EJToday: Top Headlines

"House OKs Farm Bill After Axing Protections For Pesticide Makers" [9]

"The House approved a five-year farm bill Thursday after stripping the legislation of liability protections for pesticide manufacturers."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Forests [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [21], 05/01/2026
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"Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Scrap Biden Energy Efficiency Regs" [22]

"The Trump administration is throwing its weight behind gas providers and utilities that want the Supreme Court to strike down Biden-era Department of Energy rules that tightened standards for gas-powered commercial water heaters and consumer furnaces."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Technology [24]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [25], 05/01/2026
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Trump Tried to Stop EV Charging Program. It Has Kept Rolling Along Anyway. [26]

"Trump froze funding for the Biden-era initiative, but, after court battles, some states continue to use the money."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Technology [24]
Transportation [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 05/01/2026
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FEMA Aims To Rehire Most Disaster-Response Employees It Fired Months Ago [29]

"The agency is planning to bring back most of the staffers from the Cadre of On-Call Response and Recovery who were terminated as part of Kristi Noem’s plans to cut the agency."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [32]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [33]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Washington Post [34], 05/01/2026
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"No Safe Bets – Supreme Court Glyphosate Case Seen Too Close To Call" [35]

"Monday’s Supreme Court hearing over a federal law governing pesticide regulations left observers largely unsure how the court will rule in the case involving the former Monsanto company and the herbicide glyphosate, with many seeing the ultimate decision as too close to call."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [31]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [36]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The New Lede [37], 05/01/2026
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"Trump Gives The Go-Ahead For A Major New Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline" [38]

"President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration."

Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [36]
Transportation [27]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Canada [39]
Source: AP [40], 05/01/2026
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"Michigan Wins Key Legal Battle Over Line 5 Pipeline" [41]

"A unanimous Supreme Court ruling clears the way for state court proceedings in the decades-long dispute over the pipeline crossing between Lakes Michigan and Huron."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [36]
Transportation [27]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Canada [39]
Source: Grist [43], 05/01/2026
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Western Lawmakers Move To Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits [44]

"Members of Congress from Texas and Wyoming introduced bills recently that would grant fossil fuel companies sweeping legal immunity and shield energy producers from stricter compliance with the Clean Air Act."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [36]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 05/01/2026
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"Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia" [46]

"The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous."

Air [47]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [48]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [36]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
Source: New York Times [50], 05/01/2026
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"This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real" [51]

"Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Disasters [30]
People & Population [33]
Planning & Growth [52]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: WIRED [53], 05/01/2026
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"Watchdog: EPA, States Behind On Hazardous Waste Inspections" [54]

"EPA’s independent federal watchdog found the agency’s process for inspecting large hazardous waste generators was inconsistent, leaving one-fifth of sites without oversight during a five-year period."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [32]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [36]
Waste [55]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [56], 04/30/2026
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‘Have Your Dog Pee On It’: Zeldin Tangles With Lawmakers In Budget Hearing [57]

"Lee Zeldin started off his tour of congressional hearings this week with a bang. The EPA administrator appeared Monday before the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees his agency to defend a fiscal 2027 budget proposal that would slice the agency down to $4.2 billion — or more than half of its enacted funding."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [31]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [36]
Waste [55]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [58], 04/30/2026
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"Ex-Sierra Club Chief Of Staff Sues Ben Jealous For Sexual Harassment" [59]

"The former chief of staff of one of the nation’s most prominent environmental groups has sued her ex-boss, accusing him of sexual harassment and the organization of retaliating against her."

Activism [60]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [33]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [61], 04/30/2026
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"We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup" [62]

"Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our yearlong investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [63]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [31]
Fish & Fisheries [64]
Forests [16]
Government [32]
Pollution [36]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [65]
Source: Mother Jones [66], 04/30/2026
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For 35 Years, This Black Illinois Town Has Been Told Its Sewage Crisis Isn’t Real [67]

"Residents proved their tap water carries sewage and bacteria. Federal funding dried up anyway."

Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [68]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [23]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [36]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Source: Capital B [69], 04/30/2026
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