"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, 02/10/2025
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Trump’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"California Introduces Online Dashboard to Track Silicosis Cases"
"The California Department of Public Health has unveiled an online dashboard that tracks cases of the lung disease silicosis among fabricators of artificial-stone countertops in the state."
Source: Public Health Watch, 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, 02/07/2025"Where Coal Is Retiring, and Hanging On, in the U.S."
"About 780 coal units, individual generators with a boiler and a turbine capable of producing electricity, have retired since 2000. And more than half of the remaining units are also slated for retirement, according to new data from the Global Energy Monitor, an organization that collects international energy data."
Source: NYTimes, 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"CDC Scientific Report Resumes Publication After Unprecedented Pause"
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resumed publishing its weekly scientific report Thursday after an unprecedented pause, but information about the bird flu virus that was supposed to appear remained on hold even as the outbreak spreads."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2025Dirty Toilets, Grumpy Visitors And Vandalism: This Summer In The Parks
"National park visitors could be confronted by "chaos" this summer if the Trump administration does not lift its hold on season hirings — soon —, says former National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 02/07/2025DOGE Staffers Enter NOAA Headquarters And Incite Reports Of Cuts And Threats
"Staffers with Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly entered the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the Department of Commerce in Washington DC today, inciting concerns of downsizing at the agency."
Source: Guardian, 02/06/2025"Republicans Move To Repeal Lead Limits Imposed By Biden-Era Rules"
"Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration are attempting to repeal the Biden administration’s groundbreaking rules that require all the country’s lead pipes to be replaced over the next 13 years and lower the limit on lead in water."
Source: Guardian, 02/06/2025
