"The Weak Link In Trump’s Anti-EJ Push: State Permits"
"President Donald Trump wants to get environmental justice out of the federal government. In state capitals, those ideas are more firmly entrenched than ever."
Source: E&E News, 02/11/2025
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"Federal Judge Grants Restraining Order On NIH Funding Cuts"
"A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted a restraining order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its recent research funding cut after 22 states filed a lawsuit to block the order."
Source: The Hill, 02/11/2025PBS To Shutter DEI Office Following Donald Trump’s Executive Orders
"PBS is closing an office dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, following Donald Trump‘s series of executive orders targeting such programs. The announcement comes amid the prospect that public television funding will be targeted by the current administration and Republicans in Congress."
Source: Deadline, 02/11/2025“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"Battle Rages Over Proposed Legal Protections For Pesticide Makers"
"Pesticide company efforts to push through laws that could block litigation against them is igniting battles in several US farm states and pitting some farm groups against each other. Laws have been introduced in at least 8 states so far and drafts are circulating in more than 20 states, backed by a deluge of advertising supporting the measures."
Source: The New Lede, 02/10/2025"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"Huffman Demands Probe Of DOGE’s ‘Illegal’ NOAA Actions"
"The House Natural Resources ranking member is worried Elon Musk could stand to benefit if parts of NOAA were privatized."
Source: E&E News, 02/10/2025Trump’s LNG Strategy Makes No Sense. It Will Raise Gas Prices.
"President Trump says increasing liquefied natural gas exports will lower gas prices. He’s got it all backward."
Source: Sierra, 02/10/2025"EPA To Prioritize AI, Lobbyists And Staff Cuts In ‘Mission To Traumatize’"
"A new and starkly different vision for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been outlined by the Trump administration – one that involves mass staff cuts, an influx of industry lobbyists and, unusually, the promotion of artificial intelligence as a key agency priority."
Source: Guardian, 02/07/2025"Trump Dismantles Environmental Justice Team, Staff Put on Leave"
"The EPA on Thursday put 168 employees within its environmental justice office on administrative leave as the Trump administration executes presidential actions to roll back diversity initiatives."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/07/2025As Trump Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Groups Scramble To Save Them
"The Trump administration has directed federal agency staff to remove climate references and scientific data from many web pages. Researchers are rushing to archive it."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/07/2025Big Oil’s Huge Spending On Lobbying Hobbled Key California Climate Measures
"One bill that would have required oil companies to help pay for damages from climate-driven disasters failed and another that would levy heavy fines on refineries that release toxic air contaminants was watered down."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/07/2025"Trump Administration Tells States Billions In EV Charger Money Is On Hold"
"The Trump administration on Thursday told states it was blocking money for electric vehicle chargers, including $71 million for Washington, one of the latest steps by the White House to halt Biden-era funding. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, known as NEVI, was set to dole out a total of $5 billion to states to build charging networks along highways. The Federal Highway Administration previously approved states’ plans for using the money."
Source: Washington State Standard, 02/07/2025"‘Lifesaving’ Climate Programs Are On Hold As Musk Targets USAID"
"As the Trump administration moves to shutter international humanitarian aid efforts, a host of environmental and climate programs have also been impacted."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2025"Scientists On Alert As NOAA Restricts Contact With Foreign Nationals"
"Staff members at a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been told this week to stop all contact with foreign nationals, including on international treaties and seafood catch limits, stoking confusion and fear among government scientists as the Trump administration begins to shape its vision for their work."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2025
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