EJToday: Top Headlines

Isaias Strengthens To Category 2 Hurricane On Collision Course With US Gulf Coast [9]

"Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals scurrying for gas and groceries and leading fishing crews to secure their boats before the potentially destructive storm’s arrival."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: AP [17], 10/09/2026
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Ex-Trump Officials Find New Jobs In Venezuela’s Lucrative Oil Industry [18]

"Three days after Michael Jensen left his job as the top Trump White House official for Latin America policy in late May, he boarded a private jet with an American crypto tycoon scouting oil deals in Venezuela, where a U.S. military raid last January had removed President Nicolás Maduro and installed a compliant government."

Conflict/Corruption [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
People & Population [12]
Technology [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
South America [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 10/09/2026
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The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy [25]

"Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically undercutting that process, stifling public input while skirting federal laws."
Activism [26]
Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [19]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Yale Environment 360 [31], 10/09/2026
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NIH Revives Network To Study Emerging Diseases, But With New Restrictions [32]

"Ban on hunting for new viruses in wildlife is at odds with program’s mission, researchers say"

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Science [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Science [34], 10/09/2026
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Study Links Common Insecticides To Lower Sperm Concentration In Men [35]

"Higher exposure to commonly used insecticides was associated with lower sperm quality in men, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence about the reproductive health risks of pesticides."

Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [12]
Science [33]
Public [14]
Source: The New Lede [37], 10/09/2026
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Trump Exempts Oil Drilling In Arctic Reserve From Environmental Reviews [38]

"The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews."

Energy & Fuel [20]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [39]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
Source: The Hill [41], 10/09/2026
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Lawsuit Seeks Answers on EPA’s Abandoned CAFO Pollution Panel [42]

"US regulators are illegally withholding records related to the disbanding of a panel set up by the Biden administration to address water pollution from factory farms, according to a lawsuit filed last week."

Agriculture [43]
Conflict/Corruption [19]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [21]
Environmental Studies [44]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [39]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The New Lede [45], 10/09/2026
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Pro-Oil-And-Gas Group Tracks Journalists, First Nations And Enviros [46]

"New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out a web of pro-oil-and-gas groups working together to influence public opinion on climate change"

Activism [26]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [47]
Canada [48]
Source: The Narwhal [49], 10/09/2026
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Fake Caroline [50]

"Editors are facing an influx of AI-written pitches, including at science publications like mine. What now?"

Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [29]
Technology [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [47]
Source: Columbia Journalism Review [51], 10/09/2026
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World’s Largest Penguin Colony Suffers ‘Enormous Population Crash’ [52]

"The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed."

Biodiversity [53]
Climate Change [10]
Wildlife [54]
Public [14]
International [47]
Antarctica & Arctic [55]
South America [23]
Source: Guardian [56], 10/09/2026
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Isaias Live Updates: Storm Strengthens Into Hurricane Ahead of Expected Landfall [57]

"Isaias became a hurricane less than 20 hours after becoming a tropical storm. It's the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, and the ninth named storm of the season."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: USA TODAY [58], 10/08/2026
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A Rising Sea and the Toxic Tides That Could Be Unleashed [59]

"At SA Recycling Terminal Island, a worker using a crane builds a 20-foot-high mountain of crushed trucks, buses and cars. ... The shredded steel and upholstery release toxic material such as lead, zinc and copper.

Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [27]
Pollution [39]
Waste [60]
Public [14]
California [61]
Source: Capital & Main [62], 10/08/2026
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Oil Industry Won’t Stop One of Its Dirtiest Practices, Even After Pledges [63]

"Norma Lopez Cadena tries to keep her granddaughters indoors — out of sight from the 65-foot flare burning excess gas from more than a dozen oil wells."

Air [64]
Chemicals [36]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [39]
Waste [60]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [65]
Source: Bloomberg [66], 10/08/2026
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New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil [67]

"Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [19]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [29]
Pollution [39]
Science [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [68], 10/08/2026
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New Pacific Climate Fund Gets $15 Million Boost But Remains Below Target [69]

"Nations including Fiji and Ireland said on Wednesday they were donating about $15 million to a fund to finance climate resilience and adaptation projects in Pacific islands, but pledges remain far below the fund's target."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [21]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Australia & Oceania [70]
Source: Reuters [71], 10/08/2026
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