EJToday: Top Headlines

"What's In A Name? Trump Set To Wipe Government Language" [9]

"As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to assume the White House on Jan. 20, the federal government is bracing for a massive overhaul in policy – and how it labels issues and individuals."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Science [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [16], 01/08/2025
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"Extreme Weather Events Pose Outsized Risks for Food Delivery Workers" [17]

"As climate change worsens, the people delivering your food are increasingly exposed to heat, wildfire smoke and other dangerous weather events."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [18]
Food [19]
People & Population [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 01/08/2025
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USFS Withdraws Old-Growth Forest Plan After Pushback From Industry And GOP [22]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry."

Biodiversity [23]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [29], 01/08/2025
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Jimmy Carter Raised Climate Change Concerns 35 Years Before Paris Accords [30]

"Nearly a half-century later, environmental advocates are remembering Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, as a president who elevated environmental stewardship, energy conservation and discussions about the global threat of rising carbon dioxide levels."

Activism [31]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [32], 01/08/2025
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"Trump Team Takes Aim At Crown Jewel Of US Climate Research" [33]

"A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment." "Scientists and climate policy experts say the proposed changes — which are being pushed by aides to President-elect Donald Trump — run the risk of undermining a foundational reference for government officials. And they say it could make it harder to craft future U.S. policies to address global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [34]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [36]
Journalism & Media [12]
Science [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [37], 01/07/2025
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Biden Issues Ban On Drilling In Most Federal Waters. Trump Vows To Undo It [38]

"President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [41], 01/07/2025
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Trump Aims To Crush Climate Deception Lawsuits – But It May Not Be Easy [42]

"The president-elect said he will ‘stop the wave of frivolous litigation from environmental extremists’ but the ability to block suits will be limited, experts say"

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [44], 01/07/2025
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Pet Food Pulled In 12 States After Ore. Cat Dies From Bird Flu-Tainted Chow [45]

"A brand of natural cat food sold in California is being pulled from store shelves after reports that a cat in Oregon who ate the pet food contracted bird flu and died."

Agriculture [46]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [18]
Food [19]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: McClatchy [48], 01/07/2025
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Climate-Driven Sea Level Rise Will Overwhelm Major Oil Ports, Study Shows [49]

"Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Infrastructure [50]
Transportation [51]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
International [52]
Source: Guardian [53], 01/07/2025
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"How Elon Musk Could End Fossil Fuel Subsidies" [54]

"If the Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut $2 trillion in spending, handouts to the fossil fuel industry may be "a truth test to all of their messaging.""

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [39]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Grist [55], 01/07/2025
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"Border Agency Seeks Solutions With Mexico on Water, Sewage Problems" [56]

"On the U.S.-Mexico border, the International Boundary and Water Commission has the unglamorous job of stopping sewage flows and negotiating water disputes. Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner has earned allies in long-standing border conflicts, a job that won’t get any easier under Trump."

Agriculture [46]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [57]
Infrastructure [50]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mexico [58]
Source: Inside Climate News [59], 01/07/2025
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"Biden Signs Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Bill Into Law" [60]

"President Biden on Monday signed a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting outdoor recreation weeks after it cleared the Senate."

Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [61], 01/07/2025
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23M Americans Exposed To Toxic PFAS Chemicals Via Treated Wastewater: Study [62]

"Nearly 7 percent of Americans may be exposed to hazardous levels of “forever chemicals” through treated municipal wastewater, a new study has found."

Agriculture [46]
Chemicals [63]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Studies [36]
Infrastructure [50]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [39]
Science [13]
Waste [64]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [65], 01/07/2025
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"What Happened to Carter’s White House Solar Panels? They Lived On." [66]

"The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates."

Activism [31]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [50]
Pollution [39]
Technology [67]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [68], 01/07/2025
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Biden Admin Adds Exemptions Into New Climate Rules For Hydrogen Energy [69]

"The Biden administration on Friday finalized fairly strict climate rules for the nascent hydrogen energy industry — but the rules contain new flexibilities that are expected to make them less stringent than the administration’s original proposal."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Technology [67]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [70], 01/06/2025
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