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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DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Collapsed Under Trump 2.0; Lawyers Exit [33]

"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 [34]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 07/29/2026
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Energy Dept. Names 5 States For Possible Nuclear Waste Disposal [37]

"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 [38]
Pollution [18]
Waste [27]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [39], 07/29/2026
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Fossil Fuel Executives Cash In Selling Stock During Iran War [40]

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

Climate Change [10]
Conflict/Corruption [34]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Military [41]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [42]
Middle East [43]
Source: New York Times [44], 07/29/2026
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White House’s Pandemic Preparedness Office Has A Remarkably Tiny Team [45]

"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 [46]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [47]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: MS NOW [48], 07/29/2026
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Exxon Now Challenges EU Carbon Capture Rule It Used To Promote [49]

"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 [51], 07/29/2026
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Enviros Say Newsom Appointee Has Conflict of Interest And Should Resign [52]

"Environmental groups are demanding the resignation of the Board of Environmental Safety’s newest member, Rhys Williams, because of his work as a lobbyist for a firm that represents clients that handle toxic materials."

Chemicals [53]
Conflict/Corruption [34]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
California [54]
Source: CalMatters [55], 07/29/2026
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"Near the Salton Sea, Little League Players Struggle to Breathe" [56]

"Pediatric asthma is common in Calipatria, where young athletes compete despite extreme heat and air pollution. Some worry a lithium boom could make things worse."

Air [57]
Chemicals [53]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [58]
Environmental Health [13]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [18]
Public [20]
California [54]
Source: Capital & Main [59], 07/29/2026
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NOAA Finds Gulf Of Maine Warming Slowed For Now, But Still Unstable [60]

"Maine’s fishing ports are doing well for now, but climate change is destabilizing the Gulf of Maine, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest “State of the Ecosystem” report for New England waters. Federal scientists presented the report to the New England Fishery Management Council in April, and published it online last week."

Biodiversity [61]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [62]
Water & Oceans [63]
Public [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [64]
Source: Maine Monitor [65], 07/29/2026
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California Can’t Replant Forests Fast Enough To Keep Up With Wildfires [66]

"California’s wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse. One expert says the crisis is barely known — even though it could reshape half the state’s forests by 2071."

Biodiversity [61]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [13]
Forests [67]
Public [20]
California [54]
Source: CalMatters [68], 07/29/2026
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Record Seaweed Blankets Mexico's Caribbean Coast, Threatening Tourism [69]

"A record wave of brown, smelly seaweed is washing up on beaches along ‌Mexico's Caribbean coast, forcing closures in top tourist destinations and inflicting mounting economic damage on hotels, restaurants and shops."

Biodiversity [61]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [14]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [63]
Public [20]
Mexico [70]
Central America & the Caribbean [71]
Source: Reuters [72], 07/29/2026
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U.S. Military Bases Delay Cleanup Of Toxic "Forever Chemicals" [73]

"Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records. "

Chemicals [53]
Consumer [58]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Military [41]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [63]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: USA TODAY [74], 07/28/2026
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Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants [75]

"A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities."

Activism [76]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [26]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [77], 07/28/2026
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