EJToday: Top Headlines

"There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims" [9]

"Fifteen states sued the Trump administration over its declaration of an “energy emergency,” arguing that there is no emergency and that the order instructs regulators to illegally bypass reviews of fossil fuel projects, potentially damaging the environment."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [17], 05/12/2025
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"5 Things To Know About EPA’s Overhaul" [18]

"The plans laid out May 2 included new organizational charts that suggest the elimination of — or, at the very least, the relocation of — key programs tackling climate change, “forever chemicals” and pollution prevention."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [23], 05/12/2025
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Congress OKs Bill Ending Biden-Era Rule Targeting Rubber Tire Emissions [24]

"Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S."

Air [25]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [27], 05/12/2025
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"First US Trial Over PFAS Injuries to Focus on Kidney Cancer" [28]

"The first bellwether personal injury trial in a nationwide proceeding over damages from PFAS in specialized firefighting foam will focus on kidney cancer, the court managing the multidistrict case litigation ordered Friday."

Chemicals [29]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [32], 05/12/2025
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"Humans Still Haven't Seen 99.999% Of The Deep Seafloor" [33]

"Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery. That's because humans have seen less than 0.001% of the globe's deep seafloor, according to a new study."

Biodiversity [34]
Environmental Studies [35]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Natural Resources [37]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: NPR [39], 05/12/2025
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"Pope: Climate Change Impacts Poorest And Requires Global Cooperation" [40]

"Speaking on the deteriorating environmental crisis facing the world, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, stressed it is time to move “from words to action.” He said the answer to this challenge must be based on the Social Doctrine of the Church."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [41]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: Vatican News [42], 05/09/2025
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Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Admin Takes Aim at the Agency [43]

"The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [21]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [45], 05/09/2025
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"Congress Counters Trump With Massive FEMA Restructuring Plan" [46]

"A bipartisan group of House members is drafting a sweeping bill to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency — and in some cases expand its services — in an effort to head off President Donald Trump’s threats to shrink or abolish the agency."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [47], 05/09/2025
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"Trump Taps MAHA Influencer For Surgeon General, Replacing First Pick" [48]

"The White House pulled the nomination of Janette Nesheiwat to be the surgeon general in favor of Casey Means, a key figure in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [21]
Health [49]
Journalism & Media [50]
Pollution [14]
Science [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [51], 05/09/2025
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Asbestos Clinic Forced To Close In Montana Town Where Thousands Sickened [52]

"BILLINGS, Mont. — An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF."

Chemicals [29]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [37]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [53]
Source: AP [54], 05/09/2025
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USFS and NPS Worker Cuts Leave Wildland Firefighting Crews Short-Staffed [55]

"Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon."

Disasters [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [56]
Natural Resources [37]
People & Population [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [57], 05/09/2025
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US Will Stop Tracking Costs Of Extreme Weather Fueled By Climate Change [58]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change."

Biodiversity [34]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [50]
Natural Resources [37]
People & Population [30]
Science [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [59], 05/09/2025
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Smoke From Climate-Fueled Wildfires Added To 1000s Of US Deaths Over 15 Years [60]

"Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study."

Air [25]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Studies [35]
Forests [56]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [14]
Science [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [61], 05/09/2025
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"Trump Officials Ask Court to End Protections for a Strutting, Showy Bird" [62]

"The Trump administration has moved to end federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a showy grouse with the misfortune of inhabiting southern and central grasslands long sought-after for agriculture and energy development."

Biodiversity [34]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [35]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [14]
Wildlife [63]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [64]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [53]
Source: NYTimes [65], 05/09/2025
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RFK Jr. Says DARPA Is Spraying "Chemtrails" — With No Basis In Fact [66]

"The white streaks behind planes are condensation trails made of ice, not chemicals sprayed by the Defense Department"

Air [25]
Journalism & Media [50]
Science [22]
Transportation [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Poynter [67], 05/09/2025
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