EJToday: Top Headlines

"SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power" [9]

"The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overcame opposition from environmentalists and many Democrats who oppose the bill’s sweeping changes to a bedrock environmental law."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 12/19/2025
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Senate Confirms Isaacman as NASA Administrator In Do-Over After Musk Feud [20]

"The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [21]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [24], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Officials Dive Into The West’s Biggest Water War" [25]

"The Trump administration is turning up the pressure on Western states to cut a deal to shrink their water use as the drought-stricken Colorado River careens towards crisis."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Politico [30], 12/19/2025
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"Trump Admin Orders Washington State Coal Plant To Stay Running" [31]

"The Trump administration has ordered another aging, costly coal plant to keep operating past its long-planned retirement date — this time in Centralia, Washington."

Air [32]
Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
Source: Canary Media [34], 12/19/2025
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"Is RFK Jr. Backing Big Food’s Drive To Overturn Tough New State Laws?" [35]

"Secretary Kennedy echoes industry talking points on food safety laws"

Agriculture [26]
Consumer [36]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Food [38]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: U.S. Right to Know [39], 12/19/2025
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"PJM’s Capacity Costs Hit Record As Grid Falls Short On Supply" [40]

"Data center construction and clogged-up generation queues are driving costs — and political backlash — in the country’s biggest power market."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [23]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
Source: Canary Media [43], 12/19/2025
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"Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says" [44]

"Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found."

Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 12/19/2025
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Federal Judge Blocks Whitmer From Shutting Down Pipeline Under Great Lakes [46]

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety."

Disasters [27]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Canada [48]
Source: AP [49], 12/19/2025
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DOE Watchdog Will Audit Trump Cuts Of Nearly $8B In Clean Energy Grants [50]

"An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects across 16 states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [51], 12/19/2025
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Mississippi Residents Say Wood-Pellet Plant Harming Their Town [52]

"Residents of Gloster, Mississippi, are suing plant that exports wood pellets to UK and Europe. Company says it is reducing emissions"

Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [53]
Forests [54]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Source: Verite News [56], 12/19/2025
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Trump Admin Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center [57]

"The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [13]
People & Population [21]
Science [22]
Technology [23]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [58]
Source: NYTimes [59], 12/18/2025
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"Trump’s EPA Paid Employees $86.5 Million Not To Work For Months" [60]

"Data obtained by The Post via a FOIA request shows that through August, the EPA spent millions to compensate staff on administrative leave."

Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [61], 12/18/2025
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Trump Admin Admits To Targeting Blue States For Energy Grant Cuts [62]

"The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally."

Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [63]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [64], 12/18/2025
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Denying Trump Climate Report, Study Shows US Sea-Level Rise Is Accelerating [65]

"The rate of sea-level rise along U.S. coastlines has more than doubled over the past 125 years, according to a new analysis that examined data from scores of tide gauges from around the country."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Studies [13]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [66]
Science [22]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [67], 12/18/2025
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"Data Centers Have A Political Problem — And Big Tech Wants To Fix It" [68]

"Tech companies and lobbyists are investing millions of dollars to tackle a new political problem for the industry: Data centers, the lifeblood of the growing artificial intelligence economy, are becoming toxic with voters."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [16]
Technology [23]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Politico [69], 12/18/2025
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