Class-Action Suit Would Force EPA To Reinstate $3bn Climate Justice Program
"Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants"
Source: Guardian, 08/07/2025
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Nations Gather In Geneva To Again Confront The World’s Plastic Crisis
"Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet."
Source: AP, 08/06/2025"E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy"
"The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter."
Source: NYTimes, 08/06/2025"As EPA Weakens Rules On ‘Forever Chemicals,’ States Are Moving Forward"
"At least 250 bills to regulate the hazardous chemicals have been introduced this year in more than two dozen states."
Source: Washington Post, 08/06/2025"Another Burgum Order Coldcocks Solar And Wind"
"An order issued late Friday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that targets wind and solar development has left renewable energy developers and industry observers scrambling to determine whether green energy has any future in the Trump administration."
Source: E&E News, 08/06/2025Copper Mines Close in on Western Apache Sacred Site and Protected Forest
"To offset Resolution Copper’s impacts on the hallowed ground of Oak Flat, the federal government will take possession of a rare old-growth mesquite forest. But it already approved exploratory drilling for another mine nearby."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/06/2025Trump Reshaped Climate Program To Extract More Oil. Occidental Could Profit
"Occidental Petroleum could benefit from bigger subsidies for using carbon dioxide to squeeze more crude from sputtering wells."
Source: E&E News, 08/06/2025Court Temporarily Blocks Trump From Reallocating FEMA Preparedness Funds
"A federal court on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from reallocating funds used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help communities prevent future storm damage."
Source: The Hill, 08/06/2025Report Calls Plastics “Grave” Danger To Health As Nations Negotiate Treaty
"Plastics are a “grave” danger to humans and the planet, responsible for an estimated $1.5 trillion annually in health-related costs, and nations need to center human health as they finalize the global plastics treaty, scientists said in a new report released Monday."
Source: The New Lede, 08/05/2025"NOAA Officials Who Led ‘Sharpiegate’ Investigation Placed On Leave"
"Two top officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who led the investigation into the so-called “Sharpiegate” scandal, were placed on leave amid clashes with the Trump administration, according to a report." "The move comes days before a Senate committee votes on the nomination of Neil Jacobs, who was found to have violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy"
Source: Independent, 08/05/2025Amid PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2 Billion DuPont Settlement
"While the federal government is scaling back regulations on “forever chemicals,” New Jersey is holding polluters accountable, announcing a record-breaking $2 billion settlement with DuPont and several related companies with a $875 million payout and up to $1.2 billion in cleanup costs."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025"Trump Officials Aim To Divert Money Meant For Buying Wilderness Land"
"After a plan to sell public land faced bipartisan backlash, the Interior Department appears to be making a bid to halt the expansion of federal public lands."
Source: Washington Post, 08/05/2025"Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets"
"The newest draft of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement lacks meaningful pollution reduction targets and allows states to evade legal accountability, according to concerned environmental advocates and experts who have reviewed the document."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025"West Virginia Scrambles To Strip Artificial Dyes From School Meals"
"When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays. Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles and and older verisons of Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made with synthetic dyes."
Source: AP, 08/05/2025"Pesticide Manufacturer Spent More Than $200K Lobbying In Iowa"
"Bayer, the biotech company and manufacturer of Round Up, has substantially increased its spending on lobbying in Iowa since the introduction of a pesticide labeling bill in 2024."
Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch, 08/05/2025
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