EJToday: Top Headlines

"Fears of EPA Enforcement Dip Spurs Groups to Act as Legal Hounds" [9]

"Environmental groups say they’re feeling pressure to file more lawsuits against corporate polluters amid concerns the Trump administration is leaving a gap by not policing violators hard enough."

Activism [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [19], 02/11/2026
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"The GOP Goes Scorched Earth in Boundary Waters Battle" [20]

"House Republicans slash conservation protections for beloved wilderness while targeting green groups for investigation."

Biodiversity [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Canada [23]
Source: Public Domain [24], 02/11/2026
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US Chemical Giant To Stop Producing Herbicide Critics Call ‘Toxic Cocktail’ [25]

"The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by environmentalists because it contains a mix of Agent Orange and glyphosate, which have both been linked to cancer and widespread ecological damage."

Agriculture [26]
Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [28], 02/11/2026
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"Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power" [29]

"President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants." "Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage."

Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [33]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 02/11/2026
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Illegal Cannabis Farms Poison California’s Forests. Who’s Cleaning Them Up? [35]

"Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers."

Forests [36]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [17]
California [39]
Source: CalMatters [40], 02/11/2026
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TVA Says It Now Doesn’t Want To Close Two Coal-Fired Plants [41]

"The nation’s largest public utility says it now would prefer to keep operating two coal-fired power plants it had planned to shutter, changing course before a meeting of its board, which has a majority of members picked by the coal-friendly Trump administration."

Air [42]
Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Technology [43]
Waste [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: AP [45], 02/11/2026
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Geopolitical Tensions Cloud Major Climate Threat Of Black Carbon In Arctic [46]

"The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for the United States to take over Greenland, has come with a heavy environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and makes the ice melt even faster. "

Air [42]
Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [17]
International [47]
Antarctica & Arctic [48]
Source: AP [49], 02/11/2026
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Giant Snails And Tiny Insects Threaten The South’s Rice And Crawfish Farms [50]

"Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones."

Agriculture [26]
Biodiversity [21]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [52]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [53]
Source: AP [54], 02/11/2026
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National Park Service Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall After Trump Order [55]

"A Pride flag has been removed from New York’s historic Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, following a memorandum issued by the federal National Park Service (NPS)."

Diversity [56]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [57]
Journalism & Media [58]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
Source: WPIX/The Hill [60], 02/11/2026
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"Trump Opens Massive Atlantic Marine Monument To Commercial Fishing" [61]

"President Donald Trump revoked a ban Friday on commercial fishing inside a 3.1-million-acre marine national monument, opening up a previously protected swath of the Atlantic Ocean to industry."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [62]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
Source: E&E News [63], 02/10/2026
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"EPA To Delay Enforcement Of Life-Saving Air Pollution Rule" [64]

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin could delay enforcement of an air pollution standard projected to save thousands of lives while the agency awaits a pivotal court ruling, a spokesperson indicated Monday." "The agency missed a Saturday deadline to determine which parts of the country are flunking the tightened 2024 rule for soot exposure."

Air [42]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [65], 02/10/2026
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"RFK Jr.’s Surgeon General Pick Challenges The Medical Mainstream" [66]

"Casey Means, nominated for U.S. surgeon general, left her surgical residency over seven years ago. She authored "Good Energy" and promotes metabolic health. Her confirmation was delayed after childbirth. A Washington Post review found she earned over $536,000 from wellness partnerships. Some experts worry her policies may lack evidence."

Activism [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [67]
Journalism & Media [58]
Science [68]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [69], 02/10/2026
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"Florida Tests Show Pesticide In Popular Breads" [70]

"Florida officials this week unveiled test results showing multiple breads commonly sold in grocery stores contained residues of glyphosate weed killer, a chemical scientists have linked to cancer."

Agriculture [26]
Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [11]
Food [71]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: The New Lede [72], 02/10/2026
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Trump FWS to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals [73]

"The Trump administration has agreed to finalize protections under the Endangered Species Act for 11 South Florida plants and animals, settling federal litigation over their plight."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Wildlife [52]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: Inside Climate News [74], 02/10/2026
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FEMA Will Resume Staff Reductions That Were Paused During Storm: Managers [75]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its ability to address disasters with fewer workers."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [76]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [57]
People & Population [15]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [77], 02/10/2026
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