EJToday: Top Headlines

States, Cities Sue Over Trump EPA Killing Power Plant Emissions Rule [9]

"States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [18], 10/02/2026
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Heatwaves, Wildfires Expose A Third Of World To Extreme Ozone Pollution [19]

"Heatwaves and wildfires helped expose 34 percent of the world’s population to “extremely poor” ozone air quality in the first eight months of 2026, according to a European Union report published Wednesday. Asia recorded the highest exposure, while ozone pollution remained difficult to curb despite decades of progress in reducing other harmful emissions."

Air [20]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: AFP [23], 10/02/2026
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‘Mega-Industrial’ Trawlers Threaten Europe’s Ocean Health [24]

"For Europe’s fishing industry, it turns out size does matter." "Europe’s floating factories make up just one percent of the fleet but catch more than half the fish—and they cause the majority of environmental damage."

Fish & Fisheries [25]
Public [16]
International [22]
Europe [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 10/02/2026
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Senate Permitting Bill Could Greatly Expand Power Lines And Clean Energy [28]

"The U.S. Senate energy permitting bill unveiled Wednesday could streamline the buildout of high-voltage power lines across the country, potentially delivering billions of dollars in electricity cost savings and dramatically improving the power system’s reliability over the coming decade — if Congress manages to pass it into law."

Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Canary Media [30], 10/02/2026
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A ‘Wholesale Revision’ Of US Nuclear Rules Is On The Table [31]

"The top U.S. nuclear regulator wants to make it easier to build and operate nuclear power plants in this country — without compromising public health or safety."

Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Canary Media [33], 10/02/2026
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Trump Admin Wants Border Construction At Big Bend National Park To Resume [34]

"The Trump administration plans to resume border security construction at Big Bend National Park in coming weeks, according to a notice submitted in federal court Tuesday."

Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [36]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Source: Public Domain [39], 10/02/2026
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Regulators Release a Plan to Help Repair the Contaminated Roanoke River [40]

"Federal and state regulators in North Carolina propose a fix to repair damage caused by more than 50 years of toxic pollution from a pulp mill."

Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 10/02/2026
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Indiana Governor Extends Gas Tax Suspension [43]

"Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said Wednesday he is extending his state’s gas tax suspension as fuel prices elevate due to the ongoing war in Iran."

Consumer [44]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Military [45]
Transportation [46]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [47], 10/02/2026
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California Illegally Spurred “Gold Rush In Cow Manure,” Lawsuit Alleges [48]

"California regulators broke state environmental laws by allowing polluters to buy clean fuel credits from large farms that are extracting gas from manure, a policy that harms poor communities and perverts the state’s clean air program, four advocacy groups allege in a lawsuit."

Agriculture [49]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Waste [50]
Public [16]
California [51]
Source: The Hill [52], 10/02/2026
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Earth’s Driest Desert Is Covered In Wildflowers Right Now [53]

"Spring has finally arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and, in Chile, even the desert is blossoming. Known as the driest nonpolar desert on Earth, a massive portion of the Atacama Desert has been covered in flowers after the El Niño weather pattern brought heavy rains to the region earlier this year."

Biodiversity [54]
Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
South America [55]
Source: AP [56], 10/02/2026
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The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged. [57]

"In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [58]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: New York Times [59], 10/01/2026
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As Heat Grows More Extreme, Inmates Are Threatened By Rising Temperatures [60]

"Steve Brooks’ cell has no windows or air conditioning, so he relies on two eight-inch fans when it’s stifling inside California’s oldest prison. There’s no access to ice or cold water, and during periodic power outages, there’s no electricity."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [61]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [62], 10/01/2026
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A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble [63]

"An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides."

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: New York Times [64], 10/01/2026
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A New Type of Small Nuclear Reactor Gets the Green Light in Tennessee [65]

"The nation’s largest federally owned utility received permission on Tuesday to build a new type of small nuclear reactor in Tennessee, in the latest sign of growing momentum for U.S. nuclear power."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: New York Times [66], 10/01/2026
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Oakland Coal Terminal Would Be Far Bigger And Dirtier Than Promised: Report [67]

"A report commissioned by potential investors says a Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal could ship more than 13 million tons annually — three times the amount in an earlier environmental review. The report says coal would sit in open-air bunkers, contradicting assurances of an enclosed facility."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [51]
Source: Los Angeles Times [68], 10/01/2026
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