EJToday: Top Headlines

"Rising Electric Bills Become Political Problem For Trump, GOP" [9]

"Rising power prices are becoming a political liability for Republicans as electricity costs outpace inflation."

Activism [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 09/08/2025
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"Trump Wants Mining. Federal Mine Safety Workers Are On The Chopping Block." [18]

"Federal scientists and engineers working to prevent deadly disasters and the spread of disease in miners could soon lose their jobs, even as President Donald Trump moves to supercharge U.S. production of coal and critical minerals."

Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [24], 09/08/2025
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"Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying" [25]

"The smoke from the wildfires that burned through Los Angeles in January smelled like plastic and was so thick that it hid the ocean. Firefighters who responded developed instant migraines, coughed up black goo and dropped to their knees, vomiting and dizzy."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [27]
Forests [28]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [31], 09/08/2025
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"Tracing The Brutal Paths Enslaved Took For Freedom In America" [32]

"Leaving their farmhouse hideout at night, a band of wannabe saviors brimming with revolt made their way to a West Virginia hamlet one early October morning. But their plans soon went awry. Instead of seizing a federal weapons cache and inciting a massive resistance, the band wound up captured or killed by the U.S. government."

Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [33]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: National Parks Traveler [35], 09/08/2025
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"Fat Bear Week Is Coming. Prepare To Binge On Bear Cams." [36]

"Fat Bear Week, an online vote conducted via a single-elimination bracket, will take place from Sept. 23 to 30, the National Park Service announced Thursday."

Activism [10]
Biodiversity [37]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Food [40]
Forests [28]
Journalism & Media [34]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [29]
Water & Oceans [41]
Wildlife [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Source: Washington Post [44], 09/08/2025
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"House Votes to Advance a Mining Road Through the Alaskan Wilderness" [45]

"The House voted late on Wednesday to advance a 211-mile industrial road that would cut through pristine Alaskan wilderness to reach a proposed copper and zinc mine, handing a victory to the company behind the contentious mining venture."

Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [46]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Source: NYTimes [47], 09/05/2025
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Phthalates: "The Health Risks From Plastics Almost Nobody Knows About" [48]

"Phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, are linked to an array of problems, especially in pregnancy"

Chemicals [46]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [30]
Science [49]
Technology [50]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [51], 09/05/2025
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States, Orsted Sue Trump BOEM For Halting New England Offshore Wind Farm [52]

"Connecticut, Rhode Island and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday that they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Technology [50]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [53]
Source: AP [54], 09/05/2025
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"Democrat Launches Green-Focused Maine Senate Campaign" [55]

"Brewery owner Dan Kleban is entering the race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat Wednesday with a campaign focused heavily on environmental matters."

Environmental Politics [13]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [56]
Source: E&E News [57], 09/05/2025
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Pennsylvania Settlement Could Set US Precedent for Control of Plastic Pellets [58]

"A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under a proposed settlement with two environmental groups."

Chemicals [46]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [59]
Source: Inside Climate News [60], 09/05/2025
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Residents Oppose Alabama Medical Waste Facility Amid Anonymous Support [61]

"Dozens of residents opposed to Harvest Med Waste Disposal’s site in Remlap, Alabama, packed the Blount County courthouse to voice their concerns. Online, a paid campaign supporting the facility has been active, though its backers have remained anonymous."

Activism [10]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [62]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Waste [63]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [64]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 09/05/2025
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EPA Walks Back Proposal To Curb Water Pollution From Meat And Poultry Plants [66]

"In a move celebrated by US meat and poultry producers but mourned by environment and health advocates, federal regulators are walking back a proposed rule that would have strengthened water pollution standards for slaughterhouse operators."

Agriculture [67]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [40]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The New Lede [68], 09/05/2025
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Small Communities Lack Advanced Water Treatment For PFAS, Other Contaminants [69]

"As the US wrestles with how to deal with widespread PFAS pollution in drinking water supplies, most utilities are lacking advanced filtration systems that could protect public health from not just PFAS but an array of harmful contaminants, according to a new study."

Chemicals [46]
Consumer [38]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The New Lede [70], 09/05/2025
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Calif. Begins $38M Pilot Project To Cool Hellishly Hot Cells In 3 Prisons [71]

"As climate change exacerbates the risks of extreme heat across California, the state’s prison officials plan to embark on a $38 million pilot project to figure out how to keep their prison cells cool."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [21]
Infrastructure [14]
People & Population [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [72]
Source: CalMatters [73], 09/05/2025
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"Humans Are Altering the Seas. Here’s What the Future Ocean Might Look Like." [74]

"Working from a dock on St. Helena Island, S.C., on a sweltering day this summer, Ed Atkins pulled in a five-foot cast net from the water and dumped out a few glossy white shrimp from the salt marsh."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [26]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Food [40]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [53]
Source: NYTimes [75], 09/05/2025
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