EJToday: Top Headlines

"Scientists Urge Action On Glyphosate, Citing Strong Links To Cancer [9]

"US and European regulators should take urgent action to more tightly regulate glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer, in light of strong scientific evidence that the pesticide can cause cancer and other health problems, a group of international scientists said on Friday."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
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Science [19]
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National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The New Lede [22], 03/30/2026
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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level As Global Heat Smashes Records [23]

"Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents."

Climate Change [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
International [27]
Antarctica & Arctic [28]
Source: AP [29], 03/30/2026
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"Japan and the U.S. Agree to Team Up on Seabed Mining" [30]

"The United States has spent nearly a year pursuing deep sea mining without cooperation from the rest of the world. Now, Japan has said it will help out." "The arrangement could signal a fracture in the decades-long effort among nations to reach consensus on how to mine the ocean floor while protecting ecosystems."

Biodiversity [31]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [24]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Studies [32]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
Technology [35]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [27]
Asia [36]
Source: NYTimes [37], 03/30/2026
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Video: Female Sperm Whales Work Together During A Birth To Protect Calf [38]

"Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behavior of these large, elusive mammals."

Biodiversity [31]
Environmental Health [13]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [39]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [27]
Source: AP [40], 03/30/2026
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Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Hit Peak Bloom, In Fleeting Burst Of Pink [41]

"It’s finally peak bloom for the airy pink cherry blossoms in Washington, a welcome sign of spring in a city of concrete and granite continuously weighed down by the necessary heft of the nation’s decision-making."

Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [24]
Consumer [12]
People & Population [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Source: AP [43], 03/30/2026
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"Pentagon Seeks Species ‘God Squad’ Exemption for Gulf Oil" [44]

"The Pentagon is behind the first-ever request to convene the “God Squad” to exempt all oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act due to national security reasons, the Justice Department said in a Wednesday court filing."

Biodiversity [31]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Military [46]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [39]
Public [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 03/27/2026
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"Explainer: What Does The Iran War Mean For Clean Energy Transition?" [50]

"As the deadly war in Iran triggers what the International Energy Agency has described as the worst oil crisis in history, climate advocates are calling for a faster shift away from fossil fuels, but the conflict may also hamper that transition."

Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [51]
Pollution [18]
Technology [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Guardian [52], 03/27/2026
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"US Has Caused $10Tn Worth Of Climate Damage Since 1990, Research Finds" [53]

"The US has caused an eye-watering $10tn in global damages to the world over the past three decades through its vast planet-heating emissions, with a quarter of this economic pain inflicted upon itself, new research has found."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [54]
Economy & Business [55]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Health [13]
Natural Resources [34]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [27]
Source: Guardian [56], 03/27/2026
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"Amid Oyster Bounty, Chesapeake Bay Watermen Suffer Dismal Harvest" [57]

"It’s the best of times in recent memory for Chesapeake Bay oysters. It’s just the opposite, though, for the Maryland and Virginia watermen who make a living harvesting them."

Biodiversity [31]
Consumer [12]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Source: Bay Journal [58], 03/27/2026
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"Trump’s New Science Panel Is Stuffed With High-Tech Billionaires" [59]

"U.S. President Donald Trump today unveiled a set of scientific advisers heavily skewed toward artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, topics his administration has emphasized. The roster, unlike previous iterations of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), features some of the world’s wealthiest people and several of Trump’s biggest political supporters from high-tech industry—but only one academic scientist."

Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [32]
Infrastructure [51]
Science [19]
Technology [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Science [60], 03/27/2026
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"Is Your State Becoming Uninsurable? We Have The Latest Data." [61]

"Home insurance is buckling under climate risk and construction trends. Find out how your state fares."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [54]
Economy & Business [55]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Grist etc. [62], 03/27/2026
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As Waters Around Alaska Warm, Algal Toxins Are Turning Up In Food Web [63]

"Over the past two summers, a pair of remote and treeless volcanic islands in the eastern Bering Sea broadcast signals of climate change danger in the marine ecosystem that feeds Alaska residents and supports much of the state’s economy."

Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Antarctica & Arctic [28]
Source: Alaska Beacon [64], 03/27/2026
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"Long Overlooked as Crucial to Life, Fungi Start to Get Their Due" [65]

"Fungi create soil, sequester vast amounts of carbon, and contribute $55 trillion to the global economy, but knowledge about them is scarce. Now, mycologists are pushing to get the international scientific community to recognize fungi on the same level as plants and animals."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [31]
People & Population [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [27]
Source: YaleE360 [66], 03/27/2026
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"Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use" [67]

"In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers."

Climate Change [24]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [32]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: WIRED [68], 03/27/2026
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Medicinal Plants In National Parks of Appalachia Are Facing Several Threats [69]

"Medicinal and aromatic plants in the Appalachian Mountains, which have stood for hundreds of millions of years and contributed to biodiversity across the region, are facing threats from poaching, climate change, and more. The multiple national parks dotting the region are often havens for these plants, though even the protections afforded by the parks cannot prevent all threats."

Biodiversity [31]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Studies [32]
Forests [70]
Natural Resources [34]
People & Population [17]
Technology [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: National Parks Traveler [71], 03/27/2026
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