EJToday: Top Headlines

Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About Climate? [9]

"Long story short: Billionaire-backed centrist groups told them not to. But with the midterms days away, is that really a good idea?"

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: HEATED [19], 11/03/2026
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How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine [20]

"Data centers have become political napalm. Election Day will show how far it’s spread."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [23]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: POLITICO [25], 11/03/2026
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How Mad Are Voters About Data Centers? Watch These Races. [26]

"Data centers have become political napalm. Election Day will show how far it’s spread."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [27]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [28]
Technology [24]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: POLITICO [25], 11/03/2026
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Is El Niño Making Storms And Flash Floods In The Southwest Worse? [30]

"A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say the latest iteration is particularly extreme — and it’s just getting started, with impacts expected for several more months."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [31]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [32]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [34], 11/03/2026
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Judge Opens East Potomac Park Probe Into Potential DOJ Misconduct [35]

"A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links."

Conflict/Corruption [36]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [27]
Infrastructure [23]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Source: The Hill [39], 11/03/2026
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Millions From CA Gas Leak Settlement May Help Residents Electrify Homes [40]

"Millions of dollars of settlement money from the largest known methane leak in the United States are now available to affected residents to replace gas-powered appliances with electric ones. Organizations involved in distributing the money say it will help create safer and cleaner homes."

Agriculture [41]
Biodiversity [42]
Conflict/Corruption [36]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [43]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Source: AP [44], 11/03/2026
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Major South Dakota Aquifers In Decline, Threatening Fresh Water Supplies [45]

"Geologists and hydrologists can use scientific charts and graphs to understand the increasing water challenges facing South Dakota, but it only takes a brief visit to Bear Butte State Park near Sturgis for a non-scientist to see the outcome of decreasing water levels."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [23]
Natural Resources [46]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]
Source: South Dakota News Watch [48], 11/03/2026
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Foraging Influencer Alexis Nikole Nelson Wants You To Know About Wild Food [49]

"The social media personality known as Black Forager has amassed 10 million followers and says she’s seeing an uptick in interest in the practice."

Agriculture [41]
Biodiversity [42]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [50]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [46]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [51], 11/03/2026
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He’s the Top Snake Catcher. Business Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem. [52]

"Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running out of containers."

Activism [10]
Biodiversity [42]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [46]
Wildlife [53]
Public [17]
Asia [54]
Source: New York Times [55], 11/03/2026
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The Truth About Testicles: Are We Facing Spermageddon? [56]

"When it comes to fertility, testosterone and reproductive fitness, manosphere misinformation is rife - which can lead to a lot of heartache. Meet the man who wants to change all that"

Chemicals [57]
Environmental Health [12]
Health [58]
People & Population [32]
Technology [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [59]
Source: Guardian [60], 11/03/2026
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Energy Costs Dominate Midterms; Climate Battles Play Out Down Ballot [61]

"Heating oil, gas and electricity are driving campaigns across the U.S., but the elections will also determine the future of clean energy."

"In the final stretch of the 2026 midterm campaigns, the most potent climate issue in American politics arrived by delivery truck across the country.
Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [37]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Capital & Main [62], 11/02/2026
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Flash Flooding Triggers Evacuations In Southwest, Warning For Colo. Spa Town [63]

"More heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and mandatory evacuations in a wide swath of the Southwest on Sunday, including in a Colorado tourist town bracing for its main river to rise to historic levels, as weary residents in the normally arid region deal with another massive drenching."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [31]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [64]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [65]
Source: AP [66], 11/02/2026
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CDC Scientists Sought Urgent Alert On Measles In Pregnancy. It Wasn’t Approved. [67]

"Federal health scientists are trying to alert doctors to the risks of measles during pregnancy as U.S. cases surge, but how quickly that information will reach clinicians — and where it will be published — remains uncertain amid internal conflict, according to five people familiar with the discussions."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Health [58]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [68], 11/02/2026
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Big Oil Scores $56B Windfall on Spiking Fuel Prices [69]

"Big Oil reaped more than $50 billion in windfall profits as conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Russia roiled energy markets and drove refining results to record highs."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [14]
Natural Resources [46]
Pollution [28]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [59]
Source: Bloomberg [70], 11/02/2026
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As Toxic Fire Burns, LA Officials Ghost Chiquita Canyon Landfill Hearing [71]

"A group of California lawmakers and state oversight officials have admonished Los Angeles County health authorities for failing to attend a public hearing on their response to a toxic chemical reaction within Chiquita Canyon Landfill."

Activism [10]
Chemicals [57]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [28]
Waste [72]
Public [17]
California [73]
Source: Los Angeles Times [74], 11/02/2026
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