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EJToday is a daily weekday digest of top environment/energy news and information of interest to environmental journalists, independently curated by Editor Joseph A. Davis [1]. Sign up below to receive in your inbox. For queries, email EJToday@SEJ.org [2]. For more info, read an EJToday FAQ [3]. Plus, follow EJToday on social media at @EJTodayNews [4], and flag stories of note by including the @EJTodayNews handle on your posts. And tell us how to make EJToday even better by taking this brief survey [5].

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  • "A Dismantling of the Washington Post" [9]

    "In a staffwide call with employees Wednesday morning, Matt Murray, the executive editor of the Washington Post, and Wayne Connell, the paper’s chief human resources officer, announced sweeping staff cuts."

    Economy & Business [10]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [12]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Columbia Journalism Review [15], 02/05/2026
    • Read more about "A Dismantling of the Washington Post" [9]
  • Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Salmon Restoration [16]

    "A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy."

    Biodiversity [17]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Fish & Fisheries [18]
    Government [19]
    Water & Oceans [20]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Northwest (OR WA) [21]
    Source: The Revelator [22], 02/05/2026
    • Read more about Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Salmon Restoration [16]
  • "Energy Star Has Emerged Stronger After Trump's EPA Tried To End It" [23]

    "The Trump administration tried to end the government's Energy Star program last year, but now Congress has passed — and President Trump has signed into law — bipartisan budget legislation that has the potential to strengthen the energy efficiency program by giving it dedicated funding."

    Climate Change [24]
    Consumer [25]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [27]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    Technology [29]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: NPR [30], 02/05/2026
    • Read more about "Energy Star Has Emerged Stronger After Trump's EPA Tried To End It" [23]
  • "Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack" [31]

    "Amid one of the driest winters on record, representatives from seven Western states have less than two weeks to meet an already-delayed federal deadline to find a new way to share the dwindling Colorado River—one that recognizes the megadrought and overconsumption plaguing the basin."

    Agriculture [32]
    Climate Change [24]
    Consumer [25]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    People & Population [33]
    Planning & Growth [34]
    Water & Oceans [20]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Inside Climate News [35], 02/05/2026
    • Read more about "Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack" [31]
  • Trump Admin Uses Mascot Called ‘Coalie’ To Push Dirtiest Fossil Fuel [36]

    "The Trump administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called “Coalie”."

    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [12]
    Natural Resources [37]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Guardian [38], 02/05/2026
    • Read more about Trump Admin Uses Mascot Called ‘Coalie’ To Push Dirtiest Fossil Fuel [36]
  • "Global Aid Cuts Could Lead To 9.4 Million Deaths By 2030, Study Projects" [39]

    "A new study published Monday in the Lancet puts a number on the potential human toll as the global humanitarian system cracks apart, projecting an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if the current trends persist." "The Lancet study examines how the dismantling of international aid by the U.S. and other countries could undo decades of health gains."

    Disasters [40]
    Environmental Health [41]
    Environmental Justice [42]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Food [43]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    People & Population [33]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    International [44]
    Source: Washington Post [45], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about "Global Aid Cuts Could Lead To 9.4 Million Deaths By 2030, Study Projects" [39]
  • "Wildfire Urgency Unites Congress. The ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act Does Not." [46]

    "A House hearing exposed sharp divisions over whether loosening environmental laws and expanding logging will protect communities from catastrophic fires. Scientists urged a shift toward investing in fire-resilient homes and landscapes."

    Biodiversity [17]
    Climate Change [24]
    Disasters [40]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Forests [47]
    Infrastructure [27]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    People & Population [33]
    Planning & Growth [34]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Inside Climate News [48], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about "Wildfire Urgency Unites Congress. The ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act Does Not." [46]
  • "Staff Exodus, Case Gridlock: DOJ Environment Division Under Trump 2.0" [49]

    "One year after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, at least a third of the lawyers on staff at the Justice Department’s environment division have walked out the door, gutting the government’s capacity to defend its own energy and climate policies and kneecapping its power to keep polluters in check."

    Environmental Health [41]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Government [19]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    Natural Resources [37]
    People & Population [33]
    Policy [50]
    Pollution [51]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: E&E News [52], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about "Staff Exodus, Case Gridlock: DOJ Environment Division Under Trump 2.0" [49]
  • "What One Year Of Trump’s Climate Censorship Reveals" [53]

    "President Donald Trump has gone beyond policy overhauls to fundamentally alter the way the government talks about climate change and the environment, limiting or outright deleting countervailing language and evidence during the first year of his second term in office."

    Climate Change [24]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Health [41]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [12]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Context [54], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about "What One Year Of Trump’s Climate Censorship Reveals" [53]
  • "How Iowa Has Turned Against Wind" [55]

    "Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, a new wind project in Iowa is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand."

    Agriculture [32]
    Climate Change [24]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [27]
    People & Population [33]
    Technology [29]
    Public [13]
    Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [56]
    Source: Inside Climate News [57], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about "How Iowa Has Turned Against Wind" [55]
  • "Colorado Co-ops To Trump: Let Us Close Our Aging Coal Plant" [58]

    "Tri-State and Platte River become the first utilities to challenge Trump’s emergency stay-open orders for coal plants, citing the cost to customers."

    Climate Change [24]
    Consumer [25]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Health [41]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [27]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    Pollution [51]
    Technology [29]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Canary Media [59], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about "Colorado Co-ops To Trump: Let Us Close Our Aging Coal Plant" [58]
  • "EV Charging Program Faces the Axe in Budget Bill" [60]

    "A budget bill moving through Congress this week would defund a 5-year-old program designed to expand electric-vehicle charging stations."

    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [27]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    Technology [29]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Inside Climate News [61], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about "EV Charging Program Faces the Axe in Budget Bill" [60]
  • NYC Congestion Pricing Improves Air Quality, but Trump Threatens Its Future [62]

    "A toll program in New York City has resulted in environmental gains across all five boroughs. The Trump administration is seeking to end it."

    Air [63]
    Climate Change [24]
    Consumer [25]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Health [41]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Government [19]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    People & Population [33]
    Pollution [51]
    Transportation [64]
    Public [13]
    Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [65]
    Source: Inside Climate News [66], 02/04/2026
    • Read more about NYC Congestion Pricing Improves Air Quality, but Trump Threatens Its Future [62]
  • "Judge Rules Department Of Energy’s Climate Working Group Was Illegal" [67]

    "On Friday, a judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the law in forming its Climate Working Group, which released a report that was intended to undercut the rationale behind greenhouse gas regulations. The judge overseeing the case determined that the government tried to treat the Climate Working Group as a formal advisory body, while not having it obey many of the statutory requirements that govern such bodies."

    Climate Change [24]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Health [41]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [12]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    Science [68]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Source: Ars Techbica [69], 02/03/2026
    • Read more about "Judge Rules Department Of Energy’s Climate Working Group Was Illegal" [67]
  • "Courts Allow All Five Offshore Wind Projects Blocked By Trump To Resume" [70]

    "A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five legal wins in a row over the government."

    Climate Change [24]
    Economy & Business [10]
    Energy & Fuel [26]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [27]
    Laws & Regulations [28]
    Technology [29]
    Water & Oceans [20]
    Public [13]
    National (U.S.) [14]
    Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [65]
    Source: The Hill [71], 02/03/2026
    • Read more about "Courts Allow All Five Offshore Wind Projects Blocked By Trump To Resume" [70]

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