EJToday: Top Headlines

"Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation" [9]

"A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [19], 02/11/2026
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"Fears of EPA Enforcement Dip Spurs Groups to Act as Legal Hounds" [20]

"Environmental groups say they’re feeling pressure to file more lawsuits against corporate polluters amid concerns the Trump administration is leaving a gap by not policing violators hard enough."

Activism [10]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [24], 02/11/2026
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"The GOP Goes Scorched Earth in Boundary Waters Battle" [25]

"House Republicans slash conservation protections for beloved wilderness while targeting green groups for investigation."

Biodiversity [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Canada [28]
Source: Public Domain [29], 02/11/2026
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US Chemical Giant To Stop Producing Herbicide Critics Call ‘Toxic Cocktail’ [30]

"The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by environmentalists because it contains a mix of Agent Orange and glyphosate, which have both been linked to cancer and widespread ecological damage."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [26]
Chemicals [32]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [33], 02/11/2026
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"Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power" [34]

"President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants." "Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [36]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 02/11/2026
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Illegal Cannabis Farms Poison California’s Forests. Who’s Cleaning Them Up? [38]

"Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers."

Forests [39]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Waste [40]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [17]
California [42]
Source: CalMatters [43], 02/11/2026
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TVA Says It Now Doesn’t Want To Close Two Coal-Fired Plants [44]

"The nation’s largest public utility says it now would prefer to keep operating two coal-fired power plants it had planned to shutter, changing course before a meeting of its board, which has a majority of members picked by the coal-friendly Trump administration."

Air [45]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Technology [46]
Waste [40]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: AP [48], 02/11/2026
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Geopolitical Tensions Cloud Major Climate Threat Of Black Carbon In Arctic [49]

"The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for the United States to take over Greenland, has come with a heavy environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and makes the ice melt even faster. "

Air [45]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [17]
International [50]
Antarctica & Arctic [51]
Source: AP [52], 02/11/2026
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Giant Snails And Tiny Insects Threaten The South’s Rice And Crawfish Farms [53]

"Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [26]
Fish & Fisheries [54]
Water & Oceans [41]
Wildlife [55]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [56]
Source: AP [57], 02/11/2026
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National Park Service Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall After Trump Order [58]

"A Pride flag has been removed from New York’s historic Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, following a memorandum issued by the federal National Park Service (NPS)."

Diversity [59]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [60]
Journalism & Media [61]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [23]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [62]
Source: WPIX/The Hill [63], 02/11/2026
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"Trump Opens Massive Atlantic Marine Monument To Commercial Fishing" [64]

"President Donald Trump revoked a ban Friday on commercial fishing inside a 3.1-million-acre marine national monument, opening up a previously protected swath of the Atlantic Ocean to industry."

Biodiversity [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [54]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [65]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [62]
Source: E&E News [66], 02/10/2026
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"EPA To Delay Enforcement Of Life-Saving Air Pollution Rule" [67]

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin could delay enforcement of an air pollution standard projected to save thousands of lives while the agency awaits a pivotal court ruling, a spokesperson indicated Monday." "The agency missed a Saturday deadline to determine which parts of the country are flunking the tightened 2024 rule for soot exposure."

Air [45]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [68], 02/10/2026
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"RFK Jr.’s Surgeon General Pick Challenges The Medical Mainstream" [69]

"Casey Means, nominated for U.S. surgeon general, left her surgical residency over seven years ago. She authored "Good Energy" and promotes metabolic health. Her confirmation was delayed after childbirth. A Washington Post review found she earned over $536,000 from wellness partnerships. Some experts worry her policies may lack evidence."

Activism [10]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [70]
Journalism & Media [61]
Science [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [71], 02/10/2026
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"Florida Tests Show Pesticide In Popular Breads" [72]

"Florida officials this week unveiled test results showing multiple breads commonly sold in grocery stores contained residues of glyphosate weed killer, a chemical scientists have linked to cancer."

Agriculture [31]
Chemicals [32]
Environmental Health [21]
Food [73]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: The New Lede [74], 02/10/2026
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Trump FWS to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals [75]

"The Trump administration has agreed to finalize protections under the Endangered Species Act for 11 South Florida plants and animals, settling federal litigation over their plight."

Biodiversity [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Wildlife [55]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [76], 02/10/2026
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