EJToday: Top Headlines

"Flooding in Chicago Is Getting Worse. Here’s Why." [9]

"In a little-noticed memo early last year, Illinois scientists made a dire prediction." "Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation has found, putting health, homes at risk."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Infrastructure [12]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Technology [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [19], 05/06/2026
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Tribes Sue To Halt Drilling In Black Hills Near Sacred Ceremonial Site [20]

"Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Source: AP [29], 05/06/2026
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Calif. Investigates Trump Admin’s Deal To End An Offshore Wind Project [30]

"California is investigating one of the Trump administration’s deals to end an offshore wind project."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Technology [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
California [32]
Source: AP [33], 05/06/2026
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"Senate Democrats Demand Reinstatement Of Sanctions On Russian Oil" [34]

"A group of Senate Democrats is demanding that the Trump administration reimpose the sanctions it temporarily lifted on Russian oil to offset rising energy costs amid the Iran war."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [35]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Military [36]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
International [38]
Europe [39]
Middle East [40]
Source: The Hill [41], 05/06/2026
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Farm Bill Ban On State Animal Protection Laws Heads To Senate Showdown [42]

"Animal welfare advocates are preparing for a fight in the US Senate where the new Farm Bill will be taken up in the next couple months, bringing with it a contentious provision that would undo state measures to protect livestock."

Agriculture [43]
Food [44]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: The New Lede [45], 05/06/2026
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"AI Boom Sparks Rare Warning Of ‘Significant Risks’ To Grid" [46]

"North America’s grid watchdog is slated to issue its highest level of warning Monday about threats to the power system from large data centers, underscoring the challenges facing utilities and grid operators grappling with a surge in electricity demand."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [47]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Planning & Growth [14]
Technology [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Canada [48]
Source: E&E News [49], 05/05/2026
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Paraquat Banned In 70 Countries. Plants In South Release It Into The Air [50]

"Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and just a sip is fatal, but tens of thousands of pounds of it are being released in the Mississippi Basin."

Agriculture [43]
Chemicals [51]
Environmental Health [52]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: The Lens NOLA [54], 05/05/2026
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Soil at DC Golf Course Where WH Debris Was Dumped Contains Toxic Metals [55]

"Soil at a public golf course in Washington where the Trump administration dumped debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals, according to data released by the National Park Service."

Chemicals [51]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [52]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [37]
Waste [56]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [57]
Source: New York Times [58], 05/05/2026
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Trump Admin Orders Rapid End to Some Hunting Rules on Federal Lands [59]

"The Trump administration has directed national recreation areas, seashores, wildlife refuges and other public lands to immediately lift dozens of restrictions on hunting and trapping, internal Interior Department documents show."

Biodiversity [21]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [13]
Wildlife [60]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: New York Times [61], 05/05/2026
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"US Justice Dept Sues To Block Minnesota's Climate Change Lawsuit" [62]

"The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Monday to block Minnesota from moving forward with a long-running lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil and other ‌oil industry participants responsible for harms caused by climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Reuters [63], 05/05/2026
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"Montana GOP Candidate Has History Of Calling For Federal Land Transfers" [64]

"In a video announcing his Congressional bid in Montana last month, longtime conservative radio host Aaron Flint bemoaned the prospect of “public lands being fenced off.”"

Agriculture [43]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Wildlife [60]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [65]
Source: Public Domain [66], 05/05/2026
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"Top US Nuclear Regulator Is Rewriting Its Rules For New Era Of Reactors" [67]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has in recent weeks proposed a process for approving microreactors and finalized one for reactors with nontraditional designs."

Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [52]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [68]
Technology [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Canary Media [69], 05/05/2026
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Trump Speed-Up Of Meat Processing Would Harm Workers And The Environment [70]

"In February, the United States Department of Agriculture announced two proposed changes to federal rules governing the rate of production in meat processing plants — a move advocates say would endanger workers, public health, and the environment."

Agriculture [43]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [52]
Environmental Politics [23]
Food [44]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Grist [71], 05/05/2026
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Amid Fertilizer Pollution, Iowa To Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment [72]

"After years of worsening water quality, the move marks Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first official action to tackle harmful agricultural nutrients in state waterways. Critics say it’s “too little too late.”"

Agriculture [43]
Chemicals [51]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [52]
Environmental Politics [23]
Food [44]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [73], 05/05/2026
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From Neat Lawns To Wild Havens: No Mow May Transforms England’s Gardens [74]

"Cheshire villagers are letting lawns grow wild to improve diversity and reconnect with nature on their doorstep"

Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [21]
Consumer [47]
People & Population [13]
Wildlife [60]
Public [17]
Europe [39]
Source: Guardian [75], 05/05/2026
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