EJToday: Top Headlines

Isaias Makes Landfall Along Central Gulf Coast As Flooding Spread Inland [9]

"Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday evening as a 105-mph Category 2 -- just 6 mph below Category 3 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Isaias will continue to lose wind intensity as it moves over the interior United States. As storm surge flooding and winds subside along the Gulf Coast, torrential rainfall, gusty winds and tornadoes will occur inland this weekend."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AccuWeather [16], 10/13/2026
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DOJ Investigating Five TV Networks Over White House Pool Coverage [17]

"The Justice Department is investigating five major television networks for potential antitrust violations, the department’s top spokesperson said Saturday night, as the Trump administration’s battle with the mainstream press intensifies."

Conflict/Corruption [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [22], 10/13/2026
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Trump Could Remove More Than 500 Trees At Historic DC Public Golf Course [23]

"The National Park Service has begun a new round of tree-cutting at a historic golf course near the National Mall as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level course."

Forests [24]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Source: AP [26], 10/13/2026
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Trawling Catches Huge Amounts Of Seafood, But Can Devastate The Seafloor [27]

"Behind a trawl fishing boat, a vast net can spend hours scraping the seafloor, funneling schools of fish toward a narrow bag at the back. A single tow can bring tens of thousands of pounds of seafood aboard."

Fish & Fisheries [28]
Technology [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [30]
Source: AP [31], 10/13/2026
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Greece’s Seafood Problem Starts Elsewhere [32]

"One of Europe’s biggest aquaculture industries is linked to overfishing, pollution, food insecurity and labor abuses."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [34]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [30]
Europe [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 10/13/2026
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In One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown [38]

"In Whitted, testing has confirmed the water is contaminated with arsenic and PFAS/PFOS. An effort to connect the residents to the local water system has moved slowly."

Consumer [39]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Justice [41]
Infrastructure [42]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 10/13/2026
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N. Calif. Community Wants Stronger Oversight of Dangerous Refineries Nearby [45]

"Residents of a small San Francisco Bay Area town plagued by refinery accidents came to a community meeting to call for stronger enforcement and transparency about risks."

Chemicals [46]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [35]
Public [14]
California [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 10/13/2026
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As EPA Shrugs, California Designates Atrazine Weed Killer As Cancer Risk [49]

"California regulators said Friday they intend to designate the widely used weed killer atrazine as a known carcinogen, a move that contrasts with the opinion of federal regulators."

Agriculture [33]
Chemicals [46]
Environmental Health [40]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [35]
Science [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [47]
Source: The New Lede [51], 10/13/2026
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Clean-Energy Super PAC Names Its Target List For General Elections [52]

"Midterm elections are less than a month away. For the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, it’s the perfect time to double down on fighting clean energy opponents in races across the country."

Activism [53]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [54], 10/13/2026
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Oil Analyst ‘Skeptical’ That Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Will Lower Prices [55]

"Oil analyst Patrick De Haan said Monday that President Trump’s deal with Russia to supply the U.S. and global markets with diesel fuel may not lower fuel prices."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [18]
Consumer [39]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Military [57]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [30]
Europe [36]
Source: The Hill [58], 10/13/2026
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Isaias Strengthens To Category 2 Hurricane On Collision Course With US Gulf Coast [59]

"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) [43]
Source: AP [60], 10/09/2026
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Ex-Trump Officials Find New Jobs In Venezuela’s Lucrative Oil Industry [61]

"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 [18]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Politics [19]
People & Population [12]
Technology [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
South America [62]
Source: Washington Post [63], 10/09/2026
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The U.S. Public Is Losing Its Say on Environmental Policy [64]

"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 [53]
Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [18]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Yale Environment 360 [65], 10/09/2026
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NIH Revives Network To Study Emerging Diseases, But With New Restrictions [66]

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

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Science [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Science [67], 10/09/2026
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Study Links Common Insecticides To Lower Sperm Concentration In Men [68]

"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 [46]
Environmental Health [40]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [12]
Science [50]
Public [14]
Source: The New Lede [69], 10/09/2026
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