"What Is Bottom Trawling And How Does It Harm Oceans?"
"Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/09/2025
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"Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine"
"The Trump administration on Friday greenlighted the expansion of a scandal-hit underground coal mine in Montana, one of the nation’s largest, cutting short a federal environmental review and putting into action a key element of President Trump’s plan to revive America’s coal industry."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025"Electricity Prices Are Surging. The GOP Megabill Could Push Them Higher."
"The cost of electricity is rising across the country, forcing Americans to pay more on their monthly bills and squeezing manufacturers and small businesses that rely on cheap power. And some of President Trump’s policies risk making things worse, despite his promises to slash energy prices, companies and researchers say."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025"Pesticide Report Led By RFK Jr. Draws Fire From Agrichemical Industry"
"A new White House report linking pesticides to children’s health concerns is drawing backlash from farm groups and support from environmental advocates."
Source: Investigate Midwest, 06/09/2025"In Georgia, Republicans Vote to Kill Green Jobs but Face Little Fallout"
"In Cedartown, Ga., a solar recycling company’s plan to hire 1,200 people could be upended by Republicans in Congress."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025"The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research."
"President Trump has ordered what he called a restoration of a “gold standard science” across federal agencies and national laboratories. But the May 23 executive order puts his political appointees in charge of vetting scientific research and gives them the authority to “correct scientific information,” control the way it is communicated to the public and the power to “discipline” anyone who violates the way the administration views science."
Source: NYTimes, 06/06/2025Trump EPA Rolling Back Rules Projected To Save Thousands Of Lives
"When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion” and introduce a “Golden Age” for the American economy. What Lee Zeldin didn’t mention: how ending the rules could have devastating consequences to human health."
Source: AP, 06/06/2025"Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas"
"Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with the coming of power-hungry AI platforms, they’re bypassing the grid, building their own gas-fired power plants on site."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/06/2025FEMA Was Starting To Fix Long-Standing Problems. Then Came Trump Admin.
"Recent fixes to long-standing problems at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in jeopardy as the Trump administration slashes programs and cuts staff, emergency experts warn."
Source: NPR, 06/06/2025"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, 06/05/2025Supt. Of Crater Lake National Park Resigns, Says Trump Dismantling Agency
"Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Kevin Heatley has resigned, citing deep staffing cuts he says are unsustainable and damaging to one of the nation’s natural treasures."
Source: KGW8, 06/05/2025"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"Senate to Add Public Land Sales to Help Pay for Trump's Tax Cuts"
"Senate Republicans plan to add the sale of public land into their version of President Donald Trump’s massive package of tax cuts, according to a key lawmaker."
Source: Bloomberg, 06/05/2025"Lutnick Says Hurricane Center Is Fully Staffed Despite Key Vacancies"
"Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional committee that the US National Hurricane Center was fully staffed even though key positions are going unfilled as hurricane season begins."
Source: Bloomberg, 06/05/2025"USDOT Seeks Comment on Pipeline and Hazmat Regulatory Relief"
"The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public comment on two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the energy sector."
Source: Pipeline Technology Journal, 06/05/2025
