EJToday: Top Headlines

Trump Admin Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers [9]

"The Trump administration is repurposing large chunks of federal land to host enormous data centers and the power plants needed to run them as officials seek to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence and overcome growing local opposition to the facilities."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [18]
Technology [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: New York Times [22], 07/30/2026
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After Venezuela Quakes, Environmental And Health Risks Have Just Begun [23]

"More than a month has passed since Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, and the constant sound of heavy machinery still echoes through the hardest-hit neighborhoods of La Guaira on the northern coast. Dust from collapsed buildings hangs in the humid air. Garbage has piled up. Families camp outside homes deemed too dangerous to enter. Water trucks weave through damaged streets."

Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [13]
Government [25]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [18]
Waste [27]
Public [20]
South America [28]
Source: AP [29], 07/30/2026
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Deadly Flooding In West Virginia Finds Prevention Plans Unaddressed [30]

"Last week, a flood devastated portions of north central West Virginia and killed two people in Upshur County. Lawmakers have done little to fund prevention and recovery as climate change puts more of the state at risk of flooding."

Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [15]
People & Population [26]
Public [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [32], 07/30/2026
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In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground [33]

"The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back."

Chemicals [34]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [18]
Technology [19]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: New York Times [37], 07/30/2026
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EPA Halted Study On Gas Stoves And Asthma. Results Were Striking. [38]

"Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took office."

Air [39]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Technology [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [41], 07/30/2026
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Data Center Boom Sparks Lobbying Surge [42]

"The number of companies, associations and advocacy groups lobbying around data center issues more than doubled this spring compared to the same time last year as Congress and the Trump administration sought to address the industry’s rapid growth."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [43], 07/30/2026
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Trump Bets Chevron’s Fall Lets Him Rewrite Rules For Imperiled Wildlife [44]

"For decades, presidents of both parties and the Supreme Court have agreed that federal law prevents developers from destroying habitat critical to vulnerable wildlife. The Trump administration is now making the case that a landmark Supreme Court ruling ending judicial deference to federal agencies gives it room to reverse that longstanding interpretation."

Biodiversity [45]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Wildlife [46]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [47], 07/30/2026
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Half Of England Officially In ‘Exceptionally Serious’ Drought [48]

"Half of England is officially in drought, with July set to be the driest on record after winter floods, the Environment Agency has said. The “flash drought” developed quickly because of unusually low rainfall and high temperatures."

Agriculture [49]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [40]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [20]
Europe [50]
Source: Guardian [51], 07/30/2026
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Louisa, Va., Homeowner Sues Amazon Over Data Center Construction [52]

"Round-the-clock disruptions drive a Central Virginia man to file a lawsuit against the tech giant as it seeks to build its latest digital warehouse in the commonwealth."

Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [18]
Technology [19]
Public [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: Virginia Mercury [53], 07/30/2026
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In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I. [54]

"CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild."

Biodiversity [45]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [55]
Science [56]
Technology [19]
Wildlife [46]
Public [20]
Central America & the Caribbean [57]
Source: New York Times [58], 07/30/2026
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DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Collapsed Under Trump 2.0; Lawyers Exit [59]

"The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission."

Conflict/Corruption [60]
Environmental Justice [61]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 07/29/2026
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Energy Dept. Names 5 States For Possible Nuclear Waste Disposal [63]

"The Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is in talks with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho to create special nuclear hubs that would support “final disposition of used nuclear fuel.”

Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [64]
Pollution [18]
Waste [27]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [65], 07/29/2026
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Fossil Fuel Executives Cash In Selling Stock During Iran War [66]

"Insiders at leading oil and gas companies have made millions from stocks since the Iran war began."

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [60]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Military [67]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [68]
Middle East [69]
Source: New York Times [70], 07/29/2026
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White House’s Pandemic Preparedness Office Has A Remarkably Tiny Team [71]

"As recently as 2024, the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy had 15 employees. In 2026, it has two."

Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [25]
Health [72]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [73]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: MS NOW [74], 07/29/2026
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Exxon Now Challenges EU Carbon Capture Rule It Used To Promote [75]

"ExxonMobil is striking back against a European Union climate rule built around carbon capture and storage, a technology the oil giant has promoted as a way to address global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [18]
Technology [19]
Public [20]
Europe [50]
Source: Inside Climate News [76], 07/29/2026
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