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"Weather Service Prepares for ‘Degraded Operations’ Amid Trump Cuts"

"The National Weather Service is preparing for the probability that fewer forecast updates will be fine-tuned by specialists, among other cutbacks, because of “severe shortages” of meteorologists and other employees, according to an internal agency document."

Source: NYTimes, 04/17/2025

"The Rural N.C. Mayor Betting Big On Clean Energy To Uplift His Hometown"

"In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub."

Source: Canary Media, 04/16/2025

Trump 2.0 Cuts Hit FOIA Offices at Federal Agencies

The Freedom of Information Act is a key tool for environmental journalists, but firings at many federal agencies’ FOIA offices threaten to seriously undermine it. That’s the warning from WatchDog Opinion, which points to dire implications for the free flow of information on public health and environmental health threats. A look at what’s at stake and what some are doing to keep FOIA alive.

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As One Door Shuts on Climate Risk Data, News Outlet Opens Another

Even as U.S. government agencies rush to wipe climate change information (or even the mention of the word climate) from their websites, others are racing to reconstruct lost data elsewhere. Case in point is a rescued database on climate risks preserved by The Guardian. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the preserved database and how best to use it.

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"Trump Hits Delete For Energy, Environment Regs"

"The president’s suite of executive orders to decimate environmental regulations will propel his administration into court."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

"White House Outlines Plan To Gut NOAA, Smother Climate Research"

"The Trump administration wants to effectively break up NOAA and end its climate work by abolishing its primary research office and forcing the agency to help boost U.S. fossil fuel production, budget documents show."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

#SEJ2025 — Confronting the Past, Surviving the Future

Next week, hundreds of environmental journalists are expected to gather in Arizona for #SEJ2025, the Society of Environmental Journalists’ expansive annual conference. Co-chair Kendal Blust has highlights of the four-day event, plus how the challenges facing the Southwest are those of communities across the United States, and why now is a critical time for journalists to come together. Read her rundown and register now, before the April 16 midnight deadline.

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April 16, 2025

Access Denied: Press Freedom Under the Current Regime

Journalist Brian Karem and Stephanie Sugars of Freedom of the Press Foundation’s U.S. Press Freedom Tracker will join FPF’s Caitlin Vogus to discuss the Trump administration’s attacks on the Fourth Estate. 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT.

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