political showdown is nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies."

Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [61]
Public [15]
Source: Grist [62], 11/13/2025
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"If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go" [63]

"A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [52]
Planning & Growth [64]
Technology [58]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: WIRED [65], 11/13/2025
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"Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive" [66]

"Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car, period."

Consumer [51]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [67]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Vox [68], 11/13/2025
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"The Caribbean Has A Super-Hurricane Problem" [69]

"Caribbean nations face an increasing threat from super hurricanes, which can cost a significant fraction of their GDP. Climate change is expected to make the strongest hurricanes stronger."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [70]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Studies [34]
People & Population [40]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [71]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [72], 11/13/2025
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"Five Ways Joe Rogan Misleads Listeners About Climate Change" [73]

"Joe Rogan has one of the most popular podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and a combined 50 million followers on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. And like nearly all of today’s most popular online shows, Rogan’s spreads climate misinformation."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [39]
Science [57]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [74], 11/13/2025
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