EJToday: Top Headlines

"US Senators Investigate $370 Million IRS Payout to Cheniere Energy" [9]

"Seven Democratic U.S. senators have launched a probe into a $370 million “alternative fuel” payout to Cheniere Energy, made earlier this year by the IRS, that critics say the liquefied natural gas export company never should have received."

Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 04/09/2026
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"California Bill Aims to Keep Toxic PFAS off Its Crops" [18]

"The nation’s top agricultural producer could ban pesticides with PFAS after researchers found the “forever chemicals” on 40 percent of the conventional produce grown in the state."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Food [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 04/09/2026
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Huge Louisiana LNG Project Could Pollute More Than All Other U.S. Terminals [27]

"Woodside’s $18 billion liquefied natural gas facility is expected to generate more greenhouse gases than any LNG terminal in the U.S."

Climate Change [28]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Verite News [29], 04/09/2026
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"Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers" [30]

"Dwindling levels in this region’s main reservoirs have triggered a rush on local aquifers as cities, towns, chemical plants and ranchers drill for water."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [28]
Consumer [31]
Disasters [32]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 04/09/2026
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Alabama Enacts Utility Regulation Bill Many Say Is a Win For Alabama Power [36]

"The legislation was weakened so significantly its original sponsor ultimately voted against it. Alabamians say they’ll continue to push for real reform."

Activism [37]
Climate Change [28]
Consumer [31]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [23]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 04/09/2026
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"EPA Chief Praises Group For Opposing Government Action On Climate Change" [40]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin delivered the keynote speech at a Wednesday meeting of the Heartland Institute, a group that challenges the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change’s harmful impacts and the need to curb greenhouse gas emissions that cause it."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [42], 04/09/2026
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"After Harsh Winter, Ukrainians Find Joy In Releasing Bats Rescued From War" [43]

"As night falls over a nature park on the edge of Kyiv, children crowd around volunteers who carefully open cloth bags and release bats into the twilight."

Biodiversity [44]
People & Population [23]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [45]
Wildlife [46]
Public [14]
Europe [47]
Source: AP [48], 04/09/2026
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Endangered Salmon Returned To Calif. Far North — Then The Money Dried Up [49]

"Newsom promised to help a Native tribe restore sacred salmon to their ancestral river. Now California is ending the funding. The fish made it back to their ancestral waters for the first time in 80 years — so why is California walking away now?"

Biodiversity [44]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
People & Population [23]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [45]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [14]
California [25]
Source: CalMatters [51], 04/09/2026
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"Renewable Developers Locked Out Of FWS Online Tool" [52]

"Since last summer, developers are no longer allowed to use a government website that helps with a basic preliminary task for projects: identifying what endangered species are found in a particular area."

Biodiversity [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [53]
Technology [54]
Wildlife [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [55], 04/09/2026
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"From Digging Coal To Selling Noodles? China’s Mining Workers Face Change" [56]

"Yang Haiming didn’t stop working when he retired from the coal mines at age 60. Instead, he jumped into a new industry."

Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Food [22]
People & Population [23]
Public [14]
Asia [57]
Source: AP [58], 04/09/2026
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Feds Warn Of Iran-Linked Cyber-Attacks On Critical Infrastructure Across US [59]

"Top government security agencies issued a warning of Iran-affiliated cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure across the US on Tuesday. In a joint statement, the agencies said municipalities, especially in the water and energy sectors, should be on the lookout for unusual activity."

Chemicals [20]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Government [60]
Infrastructure [61]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [62]
Pollution [24]
Technology [54]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Middle East [63]
Source: Guardian [64], 04/08/2026
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"A Powerhouse El Niño Event Appears To Be Brewing For 2026-27" [65]

"Triplet tropical cyclones astride the equator could help it develop."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [28]
Disasters [32]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [66]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [67], 04/08/2026
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"Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York" [68]

"Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies."

Activism [37]
Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [69], 04/08/2026
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"States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability" [70]

"Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction and mounting toll caused by climate change. Fifteen laws have either been passed or are currently being debated in 11 states. Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable."

Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: ProPublica [71], 04/08/2026
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"Nuclear Energy Regulators Roll Back Security Drill Requirements" [72]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to no longer lead security drills at power plants, instead allowing companies to lead their own drills in the coming years."

Disasters [32]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [62]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [73]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [74], 04/08/2026
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