Water & Oceans

Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Pushes Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals

"President Trump is not only working to stop a transition away from fossil fuels in the United States, he is pressuring other countries to relax their pledges to fight climate change and instead burn more oil, gas and coal."

Source: NYTimes, 08/28/2025

Tribes Want To Give Colorado River the Same Legal Rights as a Person

"The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first."

Source: KUNC, 08/27/2025

New England Grid Operator Warns Trump Pause On Wind Farm Risks Reliability

"The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid."

Source: The Hill, 08/26/2025

"Trump Administration Pushes Ahead With NOAA Climate And Weather Cuts"

"President Donald Trump’s administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) than the level mandated by Congress for this year, according to a budget document seen by Science."

Source: Science, 08/26/2025

FEMA Staff Warn Trump Cuts Could Expose US To Another Hurricane Katrina

"Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) risk exposing the US to another Hurricane Katrina, staff at the agency have warned Congress in a withering critique that also takes aim at its current leadership."

Source: Guardian, 08/26/2025

"Scientists: Loss Of Antarctic Ice May Be Climate Tipping Point"

"Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice could be a tipping point for the global climate, causing sea level rises, changes to ocean currents and loss of marine life that are impossible to reverse, a scientific study published on Thursday said."

Source: Reuters, 08/25/2025
September 12, 2025

DEADLINE: Pulitzer Center's Ocean Reporting Fellowships

The Pulitzer Center invites applications to join the third cohort of the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN), a fellowship program that gives professional journalists the opportunity to spend up to a year working on an in-depth or investigative ocean story. Apply by Sep 12, 2025.

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