EJToday: Top Headlines

"On the Historic Route From Selma to Montgomery, an AI Cloud Looms" [9]

"In this rural Alabama community, some residents can’t flush their toilets. Developers want to build a state-of-the-art data center next door."

Activism [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 06/12/2026
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"New Qcells Plant Doubles Current US Capacity To Make Solar Cells" [22]

"Qcells has officially begun commercial production of silicon solar cells at its factory in Cartersville, Georgia, the company said Tuesday. That factory is the largest of its kind in the country — and a long-awaited boost to the U.S. solar supply chain."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [24]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Canary Media [26], 06/12/2026
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"FDA OKs First New Sunscreen Ingredient In More Than 25 Years" [27]

"Federal health regulators on Tuesday signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years, giving Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe and other parts of the world."

Chemicals [28]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Technology [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [32], 06/12/2026
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Consumer Report Finds “Concerning Levels Of Additives” In Popular Snacks [33]

"Some of the snacks finding their way into American pantries contain “concerning levels of additives,” according to new findings by Consumer Reports and the food-scanning app Yuka."

Agriculture [34]
Chemicals [28]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Food [35]
People & Population [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: The New Lede [36], 06/12/2026
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"68 Quadrillion Underground Miles of Fungi" [37]

"A hidden circulatory system pulses just beneath the planet’s surface. There, embedded in the soil, are dense networks of microorganisms known as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi attach themselves to the roots of plants, sending long, thin filaments out through the soil. These ferry water and nutrients to plants and whisk away carbon, helping to keep vast quantities of it out of the atmosphere."

Agriculture [34]
Biodiversity [38]
Forests [39]
Infrastructure [24]
Science [40]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [19]
International [41]
Source: New York Times [42], 06/12/2026
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Screwworm Detections In Texas Grow As Response Expands [43]

“A new case of New World Screwworm was confirmed on Tuesday in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, bringing the total cases of NWS in the United States to six."

Agriculture [34]
Biodiversity [38]
Consumer [29]
Economy & Business [44]
Food [35]
Government [14]
People & Population [16]
Wildlife [45]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Mexico [46]
Source: Texas Public Radio [47], 06/11/2026
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Trump FWS Land Gift To SpaceX Would Hurt Texas Habitat: Suit [48]

"Environmental groups on Wednesday sued attempting to stop the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife refuge in Texas, claiming it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf Coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations."

Biodiversity [38]
Conflict/Corruption [49]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [50]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [31]
Wildlife [45]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [51], 06/11/2026
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High Court Revives Gas Industry Fight Over Biden Efficiency Reg [52]

“The Supreme Court has directed a lower court to rethink a ruling that upheld Biden-era efficiency regulations for commercial water heaters and consumer furnaces."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: E&E News [53], 06/11/2026
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Nevada Utility Seeks Ratepayer Funds For Wildfire Insurance [54]

“As the West enters a high-risk wildfire season, Nevada’s largest utility is asking state regulators to OK a $500 million insurance policy funded by its ratepayers."

Climate Change [23]
Consumer [29]
Disasters [55]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [39]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: E&E News [56], 06/11/2026
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GM Plans to Develop Grid Storage Batteries as EV Sales Flag [57]

“The carmaker will follow Tesla in making components for large batteries used by electric utilities, data centers and other businesses to handle fluctuations in power supply and demand.”

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [24]
Technology [31]
Transportation [58]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: New York Times [59], 06/11/2026
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Union Warns Of Safety Issues After EPA Cuts Desk Phones [60]

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency.”

Consumer [29]
Disasters [55]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [14]
People & Population [16]
Technology [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [61]
Source: The Hill [62], 06/11/2026
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Judge Axes Trump Guidance Restricting Green Energy Credits [63]

“A federal judge over the weekend struck down a Trump administration effort to restrict tax credits for wind and solar energy.”

Climate Change [23]
Consumer [29]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Technology [31]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: The Hill [64], 06/11/2026
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Deepest, Biggest Whale Graveyard Discovered In Indian Ocean [65]

“Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science.”

Biodiversity [38]
Fish & Fisheries [66]
Science [40]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [45]
Public [19]
International [41]
Source: Guardian [67], 06/11/2026
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Analysis: News Corp Misrepresents Good Climate News As Bad [68]

“In a world where people accept global heating is bad, news that we had avoided a boiling-in-our-own-juices version of the planet’s future might have been welcomed. Instead, the news that a group of climate scientists had officially retired their very worst scenario for the future of the planet was proof – according to Donald Trump – that the scientists had been (in all caps) WRONG! WRONG! WRONG."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [55]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [69]
Science [40]
Public [19]
International [41]
Source: Guardian [70], 06/11/2026
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“A Land Artist Asks: What Will Be Left When I’m Not Here?” [71]

“You can hear and smell Meg Webster’s latest exhibition before you see it. Walking up the stairs of Paula Cooper Gallery in Chelsea, there’s a chorus of birds chirps. Then comes the smell: a dusky, dense scent reminiscent of wet earth. Finally, you walk into the main space and encounter “Thicket,” the show’s titular artwork, a beckoning spiral made of local branches, leaves and flowers."

Activism [10]
Biodiversity [38]
Environmental Studies [50]
Journalism & Media [69]
People & Population [16]
Wildlife [45]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [25]
International [41]
Source: New York Times [72], 06/11/2026
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