"The Trump EPA Tried To Bury Some Good News"
"A climate report acquired by a Freedom of Information Act request shows that U.S. climate pollution declined in 2023."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 06/05/2025
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"Top CDC Covid Vaccine Adviser Quits After RFK Jr. Ended Recommendations"
"A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after federal health officials rescinded long-standing recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women."
Source: Washington Post, 06/05/2025
"Why Trump’s Push For ‘Gold-Standard Science’ Has Researchers Alarmed"
"Many scientists fear the Trump administration’s new standard means putting political appointees in charge, which could undercut independent research."
Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2025
"A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security"
"Two teams of high-powered lawyers clashed this week in Charleston, S.C., over a global-warming question with major implications: Do climate lawsuits against oil companies threaten national security, as President Trump has claimed?"
Source: NYTimes, 06/03/2025
From Fear to Fascination — A New Insect Narrative
Media coverage of “bugs” is often sensationalistic and centered on fear and disgust. But conservation photographer and writer Danae Wolfe says journalists should be highlighting the importance, beauty and plight of insects and spiders. Reporting that offers alternative perspectives on these essential creatures can inspire curiosity and admiration, and encourage efforts to protect them. Wolfe on why to write about insects.
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"White House Releases Details About Proposed Budget Cuts"
"EPA’s core workforce would shrink to its smallest size since the mid-1980s, while funding for numerous grant programs would be zeroed out, according to new documents released Friday."
Source: E&E News, 06/02/2025
Analysis: Trump Administration Attacks Science, As Environment Suffers
It’s not just scientists who are being lost to the new administration’s extensive firings of federal workers. A Backgrounder Analysis argues it’s the science itself. It’s happening at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but also across agencies that conduct research to protect health and the environment, whether around toxic chemicals or on the battleground of climate change science. A frank look at the reality and what’s being lost for journalists and the communities they serve.
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"HHS Cancels Funding For Moderna To Develop Vaccines To Combat Bird Flu"
"The Department of Health and Human Services is pulling millions of dollars it had committed to give Moderna to aid the effort to develop a vaccine to combat the bird flu in humans, the company announced Wednesday.
Source: Washington Post, 05/30/2025
Md. Advocates Urge Penalties on Gas Firm After False Environmental Claims
"Advocates are ramping up pressure on the Maryland Public Service Commission to penalize Washington Gas Light Company following a March ruling which found that the company misled millions of customers by claiming methane gas was better for the environment than electricity."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/29/2025
RFK Jr. Threatens To Bar Govt Scientists From Publishing In Medical Journals
"HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to stop government scientists from publishing their work in major medical journals on a podcast Tuesday as part of his escalating war on institutions he says are influenced by pharmaceutical companies."
Source: Politico, 05/28/2025
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