EJToday: Top Headlines

"New Mexico Set To Become Third State To Implement Full PFAS Product Ban" [9]

"New Mexico is poised to become the third state to institute a full-fledged ban on products that contain toxic “forever chemicals,” as two key bills head to the governor’s desk."

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: The Hill [21], 03/28/2025
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"Trump’s ‘Energy Emergency’ Means Green Light For Enbridge Line 5" [22]

"Six Michigan tribes have withdrawn from federal discussions over the controversial Enbridge Line 5 project after learning that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are fast-tracking approval for the massive oil tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac."

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Canada [28]
Source: ICT [29], 03/28/2025
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Toxic Fumigant Could Be Seeping Into These California Communities [30]

"Long Beach residents near companies that use methyl bromide are angry that air quality officials didn’t notify them for years and haven’t assessed their health risks. Now officials say more facilities are operating in San Pedro and Compton."

Agriculture [31]
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California [32]
Source: CalMatters [33], 03/28/2025
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"Can This Former Game Warden Save America’s Endangered Species?" [34]

"On Wednesday, lawmakers on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the first hearing on President Trump’s nomination to lead the US Fish and Wildlife Service. If confirmed, Brian Nesvik, a former game warden turned Wyoming Game and Fish director, would lead the federal agency whose primary charge is to protect the plants and animals most in need of conservation."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [35]
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Fish & Fisheries [36]
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Wildlife [37]
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Source: Sierra [38], 03/28/2025
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"Unearthed: The Mining Issue" [39]

"The world needs massive amounts of critical minerals to power the transition to clean energy. But as countries and industries explore new mining opportunities, a major question looms: Can all of this extraction be done without the same environmental and human costs associated with fossil fuels?"

Chemicals [10]
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Water & Oceans [17]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Grist [41], 03/28/2025
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Calif. Farmworker Communities Now Must Be Notified of Pesticide Applications [42]

"After decades of pressure from farmworkers and their allies, California launched a statewide system to warn communities before they’re exposed to toxic pesticides. But health concerns remain."

Activism [23]
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Pollution [15]
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National (U.S.) [19]
California [32]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 03/27/2025
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Sewage Sludge Is Used As Farm Fertilizer. Some Neighbors Hate It [45]

"When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she’d found a slice of heaven. ... But several years ago, her neighbor began applying sewage sludge, which consists largely of human waste left over from municipal wastewater treatment facilities, as a fertilizer on his farmland, causing a rancid smell so powerful it nearly took her breath away."

Agriculture [31]
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Consumer [11]
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Pollution [15]
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Water & Oceans [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: AP [47], 03/27/2025
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In Testimony, RCFP Attorney Highlights Government Threats To Free Speech [48]

"An attorney from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press highlighted several government threats to free speech, including the recent White House ban on The Associated Press, while testifying on Tuesday before a U.S. Senate subcommittee about “The Censorship-Industrial Complex.”

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Source: RCFP [51], 03/27/2025
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"Trump Ally Seeks To Topple Pipeline Safety Enforcement" [52]

"The pipeline company led by President Donald Trump’s biggest energy donor is trying to upend the way the federal government enforces pipeline safety law."

Disasters [24]
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Infrastructure [53]
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Transportation [54]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [55], 03/27/2025
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GOPers Want To Reverse Ban On TCE. It Causes Defects, Cancer and Parkinson’s [56]

"The toxic substance, used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, has been linked to a host of serious health problems. A Biden-era ban on the chemical has faced multiple challenges since Trump took office."

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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: ProPublica [57], 03/27/2025
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"Trump Administration Moves To Shutter Mine Safety Offices In Coal Country" [58]

"Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk."

Air [46]
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Pollution [15]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Grist [59], 03/27/2025
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"Clean Air Advocates Fear Rubber Stamp of State Emission Plans" [60]

"The Trump administration vowed to rid the EPA of a backlog of decisions on state plans to manage air pollution. Now advocates wonder if faster analysis raises the risk that the plans may not effectively mitigate dirty air."

Air [46]
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Environmental Justice [26]
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Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [43]
Pollution [15]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 03/27/2025
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Group Targets Law Prof Who Inspired Laws to Hold Fossil Industry Accountable [62]

"A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage."

Activism [23]
Climate Change [63]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [64], 03/27/2025
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"Why Will It Take DOGE Three Years To Respond To A Simple FOIA?" [65]

"District Judge Christopher Cooper recently found that the Department of Government Efficiency is “likely covered” by the Freedom of Information Act, and, because it has “substantial authority independent of the President,” cannot hide its records in the Presidential Records Act’s giant loopholes. This is good news, but it’s not a guarantee DOGE’s records will soon see the light of day."

Activism [23]
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Government [49]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Freedom of Press Foundation [66], 03/27/2025
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Trump’s FEMA Deleted A New Extreme Weather Risk Tool. We Recreated It [67]

"The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted"

Climate Change [63]
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Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [50]
People & Population [43]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [68], 03/27/2025
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