EJToday: Top Headlines

"White House Told CBS To Run Trump Interview Unedited Or Get Sued" [9]

"White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News to air an interview with President Donald Trump in full or face a lawsuit, according to an audio recording of the exchange reviewed by The Washington Post."

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Source: Washington Post [18], 01/20/2026
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"Zeldin Talks Data Centers, Permitting With House GOP" [19]

"The EPA administrator discussed deregulation and energy demand over lunch with Republicans."

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Source: E&E News [25], 01/20/2026
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After One Scientist Questions New Microplastics Findings, Others Fire Back [26]

"A prominent scientist criticized microplastics research methods. Others are defending the work."

Chemicals [27]
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Source: NYTimes [35], 01/20/2026
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Study Measures Unequal Toll Of Climate Change In Rio De Janeiro Favelas [36]

"Michele Campos feels like crying every summer when temperatures in Rio de Janeiro climb above 40°C (100°F), heating up the cement that covers every corner of the favela of Chapeu Mangueira where she lives and making life unbearable in her windowless bedroom."

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Source: Reuters [42], 01/20/2026
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"Insured Losses From Wildfire, Storms And Floods Hit Record High Globally" [43]

"Record insured losses from wildfires, storms and floods hit $98 billion globally last year, with L.A. County’s January wildfires the costliest disaster of 2025."

Climate Change [20]
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Source: LA Times [44], 01/16/2026
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"Pipeline Safety Enforcement Cut In Half In Trump’s First Year" [45]

"The Trump administration slashed pipeline safety enforcement in 2025, bringing about half the average number of cases as in previous years."

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Source: E&E News [46], 01/16/2026
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Trump DOJ Sues California Over Law Keeping Oil Wells From Homes, Schools [47]

"The Trump administration is suing California over a law that creates a 3,200-foot buffer zone between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools, hospitals and parks."

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California [48]
Source: LA Times [49], 01/16/2026
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"Pentagon To Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper, Calling It ‘Woke’" [50]

"The Defense Department said it plans to overhaul Stars and Stripes, the storied military newspaper that has long enjoyed editorial independence, to rid it of “woke distractions” and refocus coverage on “warfighting.”"

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Source: Washington Post [52], 01/16/2026
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"Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than A Nearby Data Center’s" [53]

"As electricity prices climb, an unusual disconnect is emerging between what regular people pay — and what data centers pay."

Climate Change [20]
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Source: Washington Post [55], 01/16/2026
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Scientists Call Near-Record Hot Year Warning Of A Shifting, Dangerous Climate [56]

"Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams reported."

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Source: AP [57], 01/16/2026
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US Makes $500M Venezuelan Oil Deal; Some Proceeds Headed To Qatari Bank [58]

"The Trump administration has completed its first Venezuelan oil sale, valued at $500 million, an administration official confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. "

Economy & Business [21]
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Source: The Hill [59], 01/16/2026
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"New York Offshore Wind Project Allowed to Restart Construction — for Now" [60]

"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing the developer of Empire Wind, an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, to resume construction after the Trump administration suspended work there in late December."

Climate Change [20]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 01/16/2026
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"Built To Last: The Enduring Legacy Of The Endangered Species Act" [63]

"As the son of a popular Michigan Congressman, John Dingell, Jr., grew up accustomed to being around power brokers and deal-makers. In 1938, at the tender age of 12, he began working as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives, long before he would succeed his father and launch his own distinguished Congressional career. But it was the time he spent with his father in the woods, not the U.S. Capitol, that had the most lasting impact."

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Source: National Parks Traveler [64], 01/16/2026
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"At Detroit Auto Show, Spotlight Dims For EVs" [65]

"At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space. One of those tracks used to be set aside exclusively for electric vehicles as U.S. automakers sought to quickly build out the cars of the future."

Climate Change [20]
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Environmental Health [28]
Journalism & Media [12]
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Transportation [66]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [67], 01/16/2026
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"FBI Executes Search Warrant At Washington Post Reporter’s Home" [68]

"The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials."

Journalism & Media [12]
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Source: Washington Post [69], 01/15/2026
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