National (U.S.)

August 21, 2025

SciLine Media Briefing: EPA Climate Regulations Under Threat

SciLine’s next briefing will cover the state of evidence leading to the adoption of the EPA’s “endangerment finding” in 2009 and how it has evolved since, implications of rolling back the finding for federal and state regulations and climate goals, and what these changes could mean at the local level. 1 p.m. ET.

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"These Crabs Probably Saved Your Life. Can We Save Theirs?"

"The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it."

Source: Washington Post, 08/19/2025

Restoring Marshes, Dunes, Reefs To Protect Against Rising Seas, Storm Surges

"Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to fend off rising seas, higher tides and stronger storm surges that are chewing away at coastlines, pushing saltwater farther inland and threatening ecosystems and communities."

Source: AP, 08/19/2025

GOP Looks To Make A U-Turn On Electric Vehicles For The Postal Service

"A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding."

Source: AP, 08/19/2025

White House Draft Suggests Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations

"A highly anticipated White House report on the health of American children would stop short of proposing direct restrictions on ultraprocessed foods and pesticides that the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has called major threats, according to a draft of the document that was reviewed by The New York Times."

Source: NYTimes, 08/19/2025

"Trump’s Mineral Megadeal Is Bypassing US Laws"

"The Trump administration is quietly taking steps to circumvent federal laws in its quest to bolster U.S. mineral production." "The Pentagon used a little-known legal provision to shield a multibillion-dollar rare earths deal from procurement and contracting laws."

Source: E&E News, 08/19/2025

"Trump Admin Redacts Entire Empire Wind Study"

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he halted construction of a wind project off the coast of New York earlier this year because scientists revealed that the Biden administration “rushed approval” of the development based on “flawed science. But Burgum himself won’t reveal what those scientists said — or present the flaws."

Source: E&E News, 08/19/2025

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