EJToday: Top Headlines

"Federal Exodus Imperils Trump’s Permitting Goals" [9]

"President Donald Trump’s gutting of federal agencies could undermine his pro-fossil-fuel agenda as permit writers and energy experts head for the exit in droves, current and former government employees say."

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [18], 07/03/2025
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France's Largest Tap Water Ban Exposes PFAS Pollution Risk Across Europe [19]

"Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg"

Chemicals [20]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
Europe [25]
Source: Guardian [26], 07/03/2025
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U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks. [27]

"On Tuesday, Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country last year, effectively banned all shipments of plastic waste from the United States."

Chemicals [20]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Waste [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [29]
Australia & Oceania [30]
Source: NYTimes [31], 07/03/2025
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"Solar Industry Says Senate Plan Would Cede Production to China" [32]

"A revival of U.S. solar panel manufacturing that began during the first Trump administration could end with the phasing out of tax incentives for clean energy."

Climate Change [33]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Asia [36]
Source: NYTimes [37], 07/03/2025
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Photo Essay: Tohono O’odham Families Carry On Sacred Saguaro Fruit Harvest [38]

"The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ripens. For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, whose ancestors have lived in this hot desert for thousands of years, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is sacred."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [40]
Food [41]
Natural Resources [42]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [43]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Mexico [45]
Source: AP [46], 07/03/2025
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"National Climate Report Website Goes Dark" [47]

"The government website that hosted the federal government’s national climate reports, which are mandated by legislation, went offline Monday afternoon. The website was also one of the main federal sources of information on climate change."

Climate Change [33]
Consumer [21]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [48]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [49]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [50]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [51], 07/02/2025
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"Watchdog Warns Of Rising Seas’ Damage To Superfund Sites" [52]

"The threat of sea-level rise or storm surges at the nation’s most polluted sites puts millions of people at risk of exposure to dangerous contaminants."

Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [53]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Studies [48]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [54], 07/02/2025
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Senate GOP Removes Tax On Solar And Wind But Dismantles Dem Climate Law [55]

"The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy."

Climate Change [33]
Disasters [53]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [56], 07/02/2025
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"Trump Administration Wants To Axe All Of NOAA’s Climate Research" [57]

"The Trump administration wants to zero out climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to a newly released budget document. "

Climate Change [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [50]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [58], 07/02/2025
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"Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit" [59]

"President Trump had sued over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. The company needs federal approval for a multibillion-dollar sale."

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [49]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [60], 07/02/2025
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Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating HazMat Transport Regs [61]

"The waste and wastewater generated by fracking can be highly radioactive and toxic, especially in the Marcellus Shale, the formation beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York that supplies fracking wells with gas."

Chemicals [20]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [62]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [63]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [64], 07/02/2025
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Newsom Signs Housing Bill Overhauling Landmark Calif. Environmental Law [65]

"Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California’s landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state’s critical housing shortage and long-running homeless crisis."

Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [66]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
California [67]
Source: AP [68], 07/02/2025
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Flint’s Still-Unfinished Lead Pipe Replacement Serves As Cautionary Tale [69]

"Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor."

Chemicals [20]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Justice [66]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [70]
Source: AP [71], 07/02/2025
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"Employers to OSHA: Don’t Kill The Heat Rule. Weaken It." [72]

"Seeking to secure weakened federal heat standards for workers, industry representatives this month asked the Trump administration to model federal heat rules after an untested Nevada standard."

Climate Change [33]
Disasters [53]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [66]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [73], 07/02/2025
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"As Nitrate Levels Soar In Iowa, New Research Underscores Risks For Babies" [74]

"New research out of Iowa adds to a wide body of evidence showing that when pregnant women are exposed to nitrates in drinking water, it raises the risks of problematic birth outcomes, including low birth weights and pre-term birth."

Agriculture [39]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The New Lede [75], 07/02/2025
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