EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump Says Venezuela Stole U.S. Oil, Land And Assets. Here’s The History." [9]

"The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets."

Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
South America [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 01/05/2026
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Trump DOI Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited. [20]

"A high-ranking official in the Interior Department is drawing scrutiny from ethics experts because she failed to disclose her family’s financial interest in the nation’s largest lithium mine that had been approved by her agency, according to state and federal records."

Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [21], 01/05/2026
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"‘Trump’s EPA’ In 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach To Deregulation" [22]

"The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the environment."

Chemicals [23]
Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [29], 01/05/2026
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"Offshore Wind Projects Challenge Trump Administration’s Order to Stop Work" [30]

"Developers of five offshore wind farms that were ordered last week by the Trump administration to halt construction are suing to restart work on at least three of the projects."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [27]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [33], 01/05/2026
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"Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells" [34]

"Ahead of the curve when it comes to testing city water for PFAS, Michigan has met its match with the state’s over one million private wells, urging residents to get their water tested."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [25]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 01/05/2026
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Trump Admin Orders A Colorado Coal-Fired Power Generator To Stay Open [38]

"The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date."

Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [39], 01/05/2026
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"Wildfire Smoke Is A National Crisis, And It’s Worse Than You Think" [40]

"Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires globally may be 70 percent higher than once believed."

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [41]
Environmental Health [25]
Forests [42]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [43]
Source: Grist [44], 01/05/2026
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"Federal Ruling Blocks Hawaii’s Climate Change Tourist Tax On Cruise Ships" [45]

"A federal appeals court ruling on New Year’s Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ships passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026."

Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [46]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [47]
Source: AP [48], 01/05/2026
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"Whales Are in Danger in N.Y. Waterways: ‘Like Deer Crossing the Road’" [49]

"As conservation efforts make the waters in the New York region more inviting for whales, increasing traffic from ships and boats has contributed to a climbing number of strandings."

Biodiversity [50]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: NYTimes [52], 01/05/2026
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"Stingless Bees From The Amazon Granted Legal Rights In World First" [53]

"Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere."

Biodiversity [50]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Wildlife [54]
Public [16]
South America [18]
Source: Guardian [55], 01/05/2026
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Trump Attacks On ‘Climate Alarmism’ Have Already Transformed US Science [56]

"Experts say the cuts to the federal workforce and climate science funding could cause decades of loss in human knowledge and discovery."

Climate Change [24]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [57]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [58]
Technology [59]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [43]
Source: Washington Post [60], 12/24/2025
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"How Blocking Illegal ‘Ghost’ Roads Could Protect Tropical Forests" [61]

"Preventing illegal road building could help protect tropical forests. New research tries to identify which areas are most at risk."

Agriculture [62]
Biodiversity [50]
Climate Change [24]
Forests [42]
Infrastructure [31]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [54]
Public [16]
International [43]
Source: NYTimes [63], 12/24/2025
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"Trump May Give 775 Acres of a Federal Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX" [64]

"The Trump administration is considering giving nearly 800 acres of land in a federal wildlife refuge in Texas to SpaceX, the rocket and satellite maker run by Elon Musk, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [15]
Technology [59]
Transportation [46]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [65], 12/24/2025
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"U.S. Takes a Step Toward Approving Seabed Mining in International Waters" [66]

"The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had received an application for seabed mining exploration in international waters, the first in its effort to encourage the controversial industry."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Politics [27]
Fish & Fisheries [67]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [28]
Technology [59]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [43]
Source: NYTimes [68], 12/24/2025
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"AI Data Boom In Mexico Fuels Rise In Dirty Energy" [69]

"A boom in U.S. data centres is devouring fossil fuels in Mexico - and hitting locals with power cuts and pollution."

Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [31]
Pollution [28]
Technology [59]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mexico [70]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [71], 12/24/2025
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