"How Big Insurance’s Investment in Fossil Fuels Came Back to Bite It"
"In a vicious cycle, the sector’s financing of oil and gas is having an impact on its bottom line."
Source: Capital & Main, 01/27/2025
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Mass Firing: Trump Removes Independent Inspectors General At 17+ Agencies
"The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws." EPA, Energy Dept., Interior, Commerce, Agriculture are included in the list.
Source: AP, 01/27/2025
"Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists"
"President Trump is stocking the Environmental Protection Agency with officials who have served as lawyers and lobbyists for the oil and chemical industries, many of whom worked in his first administration to weaken climate and pollution protections."
Source: NYTimes, 01/27/2025
EPA Nominee Heads for Approval, Despite Inexperience
Former Congressman Lee Zeldin, the Trump administration nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has scant expertise in the field and little appeal to environmental groups. But at a Senate hearing earlier this month, the Trump loyalist aimed to score points by confirming the existence of climate change and deflating rumors of an agency move out of the Capital. The latest EJ TransitionWatch takes a look at Zeldin's prospects.
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Telling the Stories of the Silent Sentinels
To many, plants are a merely green backdrop, indistinguishable and inconsequential. But, freelancer Karen Mockler says that such “plant blindness” belies an urgent need for our notice. More than a third of the world’s trees and thousands of other plant species face extinction. Their plight — and their many blessings — offer perceptive journalists a wealth of reporting and storytelling opportunities. Mockler on why to write about plants.
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"Amid Raging Fires, House Passes Contentious Forestry Bill"
"The House on Thursday passed legislation that supporters say will improve how the nation manages its forests to prevent fires but opponents argue will undercut environmental safeguards."
Source: The Hill, 01/24/2025
"Trump Resurrects ‘God Squad’ To Bend The ESA"
"The committee that decides the fate of endangered species is rarely summoned. But the president’s “energy emergency” could change that."
"The Trump administration is putting its faith in an empowered “God Squad” that might help energy projects maneuver around Endangered Species Act obstacles.
In verse meant to be far-reaching, President Donald Trump’s new executive order designating an “energy emergency” strengthens what the landmark environmental law formally calls the “Endangered Species Act Committee.”
Source: E&E News, 01/24/2025
Health Researchers Alarmed As Trump Pauses Travel, Communications
"Health officials and experts said this week they are reeling after the new Trump administration on Tuesday abruptly halted external communication at the Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health."
Source: Washington Post, 01/24/2025
"Revealed: US Climate Denial Group Working With European Far-Right Parties"
"Climate science deniers from a US-based thinktank have been working with rightwing politicians in Europe to campaign against environmental policies, the Guardian can reveal."
Source: Guardian, 01/24/2025
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