EJToday: Top Headlines

‘Galapagos of West Africa’ Plundered by Floating Fishmeal Factories [9]

"Off-shore industrial boats illegally harvest thousands of tonnes of small fish vital to the marine food web in Guinea-Bissau, a DeSmog investigation with The Guardian reveals."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Africa [15]
Source: DeSmog/Guardian [16], 03/10/2026
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"Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands" [17]

"Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system."

Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [19]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Canada [27]
Source: NYTimes [28], 03/10/2026
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After Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe [29]

"Officials in Corpus Christi expect a “water emergency” within months and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gasoline prices and result in an “economic disaster” without precedent, former officials said."

Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [30]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 03/10/2026
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"Sewer Limits Force Development Moratorium In Baltimore Suburbs" [33]

"A portion of Baltimore’s suburbs, including the region’s busy airport, has been put under a growth moratorium to control the threat of more wet-weather sewage overflows into the Patapsco River. The stoppage could potentially last for years."

Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [30]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [34]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Source: Bay Journal [36], 03/10/2026
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"Judge Rules Kari Lake Unlawfully Ran US Media Agency, Voiding Mass Layoffs" [37]

"A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully led the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year and voided mass layoffs and other actions taken during that period to dismantle the agency."

Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [30]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
International [39]
Source: Guardian [40], 03/10/2026
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Maine’s Catch Of Lobster Declines Amid High Costs And Climate Change [41]

"Maine’s catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean."

Climate Change [19]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
Source: AP [43], 03/10/2026
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As Iran War Shakes Energy System, Some See Powerful Argument For Renewables [44]

"World leaders have tried and failed to curb climate change by appealing to nations to act for the common good. Now, the Iran war and its costly energy crunch have some experts wondering if selfishness and nationalism may be a more likely way to save the planet, by boosting support for homegrown renewables over imported fossil fuels."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Military [45]
Technology [46]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [39]
Middle East [47]
Source: AP [48], 03/10/2026
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Oil built Persian Gulf. Desalinated Water Keeps It Alive. War Threatens Both [49]

"As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [30]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Middle East [47]
Source: AP [50], 03/10/2026
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NPS Proposes Rule That Would Again Allow Bear Baiting In Alaska Preserves [51]

"The National Park Service has proposed a regulation that would defer to state regulations in managing wildlife in Alaska’s national preserves. It is similar to a 2020 regulation put forward by the first Trump administration, which removed bans on bear baiting, using artificial light to spotlight dens to kill black bears, taking wolves and coyotes during denning season, and more."

Wildlife [52]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
Alaska and Hawaii [53]
Source: National Parks Traveler [54], 03/10/2026
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"Iditarod 2026: A Musher On A Mission" [55]

"It’s 60-below-zero on Feb. 11 in Eagle Village, Alaska, and Jody Potts-Joseph is sewing a pair of mukluks for Jessie Holmes, a good friend and co-competitor in the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race."

People & Population [12]
Transportation [56]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
Alaska and Hawaii [53]
Source: ICT [57], 03/10/2026
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"Oil Tops $100 Per Barrel As Iran War Escalates" [58]

"Oil prices on Sunday crossed into triple digits for the first time since 2022 — a stark sign of how the Iran war is throttling global supplies and raising consumers' costs."

Consumer [20]
Disasters [59]
Economy & Business [60]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [30]
Military [45]
Transportation [56]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
International [39]
Middle East [47]
Source: Axios [61], 03/09/2026
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"After Years of Gains, GOP Pushes to Roll Back Chemical Regulations" [62]

"In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state’s petrochemical industry."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [26]
Technology [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
Source: Capital & Main [64], 03/09/2026
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‘Fundamental Conflict’: Ethics Holds On Trump EPA Chemicals Officials Lift [65]

"A host of agency appointees will be free to reconnect with past industry clients on upcoming consequential regulatory matters."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [20]
Economy & Business [60]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [66]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [12]
Technology [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: E&E News [67], 03/09/2026
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Tackling Air Pollution Should Be Part Of War On Cancer Rates: Scientists [68]

"Cutting air pollution should form part of government strategies to reduce cancer rates, the European Code Against Cancer has recommended."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [26]
Science [69]
Technology [46]
Public [14]
International [39]
Source: Guardian [70], 03/09/2026
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"A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War." [71]

"Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition."

Agriculture [72]
Chemicals [18]
Economy & Business [60]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Military [45]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: NYTimes [73], 03/09/2026
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