EJToday: Top Headlines

"US Labor Advocates Demand Heat Protections for Workers as Planet Warms" [9]

"Ahead of a hotter than normal summer, activists call for immediate action to protect workers from deadly temperatures. “We shouldn’t be waiting for Donald Trump,” one said."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Health [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [20], 06/20/2025
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"The World’s Banks are Still Betting on Fossil Fuel Industry Growth" [21]

"The world’s biggest banks continue to bankroll the expansion of the fossil fuel industry and have largely retreated from their climate commitments, even as the world heads toward breaching thresholds for a livable planet."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Pollution [24]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 06/20/2025
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Trees To Offset Fossil Fuels Would Take All Of North And Central America [27]

"Planting trees has plenty of benefits, but this popular carbon-removal method alone can’t possibly counteract the planet-warming emissions caused by the world’s largest fossil-fuel companies. To do that, trees would have to cover the entire land mass of North and Central America, according to a study out Thursday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Studies [28]
Forests [29]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [25]
Source: AP [30], 06/20/2025
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"Court Blocks EPA From Axing Environmental Justice Grants" [31]

"A federal judge this week barred the Trump administration from axing grants that were part of a $600 million program that aimed to tackle pollution in underserved communities."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [32], 06/20/2025
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"Supreme Court Raises Bar For Future Curbs On Industrial Air Pollution" [33]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with two Republican states on a venue question that could hamper future EPA efforts to combat dangerous air pollution that crosses state lines."

Air [34]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [24]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [35], 06/20/2025
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"The Billion-Dollar US Green Hydrogen Boom Ended Before It Ever Began" [36]

"Even before Trump and fellow Republicans began pulling the financial rug out from under the industry, green hydrogen megaprojects were collapsing. Here’s why."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [38]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Canary Media [39], 06/20/2025
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"Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion." [40]

"Four experts were sued for defamation ahead of a seminar where they planned to talk about research into the potential health risks on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide." "The seminar seemed straightforward enough. Four experts planned to talk about whether artificial grass, which is used on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide, has health risks for children."

Chemicals [41]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [28]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [24]
Technology [38]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [43], 06/20/2025
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"How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying" [44]

"A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI — even as the companies behind the most popular models keep their carbon emissions a secret."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [28]
Journalism & Media [42]
Science [45]
Technology [38]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: WIRED [46], 06/20/2025
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"Iran Threatens To Close Strait of Hormuz: What Would Happen?" [47]

"Iran has warned that it could shut the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints, in retaliation for U.S. involvement in its conflict with Israel."

Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [12]
Infrastructure [37]
Military [48]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [49]
Pollution [24]
Technology [38]
Transportation [50]
Water & Oceans [51]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [25]
Middle East [52]
Source: Newsweek [53], 06/20/2025
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"Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines" [54]

"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, which runs the Grok chatbot, is facing a legal challenge led by the NAACP over air pollution from its supercomputer facility in Memphis."

Air [34]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [24]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Source: NYTimes [56], 06/18/2025
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"Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands" [57]

"Last year, as Utah prepared to file a lawsuit aiming to take control of millions of acres of federal public land within its borders, state officials sought help swaying public opinion in their favor. They turned to a group of public relations professionals at Penna Powers, a media and branding firm based in Salt Lake City."

Biodiversity [58]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [29]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [59]
Wildlife [60]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [61]
Source: Public Domain [62], 06/18/2025
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"Reconciliation Could Stymie Lawsuits Against Trump" [63]

"The Senate dropped a House provision critics said was a shield for President Donald Trump, but new language may make it harder for groups to sue."

Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [59]
Pollution [24]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [64], 06/18/2025
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"7,500 Interior Workers Took Trump Buyouts Or Early Retirement" [65]

"The Interior Department has shed nearly 11 percent of its staff during the Trump administration, a reduction of nearly 7,500 employees who took buyout offers or early retirement in the past five months, according to data obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Biodiversity [58]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [66]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [59]
People & Population [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [67], 06/18/2025
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Court To Hear Chevron, Exxon Bid To Move La. Wetlands Cases To Federal Court [68]

"The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments from Chevron and Exxon that coastal wetlands lawsuits filed by two Louisiana parishes should be transferred to federal court — a decision that could ripple across dozens of similar cases seeking billions of dollars in damages."

Biodiversity [58]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [59]
Water & Oceans [51]
Wildlife [60]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [69], 06/18/2025
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"Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs" [70]

"Two federal programs that experts consider indispensable for bird research and conservation in the United States could be eliminated under the Trump administration’s proposed budget for 2026."

Biodiversity [58]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [28]
Government [66]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [59]
Science [45]
Wildlife [60]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Revelator [71], 06/18/2025
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