EJToday: Top Headlines

"Report On National Monuments Eyed For Energy Draws Concerns" [9]

"Reports that the Trump administration is eyeing six national monuments in the West for energy development drew promises Thursday that any reduction in a monument's boundaries would be met with a lawsuit."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: National Parks Traveler [16], 04/25/2025
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"Trump Signs Order Seeking To Jump-Start Mining Of The Ocean Floor" [17]

"President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to jump-start mining on the ocean floor."

Chemicals [18]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [21], 04/25/2025
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"Child Health Experts With Diversity Roles Will Be Fired or Reassigned" [22]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has informed employees who are experts in children’s health that they will be fired or reassigned because their job descriptions include work on environmental justice or diversity, equity and inclusion, an agency spokeswoman has confirmed."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [26], 04/25/2025
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"OSHA Office Closure in ‘Cancer Alley’ Raises Fears About Risks to Workers" [27]

"On the morning of March 20, Mathew Roberts was working at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when he was involved in an accident with a forklift. Unresponsive and in critical condition, the father of two and Iraq War veteran known for his big laugh and warm smile was taken from the Nutrien nitrogen plant to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries."

Air [28]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: Capital & Main [30], 04/25/2025
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"Trump Denies Aid For Arkansas After Storms That Killed More Than 40 People" [31]

"Donald Trump has denied federal disaster relief funds to the people of Arkansas, which saw dozens of people die from a series of deadly tornadoes last month, as legislators plead for him to reconsider."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [34]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: Guardian [35], 04/25/2025
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Weather Service To Resume Translating Its Products For Non-English Speakers [36]

"The National Weather Service will resume translating its products for non-English speakers."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [37]
People & Population [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [38], 04/25/2025
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Trump’s Latest USDA Cuts Cancel Beloved Farm-To-School Program [39]

"The abrupt cancellation of a beloved farm-to-school grant program threatens food access, school gardens, and small farms nationwide."

Agriculture [40]
Consumer [41]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Food [42]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Grist [43], 04/25/2025
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"How Climate Change Foils Climate Reporting" [44]

"Floods are hard to cover when the road is washed out."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [33]
Journalism & Media [37]
Public [14]
International [45]
Source: CJR [46], 04/25/2025
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"Environmental Groups Say Trump Admin Violated Their Free-Speech Rights" [47]

"Scott Vlaun has been working with his school district in western Maine to cut back how much energy it uses and helping his town come up with a plan to deal with climate threats from things like rising temperatures and worsening floods."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [34]
People & Population [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Source: NPR [49], 04/25/2025
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"12 Books To Commemorate The Diverse Legacy Of Earth Month" [50]

"From the seeds planted by the first Earth Day celebrated over 50 years ago, an astonishing variety of environmental shoots have sprouted and spread. As a result, an eclectic mix of titles is required to celebrate Earth Month in 2025."

Activism [51]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [52]
Journalism & Media [37]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [45]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [53], 04/25/2025
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Nearly Half Of Americans Breathing Unsafe Levels Of Air Pollutants – Report [54]

"American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog. Almost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks."

Air [28]
Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [19]
Transportation [55]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [56], 04/24/2025
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"Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects" [57]

"The Interior Department said late Wednesday that it would fast-track approvals for projects involving coal, gas, oil and minerals on public lands, arguing that President Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency allowed it to radically reduce lengthy reviews required by the nation’s bedrock environmental laws."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [58], 04/24/2025
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"GOP Support Of Carbon Capture Fractures In Louisiana, Nationally" [59]

"Fossil fuel interests like carbon capture — it helps them drill more oil and emit less greenhouse gas. Homeowners say, ‘Not in my backyard’"

Air [28]
Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Pollution [19]
Technology [60]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Floodlight [61], 04/24/2025
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80% Of World’s Reefs Hit By Bleaching After Worst Global Event On Record [62]

"The world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned."

Biodiversity [63]
Climate Change [32]
Fish & Fisheries [64]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
International [45]
Source: Guardian [65], 04/24/2025
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New Jersey Wildfire Forces Evacuations, Reaches Closed Nuclear Power Plant [66]

"A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey forced thousands of people to temporarily evacuate on Tuesday, as officials warned the blaze could become the largest in the state in about 20 years."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [23]
Forests [67]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [68]
People & Population [25]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Source: Guardian [69], 04/24/2025
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