EJToday: Top Headlines

"House Votes to Advance a Mining Road Through the Alaskan Wilderness" [9]

"The House voted late on Wednesday to advance a 211-mile industrial road that would cut through pristine Alaskan wilderness to reach a proposed copper and zinc mine, handing a victory to the company behind the contentious mining venture."

Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Wildlife [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 09/05/2025
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Phthalates: "The Health Risks From Plastics Almost Nobody Knows About" [22]

"Phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, are linked to an array of problems, especially in pregnancy"

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [26]
Science [27]
Technology [28]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [29], 09/05/2025
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States, Orsted Sue Trump BOEM For Halting New England Offshore Wind Farm [30]

"Connecticut, Rhode Island and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday that they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project."

Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [28]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [34]
Source: AP [35], 09/05/2025
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"Democrat Launches Green-Focused Maine Senate Campaign" [36]

"Brewery owner Dan Kleban is entering the race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat Wednesday with a campaign focused heavily on environmental matters."

Environmental Politics [13]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [38]
Source: E&E News [39], 09/05/2025
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Pennsylvania Settlement Could Set US Precedent for Control of Plastic Pellets [40]

"A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under a proposed settlement with two environmental groups."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 09/05/2025
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Residents Oppose Alabama Medical Waste Facility Amid Anonymous Support [43]

"Dozens of residents opposed to Harvest Med Waste Disposal’s site in Remlap, Alabama, packed the Blount County courthouse to voice their concerns. Online, a paid campaign supporting the facility has been active, though its backers have remained anonymous."

Activism [44]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [45]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Waste [46]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 09/05/2025
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EPA Walks Back Proposal To Curb Water Pollution From Meat And Poultry Plants [49]

"In a move celebrated by US meat and poultry producers but mourned by environment and health advocates, federal regulators are walking back a proposed rule that would have strengthened water pollution standards for slaughterhouse operators."

Agriculture [50]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [51]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The New Lede [52], 09/05/2025
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Small Communities Lack Advanced Water Treatment For PFAS, Other Contaminants [53]

"As the US wrestles with how to deal with widespread PFAS pollution in drinking water supplies, most utilities are lacking advanced filtration systems that could protect public health from not just PFAS but an array of harmful contaminants, according to a new study."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The New Lede [54], 09/05/2025
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Calif. Begins $38M Pilot Project To Cool Hellishly Hot Cells In 3 Prisons [55]

"As climate change exacerbates the risks of extreme heat across California, the state’s prison officials plan to embark on a $38 million pilot project to figure out how to keep their prison cells cool."

Climate Change [31]
Disasters [56]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [37]
Infrastructure [14]
People & Population [57]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [58]
Source: CalMatters [59], 09/05/2025
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"Humans Are Altering the Seas. Here’s What the Future Ocean Might Look Like." [60]

"Working from a dock on St. Helena Island, S.C., on a sweltering day this summer, Ed Atkins pulled in a five-foot cast net from the water and dumped out a few glossy white shrimp from the salt marsh."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [31]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Food [51]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [57]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [34]
Source: NYTimes [62], 09/05/2025
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"White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind" [63]

"The White House has taken the extraordinary step of instructing a half-dozen agencies to draft plans to thwart the country’s offshore wind industry as it intensifies its governmentwide attack on a source of renewable energy that President Trump has criticized as ugly, expensive and inefficient."

Climate Change [31]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [28]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [64], 09/04/2025
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FEMA Staffing Shortages Could Hinder Disaster Recovery Efforts, GAO Says [65]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s past recovery efforts have been impeded by staffing shortages, and officials are facing an ongoing hurricane season with even fewer employees, according to a Government Accountability Office report released on Tuesday."

Climate Change [31]
Disasters [56]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [37]
People & Population [57]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Government Executive [66], 09/04/2025
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"Republicans Secure Massive Water, Environment Earmarks" [67]

"GOP lawmakers could nab hundreds of millions of dollars for major water projects if fiscal 2026 spending bills become law."

Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Transportation [68]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [69], 09/04/2025
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Washington, D.C.: "The View From The Militarized Zone" [70]

"Bobbi Stevenson Bauer loves her flowers. The Arlington, Virginia, resident often travels to downtown Washington, D.C., to visit the Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian and the U.S. Botanic Garden, two of the many tourist destinations that are situated along the National Mall. ... “I haven’t seen it this empty since Covid,” she reported during a recent visit."

Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [37]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Military [71]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [57]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Source: National Parks Traveler [72], 09/04/2025
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Despite Trump's Brags, New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells [73]

"Hakim Dermish moved to the small South Texas town of Catarina in 2002 in search of a rural lifestyle on a budget. The property where he lived with his wife didn’t have electricity or sewer lines at first, but that didn’t bother him."

Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [57]
Pollution [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [74]
Source: ICN/ProPublica [75], 09/04/2025
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