EJToday: Top Headlines

Booming Data Centers Pose Big Energy And Environmental Risks [9]

"Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone more than 450 acres in the Indianapolis suburb, and residents weren't having it."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Pollution [16]
Technology [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NPR [21], 10/15/2025
- Read more about Booming Data Centers Pose Big Energy And Environmental Risks [9]
It’s Brown And Burns Your Eyes. Clean Water Elusive in Small Texas Town [22]

"The water isn’t always brown, but Scarlet Weathers lives like it is. Not once has she drank the tap water from her kitchen sink in her house in Sweeny, Texas. She knows, like everyone else in the town, that it can’t be trusted. Even her small grandchildren have noticed it during bathtime. Why is the water brown?"

Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [24]
Infrastructure [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
Source: Capital & Main [26], 10/15/2025
- Read more about It’s Brown And Burns Your Eyes. Clean Water Elusive in Small Texas Town [22]
"Pentagon Retreats From Climate Fight Even As Heat And Storms Slam Troops" [27]

"Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [13]
Military [29]
People & Population [30]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [31]
Source: Floodlight [32], 10/15/2025
- Read more about "Pentagon Retreats From Climate Fight Even As Heat And Storms Slam Troops" [27]
Elevated Levels Of Dangerous Chrome 6 Found Near Two L.A. County Factories [33]

"Southern California air regulators issued violations to two foundries in southeast Los Angeles County after air sampling revealed elevated levels of a highly toxic metal near the facilities."

Chemicals [34]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [35]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
California [36]
Source: LA Times [37], 10/15/2025
- Read more about Elevated Levels Of Dangerous Chrome 6 Found Near Two L.A. County Factories [33]
"Wild Oysters Make a Comeback in Maine" [38]

"After more than a century, these shellfish have reappeared along the Damariscotta River. Their return is a boon — and a warning of climate change."

Biodiversity [39]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [23]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Food [41]
Natural Resources [42]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [43]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Source: Civil Eats [45], 10/15/2025
- Read more about "Wild Oysters Make a Comeback in Maine" [38]
"Mexico Floods Leave At Least 64 Dead And 65 Missing, Authorities Say" [46]

"Overflowing rivers swept through entire villages, triggered landslides and swept away roads and bridges"

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
People & Population [30]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
Mexico [47]
Source: AFP [48], 10/14/2025
- Read more about "Mexico Floods Leave At Least 64 Dead And 65 Missing, Authorities Say" [46]
"Judge Orders Halt To DHS Agents’ Targeting Of Journalists In Chicago" [49]

"A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area."

Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [50]
Journalism & Media [51]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Military [29]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [31]
Source: Washington Post [52], 10/14/2025
- Read more about "Judge Orders Halt To DHS Agents’ Targeting Of Journalists In Chicago" [49]
US Threatens Visa Curbs, Sanctions For Nations That Back IMO Emissions Plan [53]

"The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [54]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [31]
Source: Reuters [55], 10/14/2025
- Read more about US Threatens Visa Curbs, Sanctions For Nations That Back IMO Emissions Plan [53]
"A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals" [56]

"For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quashing their success."

Chemicals [34]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [13]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [57]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 10/14/2025
- Read more about "A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals" [56]
"Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump" [59]

"President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Natural Resources [42]
People & Population [30]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [60], 10/14/2025
- Read more about "Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump" [59]
Arctic Seals And Over Half Of Bird Species Now Listed As Threatened By IUCN [61]

"Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, according to an annual assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature."

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Studies [62]
Wildlife [43]
Public [19]
International [31]
Source: AP [63], 10/14/2025
- Read more about Arctic Seals And Over Half Of Bird Species Now Listed As Threatened By IUCN [61]
Greens File Hatch Act Complaints Against HHS, USFS Over Shutdown Messaging [64]

"An environmental advocacy group has filed complaints under the Hatch Act against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Forest Service over what it described as “partisan” messaging blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown."

Activism [65]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [66]
Government [50]
Journalism & Media [51]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [67], 10/14/2025
- Read more about Greens File Hatch Act Complaints Against HHS, USFS Over Shutdown Messaging [64]
170+ US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Making It Worse [68]

"At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [15]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: KFF Health News [69], 10/14/2025
- Read more about 170+ US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Making It Worse [68]
Trump BLM Cancels Major Solar Project In Latest Hit To Renewable Energy [70]

"The Trump administration has killed a huge proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one of the largest in the world, indicating that the White House plans to attack not only wind power but all renewable energy."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Technology [17]
Public [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [71]
Source: Guardian [72], 10/14/2025
- Read more about Trump BLM Cancels Major Solar Project In Latest Hit To Renewable Energy [70]
Commercial Lion Farming in S. Africa Could Be Harming Wild Lions: Study [73]

"As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put additional pressure on wild populations across African home ranges."

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [62]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Natural Resources [42]
Wildlife [43]
Public [19]
Africa [74]
Source: The Revelator [75], 10/14/2025
- Read more about Commercial Lion Farming in S. Africa Could Be Harming Wild Lions: Study [73]

Pages