EJToday: Top Headlines

Hazel Johnson Launched a Movement in Chicago That Trump Is Trying to End [9]

"Cheryl Johnson, who took charge of People for Community Recovery in 2010, just before her mother’s death, says MAGA can’t end a decadeslong fight that affects poor white communities as well as communities of color."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Pollution [13]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [16], 03/12/2025
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"What Old Trees Can Teach Us About Modern Wildfires" [17]

"A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material to pile up in ecosystems, putting communities at greater risk of catastrophic fires as the planet warms."

Disasters [18]
Forests [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [22], 03/12/2025
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Trump Admin Eyes 30 Percent Payroll Reduction At National Park Service [23]

"The Trump administration is eyeing a 30 percent payroll reduction at the National Park Service, signaling big cuts at a high-profile government agency that could make headlines during the summer vacation season."

Consumer [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [27], 03/12/2025
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"Trump Considers Easing Safety Screenings For Chemicals" [28]

"The Trump administration will consider easing regulations under which it considers the safety of existing chemicals — drawing concerns from public health advocates."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [30], 03/12/2025
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"In Trump’s New Purge Of Climate Language, Even ‘Resilience’ Isn’t Safe" [31]

"In his first hours back in the White House in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.” Yet it was immediately clear he was in fact imposing rules on language, ordering the government to recognize only two genders and shut down any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. In one executive order, he redefined “energy” to exclude solar and wind power."

Climate Change [32]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Grist [34], 03/12/2025
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"Supreme Court Rejects Red States’ Bid To Quash Climate Cases" [35]

"The Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by 19 red states to end a set of climate lawsuits against the oil and gas industry."

Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [37], 03/11/2025
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Fuel Leak From US Tanker Crash Could Hit UK Coast And ‘Devastate’ Wildlife [38]

"Wildlife trusts have warned of potential “devastating” impacts of pollution after an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship loaded with highly toxic chemicals collided in the North Sea."

Chemicals [10]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [40]
Water & Oceans [41]
Wildlife [42]
Public [14]
Europe [43]
Source: Independent [44], 03/11/2025
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"U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change" [45]

"To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”"

Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [25]
Pollution [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [46], 03/11/2025
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DOJ Says Ending La. Petrochemical Case Helps ‘Dismantle Radical DEI Programs’ [47]

"The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community, saying the dismissal showed that officials are “delivering on President (Donald) Trump’s promise to dismantle radical DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs and restore integrity to federal enforcement efforts.”"

Air [48]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Source: AP [50], 03/11/2025
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"Trump Oil Tariffs Threaten Vulnerable Republicans" [51]

"New England and the Midwest — with critical races next year — are particularly sensitive to the president’s energy tariffs on Canada."

Economy & Business [52]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [53], 03/11/2025
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Atomic Detectives Who Inspect Iran Sites Are Affected by Trump Aid Freeze [54]

"The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs."

Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [25]
Military [55]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [56]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [57]
Middle East [58]
Source: NYTimes [59], 03/11/2025
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"Indian Slums Get Cool Roofs To Beat The Summer Heat" [60]

"In the informal settlements of India’s western Gujarat state, hundreds of roofs have been painted in a reflective, white coating over the last two months to try to keep their occupants cooler as the hottest time of year approaches."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [11]
Infrastructure [61]
People & Population [26]
Public [14]
Asia [62]
Source: Reuters [63], 03/11/2025
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Florida State Rules Concentrate Toxic Smoke in Underserved Communities [64]

"Growing research suggests that “black snow,” a byproduct of the sugarcane harvest, is harming residents’ health. The politically powerful sugar growers say the air quality meets standards."

Agriculture [65]
Air [48]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [13]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Source: Inside Climate News [66], 03/11/2025
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"States Float PFAS Drinking Water Limits as EPA Weighs Biden Rule" [67]

"State lawmakers are proposing new limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water as questions emerge about the Trump administration’s stance on regulating the chemicals."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [24]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [25]
Infrastructure [61]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [68], 03/11/2025
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"How A Dog's Nose Became A Powerful Tool For Science And Conservation" [69]

Jack is a blue heeler mix and [Collette] Yee is his bounder, a term for people who work with conservation detection dogs at Rogue Detection Teams in Rice, Washington. Bounders and their dogs assist biologists in locating hidden, hard-to-find and invisible samples in the wild, from plants to pangolins to poop. And Yee and Jack proved to be the quite the duo."

Biodiversity [70]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [71]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NPR [72], 03/11/2025
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