EJToday: Top Headlines

"EPA Chief Seeks To Claw Back $20 Billion In Climate Funding" [9]

"The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to end contracts agreed by the previous administration to distribute $20 billion in grants to fund clean energy and transportation projects in disadvantaged communities, he said on Thursday."

Climate Change [10]
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Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
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People & Population [17]
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Source: Reuters [20], 02/14/2025
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"Led By Trump-Picked Chairman, The FCC Takes Aim At Media Companies" [21]

"NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR and KCBS radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission, which is now being led by Brendan Carr, a Republican who has praised President Donald Trump as a leader in combating bias in the media."

Environmental Politics [15]
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Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [23], 02/14/2025
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"Delayed CDC Report Shows Increased Evidence Of Bird Flu Spread To People" [24]

"A scientific report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Thursday shows some veterinarians who provide care for cattle were unknowingly infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus last year. ... The report is one of three about bird flu that were scheduled to be published three weeks ago in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). But the scientific publication was abruptly suspended when the Trump administration instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications on Jan. 21."

Environmental Health [13]
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Health [25]
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Science [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [27], 02/14/2025
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"Environmentalists Gear Up to Fight Trump in Court" [28]

"As Trump pledges regulatory rollbacks, environmental groups say the administration’s aggressive cost-cutting tactics could make it easier for them to win some long-term battles."

Activism [29]
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Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [13]
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Pollution [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [32], 02/14/2025
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"Colorado And Connecticut Lowered Utility Bills By Reining In Lobbying" [33]

"Electric and gas utilities routinely charge ratepayers for costs related to political advocacy, ads to burnish their brand, and even luxury perks for executives and employees, according to a recent report by the utility watchdog group Energy and Policy Institute, or EPI. Such expenses add up to millions of dollars paid by customers toward utilities’ efforts to raise prices and stall climate progress."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Grist [35], 02/14/2025
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"Coca-Cola Says It May Use More Plastic Due To Trump Tariffs" [36]

"Coca-Cola may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump's tariffs end up making aluminium cans more expensive, the company's chief executive, James Quincey, said in a call with investors."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [15]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [31]
Waste [38]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: BBC News [40], 02/14/2025
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"Undocumented Workers Prepare to Clean Up L.A.’s Fires Amid ICE Raids" [41]

"In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles last month, undocumented day laborers will likely make up a significant portion of the workforce tasked with clearing debris and rebuilding homes. As they navigate the environmental hazards of this work, they’re also facing the Trump administration’s escalating crackdown on immigrants."

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Disasters [42]
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People & Population [17]
Pollution [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [43]
Source: Capital & Main [44], 02/14/2025
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Mexico Orders Factory Cleanup After Guardian Toxic Waste Investigation [45]

"Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of a Mexican plant that is recycling toxic waste shipped from the US."

Chemicals [30]
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Infrastructure [46]
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People & Population [17]
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Waste [38]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mexico [47]
Source: Guardian [48], 02/14/2025
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"World’s Largely Unprotected Peatlands Are Ticking ‘Carbon Bomb’, Warns Study" [49]

"The world’s peatlands are “dangerously underprotected” despite the colossal amount of climate-heating carbon dioxide already being emitted due to their destruction, a study has warned."

Agriculture [50]
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Climate Change [10]
Environmental Studies [52]
Natural Resources [37]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [18]
International [53]
Source: Guardian [54], 02/14/2025
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Florida Court Rules That Trump Can Pursue Lawsuit Against Pulitzer Board [55]

"A Florida appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to pursue a defamation lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize board members in a dispute rooted in the organization awarding a prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election."

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Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: News Service of Florida [56], 02/14/2025
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Trump Names Oil And Gas Advocate To Lead Agency That Manages Federal Lands [57]

"President Donald Trump has nominated a longtime oil and gas industry representative to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land concentrated in western states."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [58]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [59], 02/13/2025
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"NOAA Imposes Limits On Scientists, Sparking Concerns Over Global Forecasts" [60]

"The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed onerous new restrictions on its scientists that people within the agency say could hamper the quality and availability of the world’s weather forecasts, among other key services."

Agriculture [50]
Biodiversity [51]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [42]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [52]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [37]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [62], 02/13/2025
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"DOGE Lands At EPA" [63]

"Aides with tech mogul Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have been granted access to EPA’s vast contracting system that details millions of dollars in agency spending."

Activism [29]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [42]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [58]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [64], 02/13/2025
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Bayer Backs Broader Effort To Shield Popular Weedkiller From Cancer Claims [65]

"A renewed and expanded effort from chemical giant Bayer to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer brought dozens of protesters to the Iowa Capitol building Monday begging lawmakers to reject it."

Agriculture [50]
Chemicals [30]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [66]
Source: AP [67], 02/13/2025
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"The US Smashed Clean Energy Records Last Year. Can It Keep Up The Pace?" [68]

"Clean energy installations in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with the country adding 47% more capacity than in 2023, according to new research by energy data firm Cleanview."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [46]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Canary Media [69], 02/13/2025
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