EJToday: Top Headlines

Alarm As Bird Flu Kills Half Of Elephant Seals In South Atlantic [9]

"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 [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
Antarctica & Arctic [15]
Australia & Oceania [16]
Source: Guardian [17], 11/14/2025
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Rare Sightings of Critically Endangered Vaquita Spark Cautious Optimism [18]

"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 [10]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mexico [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [23], 11/14/2025
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"Does Nature Have Rights?" [24]

"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 [25]
Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [26]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [28]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [29], 11/14/2025
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"Major US Broadcasters Sit Out Cop30 Climate Talks: ‘They’re Missing A Lot’" [30]

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

Climate Change [31]
Environmental Politics [32]
Environmental Studies [26]
Journalism & Media [33]
People & Population [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Guardian [35], 11/14/2025
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Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor Status Quo, Not Progress [36]

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

Activism [25]
Climate Change [31]
Environmental Politics [32]
People & Population [34]
Public [14]
International [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 11/13/2025
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"At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy" [38]

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

Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [31]
Environmental Politics [32]
Public [14]
International [28]
Source: Civil Eats [40], 11/13/2025
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"Zeldin Kept Up EPA Roadshow During Shutdown" [41]

"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 [42]
Energy & Fuel [43]
Environmental Politics [32]
Government [44]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [45], 11/13/2025
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"Colorado River Negotiations Blow Past Deadline" [46]

"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 [39]
Climate Change [31]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Politics [32]
Infrastructure [48]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [49], 11/13/2025
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"FDA Names Longtime Cancer Scientist Pazdur To Lead Drug Center" [50]

"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 [51]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [52]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Science [53]
Technology [54]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [55], 11/13/2025
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"How Government Shutdowns Give Polluters A Free Pass" [56]

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

Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [57]
Public [14]
Source: Grist [58], 11/13/2025
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"If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go" [59]

"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 [31]
Energy & Fuel [43]
Infrastructure [48]
Planning & Growth [60]
Technology [54]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: WIRED [61], 11/13/2025
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"Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive" [62]

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

Consumer [47]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Transportation [63]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Vox [64], 11/13/2025
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"The Caribbean Has A Super-Hurricane Problem" [65]

"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 [31]
Disasters [66]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [26]
People & Population [34]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [28]
Central America & the Caribbean [67]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [68], 11/13/2025
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"Five Ways Joe Rogan Misleads Listeners About Climate Change" [69]

"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 [31]
Environmental Politics [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Science [53]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [70], 11/13/2025
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"Environment Takeaways From The Spending Deal" [71]

"The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the government."

Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [43]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [32]
Health [52]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [72], 11/12/2025
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