EJToday: Top Headlines

Local Leaders Challenge Planned Biggest Data Center In California [9]

"It would be the largest data center in the state; the parent company, Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC describes it as a hyperscale facility, “designed exclusively for advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning operations.”"

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [16]
Public [17]
California [18]
Source: CalMatters [19], 06/24/2026
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Top Medical Journal Publishes Covid Vaccine Study Blocked By CDC Chief [20]

"A covid vaccine study that the CDC’s chief halted this spring over methodological concerns was published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, a leading peer-reviewed medical journal."

Environmental Health [21]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [24]
Science [25]
Technology [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [27], 06/24/2026
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Greens Sue To Force Federal Protections For Imperiled Sea Star [28]

"An environmental group sued the Trump administration Monday to pursue protections for a brightly colored sea star that inhabits the Pacific coast, a move that could affect the fishing industry." "The sunflower sea star population in the Pacific Ocean has plummeted from a wasting disease that may be tied to climate change."

Biodiversity [29]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
California [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [32]
Source: E&E News [33], 06/24/2026
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Trump Blames Vandals for Reflecting Pool Problems. Documents Don't [34]

"The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally."

Biodiversity [29]
Chemicals [35]
Conflict/Corruption [36]
Environmental Politics [14]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: New York Times [38], 06/24/2026
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"California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both." [39]

"A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating."

Agriculture [40]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [41]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
California [18]
Source: New York Times [42], 06/24/2026
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US Proposes To Slash Costs For Energy Drillers On Federal Lands [43]

"The Trump administration on Monday proposed looser rules for oil and gas drilling operations on federal lands, including a dramatic cut to clean-up costs ‌for abandoned wells."

Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [36]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [44]
Pollution [37]
Waste [45]
Public [17]
California [18]
Source: Reuters [46], 06/23/2026
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18+ Dead In France, Including Two Children In Hot Car, As Europe Bakes [47]

"At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities on Monday."

Disasters [48]
Environmental Health [21]
People & Population [24]
Public [17]
International [49]
Asia [50]
Europe [51]
Source: Reuters [52], 06/23/2026
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Heat, Wind And Drought Conditions Spark Wildfires In US West [53]

"Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City."

Agriculture [40]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [48]
Environmental Health [21]
Forests [54]
Government [55]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: AP [56], 06/23/2026
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"Green Economy Hits $10 Trillion in Market Value" [57]

"The group of companies that derive significant revenue from environmental solutions, known as the green economy, has topped $10 trillion in market value, a new report found."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [58]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [41]
Public [17]
International [49]
Source: Inside Climate News [59], 06/23/2026
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Trump DOE Pushed To Divert Puerto Rico Solar Funds To Bankrupt Utility [60]

"Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision "may generate negative commentary" and be perceived as "undue favoritism.""

Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [36]
Consumer [58]
Disasters [48]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [61]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [41]
People & Population [24]
Technology [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [62]
Source: Grist [63], 06/23/2026
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Installing A Heat Pump Might Increase The Value Of Your Home [64]

"A new report finds that mentioning all-electric heat pumps in real estate listings delivers a sales premium. But most agents don’t note the appliance."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [58]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [41]
People & Population [24]
Technology [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Canary Media [65], 06/23/2026
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Environmental Defenders Remain Among World’s Most Targeted Activists [66]

"At least 358 human rights defenders were killed last year, according to a report released last week by Front Line Defenders, a Dublin-based group that provides support for global human rights activists. Nearly a quarter, 84, were targeted because of their often unpaid work protecting land and the environment."

Activism [10]
Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [11]
Conflict/Corruption [36]
Environmental Justice [61]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Military [67]
People & Population [24]
Public [17]
International [49]
Source: Inside Climate News [68], 06/23/2026
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Tiny Texas River Agency Plans to Build Largest Desalination Plant in US [69]

"Officials from the Nueces River Authority collected millions of dollars from cities and utility districts near San Antonio and Austin before they partnered with an Israeli desalination giant."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [58]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [61]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [41]
People & Population [24]
Technology [16]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [70]
Source: Inside Climate News [71], 06/23/2026
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Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease [72]

"Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing."

Air [73]
Consumer [58]
Environmental Health [21]
Government [55]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [37]
Technology [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: New York Times [74], 06/23/2026
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There’s a Bit of Good News for Coral Reefs [75]

"New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming."

Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [48]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: New York Times [76], 06/23/2026
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