Environmental Politics

"How Trump’s Return Is Pushing the Media to Self-Censor"

"Trump—as he has made clear again and again—disdains the press. And that hatred has consequences. He has launched legal challenges against outlets whose coverage he deems unfavorable, mocked journalists, and picked an obsequious Federal Communications Commission nominee ready to help him do as he pleases."

Source: Mother Jones, 05/27/2025

Suit Challenges Trump Order To Allow Commercial Fishing In Pacific Monument

"Environmentalists are challenging in court President Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing."

Source: LA Times, 05/27/2025

States, Enviros Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging

"Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and more than a half dozen environmental groups have alleged in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has indefinitely and unlawfully frozen funds for a nationwide electric vehicle program." "Congress appropriated funds in the 2021 infrastructure bill for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. The administration, which opposes EVs in favor of gasoline-power vehicles, has frozen the money."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/27/2025

Md. Gov. Moore Vetoes Key Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environment

"Maryland legislators and environmental advocates expressed dismay after Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a series of widely supported climate and environmental study bills last week, actions they believe not only mark a sharp departure from his climate promises, but also reflect a breakdown in communication between the governor and members of his own party in the legislature."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/27/2025

"Trump Signs Executive Orders To Boost Nuclear Power, Speed Up Approvals"

"President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach."

Source: AP, 05/27/2025

"Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants"

"The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the United States, according to internal agency documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Source: NYTimes, 05/27/2025

In West Bank, Hope for Future in Link Between Land and People

On a tour of the West Bank this spring, Yessenia Funes found a region where the relationship between land and people serves as a counterweight to occupation and the threat of violence. For her Voices of Environmental Justice column, Funes exhorts fellow environment journalists to report on that struggle, through stories that touch on wildlife, wildfire, food, climate and more.

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