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How Big Agriculture Got Its Way In The Latest MAHA Report

Amudalat Ajasa and @rachelroubein.bsky.social report for @washingtonpost.com

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How Big Agriculture got its way in the latest MAHA report

Alarmed by the first MAHA commission report, the agriculture industry mobilized to shape the next installment. Those efforts seemingly paid off.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 1d

#California Residents, Once Wary, Embrace ‘Controlled Burns’

Stephanie Hanes reports for @csmonitor.bsky.social

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Fighting wildfire with fire: California residents, once wary, embrace ‘controlled burns’

California once suppressed “controlled burns,” an Indigenous practice. Residents are now embracing it to reduce the growing threat of wildfire.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 1d

Rising Sea Levels Threaten Over 100M Buildings. Where Does Europe Stand?

Liam Gilliver reports for @euronews.com

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 1d

Fracking Waste In A #Landfill Again Poses A Monongahela #Pollution Problem

@reidfrazier.bsky.social reports for @alleghenyfront.bsky.social

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Along the banks of the Mon, fracking waste in a landfill once again poses a pollution problem

The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill accepts fracking waste. Some fear fracking contaminants like radium could end up in the Monongahela River.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 1d

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Admin Hires

Aidan Hughes and @psskow.bsky.social report for @insideclimatenews.org

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New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 1d

How Big Agriculture Got Its Way In The Latest MAHA Report

Amudalat Ajasa and @rachelroubein.bsky.social report for @washingtonpost.com

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How Big Agriculture got its way in the latest MAHA report

Alarmed by the first MAHA commission report, the agriculture industry mobilized to shape the next installment. Those efforts seemingly paid off.

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 2d

Decarbonization work sails ahead at the Port of Cleveland and elsewhere on the Great Lakes. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea...

Major Midwest port begins electrifying operations to reduce emissions

The Port of Cleveland is adding charging ports, batteries, and solar to its main warehouse — work funded by a federal program that has so far survived…

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 2d

In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From #Climate Research to Security

@sachimulkey.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/c...

In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From Climate Research to Security

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 2d

#FEMA Holds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations

@byscottdance.com reports for @nytimes.com

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FEMA Withholds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 2d

Climate Change Is Disrupting Global Wind Speeds, Impacting Planetary #Health

Sean Mowbray reports for @mongabay.com

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Climate change is messing with global wind speeds, impacting planetary health

Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways. And when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and dust storms that p...

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 2d

The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights

@katiesurma.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org

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The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights - Inside Climate News

A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 2d

Youth-Led US #Climate Activists Widen Focus To Fight Authoritarianism

@dharna.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com

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Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism

Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 5d

Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on #Climate Super #Pollutants

Lisa Friedman reports for @nytimes.com

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Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Climate Super Pollutants

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 5d

National Parks Open With Limited Staff. Oil/Gas Permitting Continues Apace

@chrisdangelo.bsky.social reports for Public Domain

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Interior Shutdown: National Parks Open With Limited Staff. Oil And Gas Permitting To Continue Apace.

Don’t count on a few new AI lawnmowers to steward America’s national treasures through the fallout.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 5d

Can A New Fund Give Tropical Forests A Future?

Andre Cabette Fabio reports for Thomas Reuters Foundation

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Can a new fund give tropical forests a future? | Context by TRF

Brazil is set to launch the TFFF at COP30, a new approach to unlock conservation funding

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 5d

Despite Trump Efforts to Suppress It, #Climate Science Is Alive and Well Online

@bberwyn.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org

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Despite the Trump Administration’s Best Efforts to Suppress It, Climate Science Is Alive and Well Online - Inside Climate News

Hundreds of scientists worldwide are collaborating to combat misinformation by making accurate climate information widely available to the public.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 5d

Federal Agents Shove Journalists At #NYC Immigration Court, Hospitalizing One

@mikesisak.bsky.social reports for @apnews.com

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Federal agents grab and shove journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital

Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hall outside a New York City immigration court, sending one to the hospital.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 7d

#Energy Dept. Adds ‘#ClimateChange’ And ‘#Emissions’ To Banned Words List"

@zcolman.bsky.social reports for @politico.com

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Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 7d

#EPA’s Effort to Pull Back #PFAS Limits Spurs Statutory Tug of War #pollution

@patrizzuto.bsky.social reports for Bloomberg Law

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EPA’s Effort to Pull Back PFAS Limits Spurs Statutory Tug of War

The EPA is attempting an end run around the Safe Drinking Water Act by trying to rollback drinking water limits it previously set for four PFAS, attorneys representing affected communities said in leg...

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 7d

Trump Can't Condition Disaster Grants On Immigration Policy, Judge Rules

@rachelfrazin.bsky.social report for @thehill.com

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 7d

Indigenous Land Defender Killed As #Ecuador Cracks Down on Activists

@katiesurma.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org

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Indigenous Land Defender Killed in Ecuador as Government Cracks Down on Environmental and Human Rights Activists - Inside Climate News

Efraín Fueres was gunned down Sunday while marching in protest against high costs of living and government crackdowns that include freezing the bank accounts of activists and suspending a media organi...

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 7d

Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Admin Aims to Rekindle US Coal Industry

@jakebolster.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org

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Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Administration Announces Efforts to Rekindle US Coal Industry - Inside Climate News

The administration is opening millions of additional acres of public land to mining while slashing royalty rates and environmental regulations for coal. Environmentalists warn of skyrocketing costs an...

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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists @sejorg.bsky.social · 9d

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 9d

National #Weather Service At ‘Breaking Point’ As #Storm Approaches

@hannahnatanson.bsky.social and @bradydennis.bsky.social report for @washingtonpost.com

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