Climate Change

"States, Enviro Groups Fight Trump Plan To Keep Dirty Power Plants Going"

"State regulators, consumer advocates, and environmental groups say the Department of Energy is acting illegally in forcing aging, costly power plants to stay open." 

Source: Canary Media, 07/11/2025

"DOE Defies Congress By Shifting Funds From Wind, Solar, EVs"

"The Trump administration is diverting federal funds away from the Energy Department’s wind, solar and electric vehicles programs, despite the spending levels set under the current congressionally passed budget, according to a document posted on the agency’s website."

Source: The Hill, 07/11/2025

Small Texas Community Where Everyone Survived Flooding Had Warning Sirens

"As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river community of Comfort -- a last-ditch warning to get out for those who had missed cellphone alerts and firefighters going street-to-street telling people to get out."

Source: AP, 07/11/2025

"Noem Doubles Down On Call To Axe FEMA, Then Recreate It To Support States"

"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has doubled down on her past calls to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — but also says it should be “remade” as the agency responds to floods in Texas."

Source: The Hill, 07/11/2025

Trump Admin Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Across the Country

"The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off a state highway in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and emergency preparedness. But the Trump administration wants to shut it down, prompting a rare rebuke from a prominent Republican member of Congress."

Source: NOTUS, 07/11/2025

Reined In By Cost And Hostile President, Calif. Ponders Next Clean Air Move

"With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs." 

Source: CalMatters, 07/10/2025

"Anxiety Grips Feds As Supreme Court Clears Path For Layoffs"

"Employees at energy and environmental agencies are bracing for deep cuts to their workforces and sweeping restructuring after the Supreme Court toppled a lower court’s injunction that had paused the Trump administration’s plans."

Source: E&E News, 07/10/2025

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