People & Population

"U.S. Aid Agency’s Climate Programs Aimed to Curb Migration. Now They’re Gone."

"Aid projects were designed to help Central Americans withstand extreme weather at home. Their end could undercut Trump’s goal of reducing  migration."

Source: NYTimes, 02/10/2025

“We Feel Terrorized”: EPA Employees Decide to Stay or Go Under Trump

"More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA while reversing environmental protections."

Source: ProPublica, 02/10/2025

Dirty Toilets, Grumpy Visitors And Vandalism: This Summer In The Parks

"National park visitors could be confronted by "chaos" this summer if the Trump administration does not lift its hold on season hirings — soon —, says former National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 02/07/2025

"Data Scientists Restore a Climate Justice Tool Taken Down by Trump"

"One day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a digital mapping tool used by federal and state agencies to identify environmentally disadvantaged communities was taken offline. Within 48 hours, a coalition of data scientists known as the Public Environmental Data Project had resurrected a functional but unofficial copy of the tool on an independent domain."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/05/2025

Levels Of Microplastics In Human Brains May Be Rapidly Rising: Study

"The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new study."

Source: Guardian, 02/04/2025

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