EJToday: Top Headlines

Trump Allows Habitat Destruction in Endangered Species Rollback [9]

"Destroying an imperiled species’ nest or habitat is no longer illegal unless it’s intentional under the Trump administration’s rollback of the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act finalized Friday."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [18], 07/13/2026
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DOJ Subpoenas N.Y. Times Journalists Over Reports On New Air Force One [19]

"The Justice Department subpoenaed several New York Times reporters on Friday to testify about their reporting, the latest instance of federal officials taking the unusually aggressive step of demanding that journalists appear before grand juries." "The Times confirmed that the reporters received the subpoenas, saying that in some instances, federal agents showed up to the reporters’ homes to deliver the legal demands."

Government [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [22]
Transportation [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [24], 07/13/2026
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"In Gambia, Salt Water Intrusion Is the Leading Edge of Climate Change" [25]

"Salt water from the Atlantic Ocean used to stop 150 kilometers from the mouth of The Gambia River. But now, with sea level rise, it intrudes 300 kilometers or more, triggering an agricultural crisis."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
People & Population [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
Africa [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 07/13/2026
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Chemical Plant Mishandled Hazardous Waste for Years, Then Shuttered [33]

"Questions remain about cleanup at the North Carolina site, which had been hailed as a solution for dealing with plastic waste."

Chemicals [34]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Waste [38]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 07/13/2026
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Before Reflecting Pool, Contractor Bungled Project On Tijuana River [41]

"A year before Greenwater Services got a $1.7 million contract to clean the algae-infected Reflecting Pool, it had received another no-bid government contract to deploy at the trash-plagued Tijuana River."

Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [43]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
Source: Washington Post [45], 07/13/2026
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Enviros Challenge Trump DOE Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running [46]

"The Trump administration is facing a new legal challenge over an emergency order keeping a Florida coal-fired power plant, which had been scheduled for retirement, in operation." "Advocacy groups said the order failed to establish an energy emergency. The Department of Energy partly attributed one to anticipated demand associated with data centers."

Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Technology [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 07/13/2026
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Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ's Environment Division [48]

"The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups."

Climate Change [27]
Conflict/Corruption [49]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: DeSmog [50], 07/13/2026
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Keystone Pipeline Owners Agree to Pay $26 Million for Spill [51]

"The owners of the Keystone Pipeline System entered into a settlement Friday with the Environmental Protection Agency and Kansas under which they agreed to pay more than $26 million in damages for a 2022 oil spill."

Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Infrastructure [42]
Pollution [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [52]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [53], 07/13/2026
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Legionnaires' Outbreak Hits New York As City Rushes To Test Water Towers [54]

"The [Guggenheim] museum’s cooling tower is among 31 that have tested positive for Legionella bacteria, which can thrive in water systems."

Air [55]
Environmental Health [36]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [42]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [56]
Source: NBC News [57], 07/13/2026
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A Pioneering Grid-Battery Factory Is Headed For This California City [58]

"Sodium-ion batteries promise cheaper, more durable energy storage. Peak Energy seeks to kick-start the next-gen battery market by building the first big U.S. plant."

Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Infrastructure [42]
Technology [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Canary Media [59], 07/13/2026
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Eleven Killed, 19 Missing In One Of Spain's Deadliest Wildfires [60]

"At least 11 people died attempting to flee a wildfire in southern Spain, and 19 were missing, with firefighters on Friday still battling to bring one ‌of the country's deadliest blazes on record under control."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Forests [12]
People & Population [29]
Public [16]
Europe [61]
Source: Reuters [62], 07/10/2026
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El Nino Powers Up To Historic Strength And Rainier Winter For US South [63]

"An intensifying El Nino, nature’s heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [36]
People & Population [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [64]
Source: AP [65], 07/10/2026
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EPA Moves To Cut Truck Pollution Requirements [66]

"The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks." "The administration said the technical changes are expected to allow for more flexibility for truck companies, when compared to a Biden-era rule."

Air [55]
Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [67]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Transportation [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [68], 07/10/2026
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Sea Mining Could Devastate Enigmatic Group of Creatures: Researchers [69]

"Deep-sea mining threatens to drive to extinction more than half of the snails and other mollusks that rely on hydrothermal vents, according to the latest update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, the global scientific authority on the status of species."

Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [67]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Studies [70]
Fish & Fisheries [71]
Natural Resources [72]
Pollution [37]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [64]
Source: New York Times [73], 07/10/2026
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EPA Joins DOJ’s Legal Defense of Musk’s xAI [74]

"The Trump administration is working to correct an apparent mistake in its unusual petition to end an environmental lawsuit by the NAACP against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. Now, the Justice Department says, its motion is also backed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin."

Activism [75]
Climate Change [27]
Conflict/Corruption [49]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Justice [76]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: E&E News [77], 07/10/2026
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