EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump Administration Moves to End Major Conservation Rule" [9]

"The Trump administration is set to reverse a sweeping conservation rule for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the latest in a series of actions to reverse Biden-era environmental protections. Announced without much public fanfare in early April, the sudden reversal of the rule, which sought to put conservation on an equal playing field with industrial activities, is a blow to conservation efforts, said environmental groups."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Sierra [18], 05/16/2025
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"Trump Admin Launches Far-Reaching Audit Of Energy Awards" [19]

"The Trump administration on Thursday announced a wide-ranging review of more than $15 billion in federal awards approved under President Joe Biden."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [21], 05/16/2025
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Toxic Cleanups in San Francisco Take 4+ Years Longer in Communities of Color [22]

"Toxic site cleanups take longer in parts of San Francisco where fewer residents are white, a new data analysis from the San Francisco Public Press shows. The analysis also shows that a higher proportion of residents who are Black, Indigenous and other people of color in an area correlates directly with longer cleanup durations."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [26]
Public [16]
California [27]
Source: SF Public Press [28], 05/16/2025
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"China’s Mega Dam Project Poses Big Risks for Asia’s Grand Canyon" [29]

"China’s plans to build a massive hydro project in Tibet have sparked fears about the environmental impacts on the world’s longest and deepest canyon. It has also alarmed neighboring India, which fears that China could hold back or even weaponize river water it depends on."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [30]
Infrastructure [31]
Military [32]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [16]
Asia [33]
Source: YaleE360 [34], 05/16/2025
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"Green Gold: Why Seagrass Is A Hidden Climate Hero" [35]

"The destruction of seagrass could derail progress in reining in planet-warming emissions and cost billions in environmental damage."

"JOHANNESBURG - Alongside forests, soil and wetlands, another powerful natural carbon absorber critical to tackling climate change lies hidden beneath the ocean surface: seagrass.

The loss of these underwater meadows, also known as blue carbon, could hobble efforts to tackle climate change, both financially and environmentally, a new study has found.

So what exactly is this marine vegetation, and what else did the research find?
Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [20]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [16]
International [38]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [39], 05/16/2025
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"EPA Ditches Historic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Rule" [40]

"The Trump administration will roll back a landmark regulation on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, two weeks after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promised to address contamination from the toxic, man-made substances."

Chemicals [23]
Consumer [41]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [26]
Science [43]
Technology [44]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [45], 05/15/2025
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Georgia Shields Maker Of Roundup Weed Killer From Some Cancer Claims [46]

"In a victory for global agrochemical maker Bayer, Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential dangers."

Agriculture [47]
Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Source: AP [49], 05/15/2025
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"EPA Tells Scientists To Apply For New Jobs Within The Agency" [50]

"Political leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have told scientists there to apply to new jobs, implying that those who do not may be fired, according to an official with a union representing the agency’s employees."

Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [26]
Science [43]
Technology [44]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [51], 05/15/2025
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"Another PFAS-Containing Pesticide Headed For US Registration" [52]

"US regulators are poised to approve a pesticide made with a controversial class of toxic chemicals, stoking concerns of new risks for farms across the country."

Agriculture [47]
Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [42]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The New Lede [53], 05/15/2025
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NOAA Seeks To Reassign Employees To Understaffed Weather Service Offices [54]

"The Trump administration is seeking to reassign other employees to “critically understaffed” offices in the National Weather Service (NWS), according to an internal document. The move to reassign these other employees comes after the administration fired hundreds of people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including some staff at the NWS."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [55]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [30]
Science [43]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [56], 05/15/2025
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"Louisiana: Controversial Denka Plant Suspends Production After Dire Losses" [57]

"A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region has indefinitely suspended all production following dire financial results, the facility’s operators announced on Tuesday."

Chemicals [23]
Economy & Business [58]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Justice [24]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Source: Guardian [59], 05/15/2025
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"Eight Of The Top 10 Online Shows Are Spreading Climate Misinformation" [60]

"Often backed by large advertising budgets, a new breed of climate denial is gaining popularity."

Climate Change [20]
Consumer [41]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [61]
Science [43]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [62], 05/15/2025
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Toxic Wildfire Pollution Infiltrates Homes Of 1 Billion People A Year: Study [63]

"Toxic pollution from wildfires has infiltrated the homes of more than a billion people a year over the last two decades, according to new research."

Air [64]
Climate Change [20]
Disasters [55]
Environmental Health [42]
Forests [65]
Pollution [26]
Science [43]
Public [16]
International [38]
Source: Guardian [66], 05/15/2025
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"Republicans’ ‘Clearly Unprecedented’ Gambit To Kill Climate Programs" [67]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to use the budget process to repeal program authorizations. That may not fly in the Senate."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [30]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [68], 05/15/2025
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"Trump’s ‘Fear Factor’: Scientists Go Silent As Funding Cuts Escalate" [69]

"In February, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump was inaugurated, Rebekah Tromble launched a program to advise scientists and journalists targeted for intimidation and harassment. But she announced it quietly, fearing the very kind of attacks the initiative was meant to counter."

Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [70]
Government [30]
Journalism & Media [61]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [43]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Science [71], 05/15/2025
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