Environmental Politics

"Trump Administration Drops Work On Stronger Building Codes For Disasters"

"For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work."

Source: NPR, 02/24/2025

Fla. Plan to Build Road With Radioactive Waste Prompts Suit Against the EPA

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a legal challenge after approving a controversial plan to include radioactive waste in a road project late last year."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/24/2025

BLM Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale

"After stripping consideration of environmental justice issues and climate costs from its final analysis of the project, President Donald Trump’s administration opened one of its first sales of oil and gas leases on federal land Thursday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/21/2025

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