EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump’s NOAA Pick Stands By Budget Cuts, Calls Staffing ‘A Top Priority’" [9]

"President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told a panel of U.S. senators on Wednesday that he would make it “a top priority” to fill staffing shortages created by recent firings and buyouts across the National Weather Service, while also standing by the administration’s proposal to make drastic cuts to weather and climate research budgets."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [13]
Technology [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [18], 07/10/2025
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"Trump’s NASA Budget Could Cede Solar System To China, Scientists Warn" [19]

"As the administration slashes spending on science, NASA is running low on new missions."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [21]
Science [22]
Technology [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [23], 07/10/2025
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Editorial: "Chesapeake Bay Is Stagnating. Here’s What Could Help." [24]

"First, a filthy Chesapeake Bay represented all that wasn’t working with America’s stewardship of its natural environment. Then, the bay became a success story. The sloughs of poorly treated sewage at the bottom of slime-green lagoons disappeared, and oyster populations, once nearly wiped out, made a near-miraculous comeback. ... In recent years, however, progress has stalled."

Agriculture [25]
Biodiversity [26]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [31]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: Washington Post [34], 07/10/2025
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Press Safety: Police Face Lawsuits Over Attacks On Journalists In La Protests [35]

"Lawsuits after ICE raids and No Kings march say officers targeted reporters, raising alarms about press freedom even in states with strong protections"

Activism [36]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Military [38]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Poynter [39], 07/10/2025
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"DOE Plays Out Worst-Case Scenarios For US Grid" [40]

"The Department of Energy report is widely viewed as groundwork for the White House to order coal and gas plants slated for closure to run for longer."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [41]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [13]
Infrastructure [43]
Technology [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [44], 07/10/2025
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"Anxiety Grips Feds As Supreme Court Clears Path For Layoffs" [45]

"Employees at energy and environmental agencies are bracing for deep cuts to their workforces and sweeping restructuring after the Supreme Court toppled a lower court’s injunction that had paused the Trump administration’s plans."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [13]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [46], 07/10/2025
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Fossil Fuels Caused 1,500 Deaths In Recent European Heat Wave: Study [47]

"Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Studies [21]
People & Population [48]
Public [16]
Europe [49]
Source: AP [50], 07/10/2025
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Reined In By Cost And Hostile President, Calif. Ponders Next Clean Air Move [51]

"With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs."

Air [52]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [31]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [53]
Source: CalMatters [54], 07/10/2025
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"Trump’s Budget Would Clip Bird Banding. Hunters Are Not Happy." [55]

"The Bird Banding Laboratory has turned duck hunters into citizen scientists. What happens if it is defunded?"

Biodiversity [26]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [21]
Natural Resources [30]
Wildlife [56]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [57]
Source: NYTimes [58], 07/10/2025
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"These Toads Have Psychedelic Powers, but They’d Prefer to Keep It Quiet" [59]

"New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users."

Biodiversity [26]
Consumer [41]
Natural Resources [30]
Science [22]
Wildlife [56]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [60], 07/10/2025
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"Texas Floods Shine Spotlight On Trump’s Weather And Disaster Cuts" [61]

"The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to Trump administration cuts at the nation’s weather and climate research agencies."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [48]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [62]
Source: The Hill [63], 07/09/2025
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"Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change" [64]

"The three scientists joined the administration after it dismissed hundreds of experts who were assessing how global warming is affecting the country."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Science [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [65], 07/09/2025
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"Trump Wants to Kill a Chemical Safety Board. Chemical Makers Object." [66]

"The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong."

Chemicals [67]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [68]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Technology [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [69], 07/09/2025
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"Texas Flood Forecasts Were Accurate. It Wasn’t Enough To Save Lives." [70]

"The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the early morning flash floods." "The catastrophic floods that struck central Texas on Friday show that accurate weather forecasts alone aren’t enough to save lives."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [37]
People & Population [48]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [62]
Source: E&E News [71], 07/09/2025
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"In Reversal, Trump Administration Will Defend Biden’s Asbestos Ban" [72]

"The Trump administration says it will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would reconsider the rule."

Chemicals [67]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [68]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [21]
Infrastructure [43]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [48]
Pollution [31]
Technology [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [73], 07/09/2025
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