Climate Change

Burning Man Begins This Week As Hawk Fire Reaches 95% Containment

"Around 70,000 are expected be at the Nevada desert festival, with it urging attendees to treat “everyone affected by this emergency with patience and care.”"

Source: Washington Post, 08/31/2026

Trump DOT Moves To Relax Fuel Efficiency Standards For Commercial Trucks

"The Trump administration on Friday moved to relax fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks."

Source: The Hill, 08/31/2026

Trump Administration Proposes Changes To Biden-Era Climate Report

"The Tr ump administration is looking to change a portion of a 2023 federal climate report." "The administration proposed to reframe how the Fifth National Climate Assessment sees its worst-case scenarios after U.N. scientists said earlier this year that a worst-case scenario was not plausible."

Source: The Hill, 08/31/2026

$900 Million From A Canceled Wind Deal Will Benefit A Trump Donor

"The Trump administration’s latest deal to cancel offshore wind projects and boost fossil fuel energy development instead is generating a huge payday for one of the president’s million-dollar donors."

Source: Washington Post, 08/31/2026

‘A New Form of US Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at US Oil Takeover

"Many Venezuelans suspected that there was going to be a price to pay for President Trump’s brazen capture of their autocratic leader, Nicolás Maduro, who was arrested by U.S. forces in January. On Friday, that cost became clear when Mr. Trump announced that the U.S. would be taking majority control of a vast part of Venezuela’s oil reserves — national resources long considered by many in the country to be a birthright."

Source: New York Times, 08/31/2026

One Of East Coast’s Largest Datacenters Accused Of ‘Violating Federal Law’

"The largest planned AI datacenter in New Jersey is being accused of violating federal law after a visual investigation found the site running dozens of unpermitted gas-powered generators." 

Source: Floodlight, 08/28/2026

Districts Face A Back-To-School Math Problem: The High Price Of Diesel

"As the new school year kicks off, school districts are facing a challenging math problem: the high cost of diesel. The price of a gallon of diesel is up nearly $2 compared with this time last year. That is meaningful for schools, considering that around 90% of the United States' 480,000 school buses run on diesel."

Source: NPR, 08/28/2026

Trump DOI Moves To Fast-Track Arctic Drilling Without Environmental Review

"The Interior Department will soon publish a “categorical exclusion” that will rubber stamp oil and gas development in Alaska’s remote National Petroleum Reserve."

Source: Public Domain, 08/28/2026

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