Environmental Politics

Worry Swirls Over Cuts To Key Federal Agencies As Hurricane Season Begins

"With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to hurricanes."

Source: AP, 06/03/2025

"Inside EPA’s Backdoor Bid To Stop Regulating Climate Pollution"

"EPA is expected to soon argue that the U.S. power sector doesn’t contribute “significantly” to climate change — a bid that could give the agency cover to not regulate planet-warming emissions from a wide range of sources."

Source: E&E News, 06/03/2025

"Interior To Reverse Biden Ban On Drilling In Alaska"

"The Trump administration announced Monday it is moving ahead with plans to reopen millions of acres of undisturbed public land to oil and gas drilling, amid a visit by top officials to Alaska this week." "The plan would open up 11 million acres to drilling and remove conditions, including protections for sensitive ecological areas, on oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska."

Source: E&E News, 06/03/2025

"PBS And Minnesota Public TV Station Sue Trump White House"

"PBS and a public television station in rural Minnesota filed suit on Friday against President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the network. The suit alleges Trump's order is unlawful, exceeding his authority as president and violating Constitutional protections of free speech because he has made clear he doesn't like PBS's news coverage and programming."

Source: NPR, 06/02/2025

Pa. Fracking Firm Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow

"A natural gas company has surrendered its permits to pump water from a western Pennsylvania creek in a move welcomed by environmentalists fearful of rising industrial demand for surface water and the growing threat of climate change."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/02/2025

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