Environmental Politics

"Another Burgum Order Coldcocks Solar And Wind"

"An order issued late Friday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that targets wind and solar development has left renewable energy developers and industry observers scrambling to determine whether green energy has any future in the Trump administration."

Source: E&E News, 08/06/2025

"E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy"

"The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter."

Source: NYTimes, 08/06/2025

Nations Gather In Geneva To Again Confront The World’s Plastic Crisis

"Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet."

Source: AP, 08/06/2025

Trump May Destroy NASA Climate Satellites That Scientists And Farmers Rely On

"The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. If the plans are carried out, one of the missions would be permanently terminated, because the satellite would burn up in the atmosphere."

Source: NPR, 08/05/2025

"New Data Center Proposals Would ‘Kill’ Michigan’s Strong New Climate Laws"

"New Michigan data center plans are on the verge of triggering an “offramp” in the state’s nation-leading climate laws that would effectively halt the shift to renewables less than two years after the plans were approved."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

"Pesticide Manufacturer Spent More Than $200K Lobbying In Iowa"

"Bayer, the biotech company and manufacturer of Round Up, has substantially increased its spending on lobbying in Iowa since the introduction of a pesticide labeling bill in 2024."

Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch, 08/05/2025

"West Virginia Scrambles To Strip Artificial Dyes From School Meals"

"When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays. Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles and and older verisons of Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made with synthetic dyes."

Source: AP, 08/05/2025

"Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets"

"The newest draft of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement lacks meaningful pollution reduction targets and allows states to evade legal accountability, according to concerned environmental advocates and experts who have reviewed the document."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

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