EJToday: Top Headlines

"US Forest Service to Repeal Roadless Rule to Promote Logging" [9]

"The US Forest Service will begin the process to repeal the agency’s 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects millions of acres of national forest land from logging nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Monday."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Wildlife [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [20], 06/24/2025
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"What The Texas Food Label Law Means For The Rest Of America" [21]

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country." "The measure applies to 44 dyes or additives commonly found in baked goods, candy and drinks, and could force the food industry to change what it sells."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [22]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [27], 06/24/2025
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As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions for Oil Industry [28]

"Draft legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee includes $18 billion in new tax benefits for oil and gas companies and guts those for renewable energy and electric vehicles."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [30]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 06/24/2025
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"NY Governor Seeks To Build State’s First Nuclear Power Plant In Decades [32]

"New York’s governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Infrastructure [33]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Source: AP [36], 06/24/2025
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"Bees Are Collapsing In The U.S. A Key To Their Secrets Might Vanish." [37]

"The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [38]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Studies [39]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Science [40]
Wildlife [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [41], 06/24/2025
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"Intense Weather Means Rethinking Your Home Construction — And Insurance" [42]

"Ron Watson's new roof doesn't just protect him from storms. It's saving him money, too."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [43]
Infrastructure [33]
Technology [44]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [45], 06/24/2025
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"Colorado Landscapers Are Discovering The Perks Of Electric Lawn Equipment" [46]

"State regulations limiting gas-powered lawn equipment for public properties went into effect this month. Users are warming up to the cleaner, quieter tools."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [30]
Technology [44]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [47]
Source: Canary Media [48], 06/24/2025
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Early Humans Survived In A Range Of Extreme Environments, Study Says [49]

"Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age."

Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [24]
People & Population [26]
Science [40]
Public [18]
International [50]
Source: AP [51], 06/24/2025
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"What Do You Do With 4,000 Hailstones That You Collect While Chasing Storms" [52]

"Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their own bodies dented in the name of science. They hope these hailstones will reveal secrets about storms, damage and maybe the air itself."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Studies [39]
Journalism & Media [53]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [26]
Science [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [54], 06/24/2025
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"The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos" [55]

"The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to discover billions of new astronomical objects, revolutionizing understanding of everything from the history of the solar system to the workings of dark energy."

Environmental Studies [39]
Science [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [50]
Source: WIRED [56], 06/24/2025
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"Dangerous Heat Wave To Envelop 170 Million Americans Through Late June" [57]

"Record-smashing daytime temperatures near 100 degrees are expected for millions from the Plains to the East Coast this week, while nighttime temperatures may stay above 80 in some metropolitan areas."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [24]
People & Population [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AccuWeather [58], 06/23/2025
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"What To Know As The Senate Tries To Pass Trump’s Agenda Bill Next Week" [59]

"After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It will be a major test for Republican Leader John Thune and Trump’s own hold on the upper chamber that aides say will be cast as a binary choice for the rank-and-file: you either are with the president or you aren’t."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [60]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [61]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [62]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: CNN [63], 06/23/2025
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"Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech" [64]

"Oil companies are employing an unusual tactic in some of their biggest court battles. They’re alleging that their critics are infringing on their free-speech rights, invoking laws designed to protect people who challenge the powerful."

Activism [65]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [53]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [66], 06/23/2025
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"Trump and GOP’s Tax Bill Would Sell Off USPS’s Brand-New EVs" [67]

"A little-noticed provision of President Donald Trump and Republicans’ massive tax and immigration legislation would force the government to undo billions of dollars in electric-vehicle investments made by the U.S. Postal Service, unwinding much of the Biden administration’s climate push at the mail agency while dealing it a sharp financial setback."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [61]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [30]
Transportation [68]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [69], 06/23/2025
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"Land Deal Ends Controversial Mining Fight Near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp" [70]

"A contentious, years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places ended abruptly Friday, when a nonprofit group announced it would spend nearly $60 million to acquire thousands of acres of land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in rural Georgia."

Biodiversity [38]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [62]
Wildlife [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [71]
Source: Washington Post [72], 06/23/2025
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