EJToday: Top Headlines

"Crews In Florida Battle A 25,000-Acre Wildfire Near ‘Alligator Alcatraz’" [9]

"Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' as of Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
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Environmental Justice [13]
Government [14]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: AP [19], 02/27/2026
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Judge Orders Changes To Columbia and Snake River Dam Operations To Help ‘Disappearing’ Salmon [20]

"A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying the Trump administration’s plans for the massive structures would harm salmon runs that are 'disappearing from the landscape.'”

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
Source: AP [27], 02/27/2026
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"Power Plant Pollution Rose Last Year, Green Group Analysis Finds" [28]

"U.S. power plant pollution rose last year, according to a green group’s analysis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data."

Air [29]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: The Hill [33], 02/27/2026
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"The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year" [34]

"The US added a record-breaking amount of energy storage in 2025, according to a new solar industry report published Monday. The growth of battery storage across the US is a rare success story for clean energy during the renewables-hostile second Trump administration—and also a sign of how utilities may be thinking about reorienting electric grids as demand goes up across the country."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Infrastructure [24]
Technology [36]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: WIRED [37], 02/27/2026
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"Illinois Cities Move To Cut Ties With A Massive Coal Plant" [38]

"Two communities seeking cleaner, cheaper energy are resisting pressure to extend deals that bind them to getting power from one of the nation’s dirtiest plants."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [31]
Technology [36]
Public [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: Canary Media [40], 02/27/2026
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Feds Give $26.5 Billion Loan For Electric Expansion In Georgia And Alabama [41]

"Federal energy officials on Wednesday announced a record $26.5 billion loan to electric utilities in Georgia and Alabama, saying the loan will save customers money as the companies undertake a huge expansion driven by demand from computer data centers."

Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: AP [43], 02/26/2026
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"Trump’s BLM Nominee Waffles On Public Land Sell-Off Stance" [44]

"President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to head the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, offered contradictory explanations about his record of pushing for federal land sell-offs at his nomination hearing Wednesday."

Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [45]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Public Domain [46], 02/26/2026
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"Deadly Bird Flu Found In California Elephant Seals For The First Time" [47]

"The H5N1 bird flu virus that devastated South American elephant seal populations has been confirmed in seals at California's Año Nuevo State Park, researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz announced Wednesday."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Health [12]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [48]
Public [17]
California [49]
Source: LA Times [50], 02/26/2026
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"Regulators Rely On Fossil Fuel Industry Data. How Often Is It Wrong?" [51]

"From Colorado to Texas, government officials are grappling with concerns about unreliable reports from oil and gas companies."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: E&E News [52], 02/26/2026
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"States Snub Trump’s Plan To Ease ‘Forever Chemicals’ Limits" [53]

"EPA’s stalled rollback of its PFAS drinking water rule has led to a patchwork of states sticking to the Biden-era regulation."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [54]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: E&E News [55], 02/26/2026
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Data Center Developers Asked Trump For An Exemption From Pollution Rules [56]

"Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy."

Energy & Fuel [35]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [36]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [57]
Source: Grist [58], 02/26/2026
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"Tracing Bayer’s Ties To Power In Trump’s Washington" [59]

"From lobby firms to top officials, a look at how Bayer built access and secured favors"

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: US Right to Know [60], 02/26/2026
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"As Electric Bills Rise, Trump Says Tech Companies Should Pay More" [61]

"The president said he had negotiated a deal with tech giants to cover the energy costs of data centers, but offered few details. Experts said such pledges could prove difficult in practice."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [22]
Journalism & Media [62]
Technology [36]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: NYTimes [63], 02/26/2026
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Surgeon General Pick Casey Means Grilled On Vaccines, Pesticides In Hearing [64]

"Casey Means, Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, faced senators’ questions about her stance on vaccines, pesticides and RFK Jr.’s agenda."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [54]
Economy & Business [42]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [65]
Health [66]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [67]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Washington Post [68], 02/26/2026
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Federal Judge Rejects DOJ Request To Search Wash Post Reporter’s Devices [69]

"A federal judge rejected the Department of Justice’s demand to continue its search of a Washington Post reporter’s phone and other electronic devices for information that might help an FBI investigation into the leaking of classified information."

Journalism & Media [62]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Politico [70], 02/26/2026
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