EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Green Group Looks To Use Its Clout With Republicans" [9]

"A conservation group founded by young conservatives has pulled out all the stops in the hopes of being a player with Republicans in Washington. Whether that push from the American Conservation Coalition bears fruit remains a big question."

Activism [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [14], 03/04/2025
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"‘Full on Fight Club’: How Trump Is Crushing U.S. Climate Policy" [15]

"In a few short weeks, President Trump has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change, upending American environmental policy with moves that could have lasting implications for the country, and the planet. With a flurry of actions that have stretched the limits of presidential power, Mr. Trump has gutted federal climate efforts, rolled back regulations aimed at limiting pollution and given a major boost to the fossil fuel industry."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Transportation [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [21], 03/03/2025
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Judge Says Trump's Mass Firing Of Federal Workers Is Illegal And Should Stop [22]

"A federal judge in San Francisco says the Trump administration's firing of thousands of probationary employees is illegal and should be stopped."

Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NPR [25], 03/03/2025
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"Hundreds Of Weather Forecasters Fired In Latest Wave Of DOGE Cuts" [26]

"Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said. Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [27]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [30], 03/03/2025
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Media Spar With Trump Over ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’" and Press Freedom [31]

"President Donald Trump’s executive order was clear: The Gulf of Mexico was out after hundreds of years. The Gulf of America was its name now. But The Associated Press decided to keep the original name for its style and also note that Trump changed it. Trump limited the global news outlet’s access to some presidential events. The AP sued."

Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [33], 03/03/2025
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"Hawaiian Bird Species At Risk Of Extinction From Halt In Federal Funding" [34]

"A federal hold on funding could upend a novel approach to preventing mosquitoes from sending a number of Hawaiian bird species into extinction."

Biodiversity [35]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Politics [11]
Natural Resources [36]
Wildlife [37]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Source: National Parks Traveler [39], 03/03/2025
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"Coming Soon: Trump Plans To Boot Agencies From Washington" [40]

"President Donald Trump, who pledged to send up to 100,000 federal workers outside of Washington, could move quickly to eject energy and environmental agencies from the nation’s capital."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [24]
People & Population [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [41], 03/03/2025
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"Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA, With Hundreds Said to Be Fired in One Day" [42]

"The Trump administration has begun firing employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science."

Air [43]
Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [45]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Natural Resources [36]
People & Population [28]
Science [47]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [48]
Source: NYTimes [49], 02/28/2025
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Jeffrey Clark: "Trump To Name Embattled Ex-Enviro Lawyer For Top Regs Job" [50]

"Jeffrey Bossert Clark, who led the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division during President Donald Trump’s first term, is the expected pick to lead the White House regulatory review office."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [51], 02/28/2025
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"Dems Vow Fight On EPA Bid To Roll Back Endangerment Finding" [52]

"Democrats on Capitol Hill erupted at the news that Donald Trump’s EPA plans to scrap a landmark scientific finding that underpins U.S. climate policy."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [45]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [28]
Science [47]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [53], 02/28/2025
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Trump Admin Restores $2.1 Billion To Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit [54]

"Federal funding to Pennsylvania for climate-related and other programs will be restored, Gov. Josh Shapiro said, reversing a Trump administration freeze after lawsuits by Pennsylvania and almost two dozen other states."

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [55]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Transportation [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 02/28/2025
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Questions, Confusion as Trump Pauses Key Funds for Shrinking Colorado River [58]

"An executive order issued in the early days of the Trump administration hit pause on at least $4 billion set aside to protect the flow of the Colorado River. The funds from the Inflation Reduction Act were offered to protect the flow of the water supply for about 40 million people and a massive agricultural economy. With the money on hold, Colorado River users are worried about the future of the dwindling water supply."

Agriculture [59]
Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Politics [11]
Food [60]
Infrastructure [55]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [36]
People & Population [28]
Technology [61]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: KUNC [62], 02/28/2025
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"Trump Team’s Endgame: Gut EPA" [63]

"President Donald Trump appears to welcome the EPA boss’ plan to cut most of the agency’s workforce."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [64]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [65]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [66], 02/28/2025
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"Congress Votes To Kill Biden-Era Methane Fee On Oil And Gas Producers" [67]

"The Republican-controlled Congress has voted to repeal a federal fee on oil and gas producers who release high levels of methane, undoing a major piece of former President Joe Biden’s climate policy aimed at controlling the planet-warming “super pollutant.” The fee, which had not gone into effect, was expected to bring in billions of dollars."

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [55]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [65]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [68], 02/28/2025
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"Former Lumber Industry Executive Named As Forest Service Chief" [69]

"The Trump administration’s pick to lead the Forest Service was previously an executive at a lumber industry company."

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [70]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Wildlife [37]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [71], 02/28/2025
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