Environmental Politics

Trump Pick To Head Secretive Agency Adept at Stifling Info, Regs

A little-known federal office where some say environmental and other regulations go to die may soon be led by a Trump loyalist best known as an indicted co-conspirator in the plot to overthrow the 2020 election. What is OIRA? And who is Trump’s pick to lead the powerful subagency? WatchDog Opinion has answers and some worrying questions, along with resources for reporters to dig further.

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"Confusion Clouds The Fate Of Two New California Monuments"

"The Trump administration touched off consternation and confusion over the weekend, issuing, and then apparently rolling back, an announcement implying the president had rescinded his predecessor’s order creating two popular national monuments in California."

Source: LA Times, 03/17/2025

"Decision To Axe Advisory Groups Could Spell Trouble For US Food Safety"

"A Trump administration move to axe key food safety advisory committees could leave the public more vulnerable to food-borne illnesses, critics fear, particularly alongside current legislative efforts to undermine proposed safety regulations on food processors."

Source: The New Lede, 03/17/2025

Trump Admin Voids Permit for New Jersey Wind Farm Trump Opposes

"A critical permit for an offshore wind farm planned near the New Jersey Shore has been invalidated by an administrative appeals board, seven weeks after President Donald Trump declared he hoped the project was “dead and gone.”

Source: Bloomberg, 03/17/2025

Some US Scientists Stick with the IPCC Despite Trump Pullout

"Despite a series of directives from the Trump administration aimed at disengaging the U.S. government from international climate collaboration, five U.S. scientists are part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s team of 100 experts from 50 countries who met in Osaka, Japan, this week to start writing a report about global warming and cities that is due in 2027."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/17/2025

"Burn Pit Fund For Veterans On Chopping Block In GOP Spending Bill"

"Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over a provision in a stopgap federal spending bill passed by House Republicans this week that would cut a Department of Veteran Affairs fund meant to cover costs for illnesses linked to military burn pits and other chemical exposure."

Source: The Hill, 03/17/2025

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