EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With NOAA Climate And Weather Cuts" [9]

"President Donald Trump’s administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) than the level mandated by Congress for this year, according to a budget document seen by Science."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Science [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Science [19], 08/26/2025
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"US Oil And Gas Air Pollution Is Causing Unequal Health Impacts: Study" [20]

"Air pollutants from U.S. oil and gas operations are causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues each year — with racial and ethnic minority populations bearing the biggest burden, a new study has found."

Air [21]
Chemicals [22]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [28], 08/26/2025
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New England Grid Operator Warns Trump Pause On Wind Farm Risks Reliability [29]

"The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [24]
People & Population [26]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: The Hill [33], 08/26/2025
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"Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Closed Over NEPA Failures" [34]

"U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams late Thursday issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting more detainees from coming to the site, barring new construction and giving the state 60 days to remove many of its major elements."

Biodiversity [35]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [38]
People & Population [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: E&E News [40], 08/25/2025
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"Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built" [41]

"The Trump administration on Friday ordered that all construction stop on Revolution Wind, a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that is already mostly built."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: NYTimes [42], 08/25/2025
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"Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team" [43]

"A task force formed by an influential advisory committee to review the safety of Covid vaccines will be led by a panel member who has described the shots as “the most failing medical product in the history of medical products.”

Activism [44]
Consumer [45]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [37]
Health [46]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Science [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [47], 08/25/2025
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"Why Power Bills Are Rising — And Why That’s Not Changing Soon" [48]

"Ending support for renewables and keeping fossil fuel power plants are the wrong tactics for addressing skyrocketing electricity rates"

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [24]
Technology [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Canary Media [49], 08/25/2025
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Trump EPA Urged To Speed Monitoring Fenceline Pollution From Steel Plants [50]

"Public health advocates urged the Trump administration to protect residents and workers by sticking to a Biden-era timeline for reducing benzene and chromium emissions at the perimeter of steel and coke plants in Pennsylvania and other states rather than continuing to delay compliance rules."

Air [21]
Chemicals [22]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [51]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 08/25/2025
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Aging US Railroad Bridges Are Self-Inspected And Findings Are Kept Secret [53]

"The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to Oregon State University."

Chemicals [22]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Transportation [54]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [55]
Source: Howard Center [56], 08/25/2025
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Feds Failed To Conduct Environmental Review Of 'Alligator Alcatraz': Docs [57]

"Internal documents obtained by Public Domain show that the federal government did not conduct an Endangered Species Act or a National Environmental Policy Act review for the Florida migrant detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' — further proof that the facility may be operating in violation of federal environmental laws."

Biodiversity [35]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [38]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [58]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: Public Domain [59], 08/22/2025
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"The Unseen Harvest: Pesticides, Cancer And Rural Missouri’s Health Crisis" [60]

"The counties with the highest use of pesticides per square mile are all located in Missouri’s Bootheel. Many of these counties have some of the state’s highest cancer rates and their health care options are dwindling."

Agriculture [61]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [62]
Source: Investgate Midwest [63], 08/22/2025
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"Records Show Industry Sway On Toxic Emissions Rollback" [64]

"In a glimpse at the Trump administration’s tilt toward polluting industries, EPA embraced the aid of manufacturers in easing a new rule."

Chemicals [22]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Science [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [65], 08/22/2025
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"FDA’s New Expert Panels Are Rife With Financial Conflicts And Fringe Views" [66]

"When the Food and Drug Administration needs outside guidance, it normally turns to a trusted source: a large roster of expert advisers who are carefully vetted for their independence, credentials and judgment. ... Instead, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has launched a series of ad hoc 'expert panels' to discuss antidepressants, menopause drugs and other topics with physicians and researchers who often have contrarian views and financial interests in the subjects."

Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [26]
Technology [31]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [67], 08/22/2025
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"Trump Admin Orders Dirty, Expensive Coal Plant To Stay Open Even Longer" [68]

"The Trump administration has extended its order to keep a Michigan coal-fired power plant running until November, well past its planned closure in the spring. It’s the latest move in a push to force dirty, expensive power plants to keep operating, which experts warn could saddle Americans with billions of dollars in unnecessary electricity costs."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [69]
Source: Canary Media [70], 08/22/2025
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"“How Can This Happen?” Fight Over Sewage Sludge On Farms Intensifies" [71]

"Ryan Dunham heard his eleven-year-old daughter’s scream from his living room. He bolted up the stairs to the bathroom where she was taking a shower and couldn’t believe his eyes. The water flowing from the faucet was brown, and it smelled like 'decay, rot and death.'"

Agriculture [61]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Waste [72]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: The New Lede [73], 08/22/2025
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