Climate Change

September 3, 2025

DEADLINE: USC Annenberg Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship

USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism and Center for Climate Journalism and Communication invite applications by Sep 3 for this program designed to look at the intersection of climate change and human health. Includes training in LA (Nov 13-14, 2025), reporting grants, mentorship and more.

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"Electricity Prices Are Surging. The GOP Megabill Could Push Them Higher."

"The cost of electricity is rising across the country, forcing Americans to pay more on their monthly bills and squeezing manufacturers and small businesses that rely on cheap power. And some of President Trump’s policies risk making things worse, despite his promises to slash energy prices, companies and researchers say."

Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025

"Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine"

"The Trump administration on Friday greenlighted the expansion of a scandal-hit underground coal mine in Montana, one of the nation’s largest, cutting short a federal environmental review and putting into action a key element of President Trump’s plan to revive America’s coal industry."

Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025

Will DOGE Evaporate Crucial Water Data?

Streamflow data gathered by thousands of U.S. Geological Survey gauges helps track the country’s floods and droughts. But it may be lost if the Trump administration follows up on a decision not to renew leases of USGS water science centers that read the gauges and disseminate the measurements. Reporter’s Toolbox on the value of this database and the risk of its loss.

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FEMA Was Starting To Fix Long-Standing Problems. Then Came Trump Admin.

"Recent fixes to long-standing problems at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in jeopardy as the Trump administration slashes programs and cuts staff, emergency experts warn."

Source: NPR, 06/06/2025

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