"Chemical Industry Asks Trump for Exemption From Pollution Limits"
"Two chemical industry groups are asking President Trump for a complete exemption to free their factories from new limits on hazardous air pollution."
Source: NYTimes, 04/07/2025
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"Trump Officials Quietly Move To Reverse Bans On Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"The Trump administration is quietly carrying out a plan that aims to kill hundreds of bans on highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” and other dangerous compounds in consumer goods. The bans, largely at the state level, touch most facets of daily life, prohibiting everything from bisphenol in children’s products to mercury in personal care products to PFAS in food packaging and clothing."
Source: Guardian, 04/07/2025Rising Rivers Threaten US South and Midwest After Dayslong Torrent Of Rain
"Rivers rose and flooding worsened Sunday across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people."
Source: AP, 04/07/2025Nearly Half of NWS Offices Have 20% Vacancy Rates. Experts Say It’s A Risk
"After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press."
Source: AP, 04/07/2025US Electric Vehicle Industry Is Collateral Damage In Trump’s Trade War
"President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz has sent shock waves throughout every aspect of the global economy, including the auto sector, where multi-billion-dollar plans to electrify in the United States are especially at risk."
Source: AP, 04/07/2025"Milwaukee Faces Lead Crisis Without CDC Experts RFK Jr. Fired"
"When Milwaukee officials discovered in January that lead paint in school buildings had poisoned kids, they called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." "“The people who were answering our questions are just gone,” City Health Commissioner Michael Totoraitis said in an interview after the firings Tuesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Source: E&E News, 04/07/2025Coal Country Voices Say Closures Of MSHA Offices Will Endanger Mine Safety
"Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by President Donald Trump and run by Elon Musk, has been targeting federal agencies for spending cuts. That includes terminating leases for three dozen offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws."
Source: AP, 04/07/2025Jury Orders Chevron To Pay Over $744M For Destroying Louisiana Wetlands
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"Chevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years. The ruling, which came in the form of a civil jury verdict on Friday, marks the conclusion of the first trial among 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years earlier which alleged that the company’s oil and gas projects have led to the degradation of the region’s wetlands."
Source: Guardian, 04/07/2025Oil Execs Warn That Trump’s ‘Chaos’ Could Be ‘Disaster’ for Industry
"After donating heavily to Trump’s reelection, Big Oil is just catching on that the president’s policies can hurt them too, anonymous survey of industry executives reveals."
Source: DeSmog, 04/07/2025Storms Tore Up Two Of America’s Iconic Trails. Federal Cuts Disrupt Repairs
"Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run from Southern California to Canada, and Eric Kipperman’s job is to greet them at the start and lay bare the difficulties ahead. He has lately begun warning that the journey may be even tougher. Following cuts by the Trump administration, plans to clear downed trees and rebuild storm-battered stretches in 2025 have been scrapped."
Source: AP, 04/07/2025CDC Fires Staff Working On Childhood Lead Exposure And Cancer Clusters
"Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those fired from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a now former employee told The Hill."
Source: The Hill, 04/04/2025Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Rises As US Cuts All Climate-Health Funding
"Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an urgent alert about dengue fever, a painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne illness common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Some 3,500 travelers from the United States contracted dengue abroad in 2024, according to the CDC, an 84 percent increase over 2023."
Source: Grist, 04/04/2025"How Tariffs Could Upend the Transition to Cleaner Energy"
"The levies are expected to drive up costs for U.S. companies that rely on renewable energy technology from abroad and scramble supply chains worldwide."
Source: NYTimes, 04/04/2025"Democrats Call On DOE IG To Probe Climate Funding Cuts"
"House Democratic leaders across several panels are asking the Department of Energy’s internal watchdog to probe potential cuts of climate-related programs."
Source: E&E News, 04/04/2025"Bipartisan Bill To Boost Green Building Materials Glides Through House"
"As the Trump administration cuts or scrutinizes clean industry projects, Congress moves to bolster R&D and deployment of low-carbon concrete, cement, and asphalt."
Source: Canary Media, 04/04/2025
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