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NPS Withdraws Black Community In Louisiana From Historic Landmark Running [9]

"A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service."

Activism [10]
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Source: AP [21], 02/25/2025
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Newsom Asks Congress For Nearly $40 Billion For Los Angeles Wildfire Relief [22]

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires, which he said could become the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history."

Climate Change [23]
Diversity [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [26]
Source: AP [27], 02/25/2025
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USDA Climate Webpage Purge Breaks Laws And Hurts Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges [28]

"The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) broke the law when it purged government websites of climate-related information and disabled access to key datasets, making it hard for farmers to access information on climate adaptation strategies and financial assistance, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by a coalition of advocacy groups."

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Agriculture [29]
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Source: The New Lede [32], 02/25/2025
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"How Trump Could Be Derailing A Major Global Climate Report" [33]

"The Trump administration has blocked work that is central to major international climate change research, and barred federal scientists and diplomats from attending a key global climate event in China this week, according to three officials close to the situation who spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly."

Climate Change [23]
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Science [34]
Public [18]
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International [35]
Source: Washington Post [36], 02/25/2025
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"Early Landings Of Alaska Crabs Show Signs Of Recovery" [37]

"Fishermen have unloaded nearly 3 million pounds of Alaska snow crab at the Port of Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea, a strong indication the species is recovering from a catastrophic collapse caused by a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019, fishermen and fisheries officials say."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [38]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [40]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [41]
Source: E&E News [42], 02/25/2025
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"Outcry As Trump Withdraws Support For Research That Mentions ‘Climate’" [43]

"The Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate.”"

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Science [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [35]
Source: Guardian [45], 02/24/2025
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7 Trillion Tons: "Climate Change Is Shrinking Glaciers Faster Than Ever" [46]

"Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s."

Climate Change [23]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [35]
Source: AP [47], 02/24/2025
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"Trump’s Funding Freeze Creates Chaos and Financial Distress for Farmers" [48]

"Efforts to transition farms to regenerative agriculture are stalled, and the path forward is unclear."

Agriculture [29]
Economy & Business [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Civil Eats [49], 02/24/2025
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Staff At Some Agencies Instructed Not To Speak To Congress, Says Democrat [50]

"Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent several letters Thursday to various federal agency heads seeking answers regarding directives banning employees from speaking to Congress."

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Source: The Hill [51], 02/24/2025
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"Cuts To U.S. Weather And Climate Research Could Put Public Safety At Risk" [52]

"One month into the new Trump administration, firings of scientists and freezes to U.S. research funding have caused an unprecedented elimination of scientific expertise from the federal government. Proposed and ongoing cuts to agencies like the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, could hobble efforts to keep Americans safe during and after disasters."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [38]
Economy & Business [25]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [17]
Science [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [53], 02/24/2025
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Fla. Plan to Build Road With Radioactive Waste Prompts Suit Against the EPA [54]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a legal challenge after approving a controversial plan to include radioactive waste in a road project late last year."

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [55]
Environmental Health [56]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [57]
Pollution [58]
Transportation [59]
Waste [60]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [61], 02/24/2025
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Trump Wants the Federal Government to Disconnect Its EV Charging Stations [62]

"The Trump administration has directed a federal agency to disconnect its electric vehicle charging stations, part of the president’s agenda to roll back progress on EVs and clean energy."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Transportation [59]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [63], 02/24/2025
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"Trump Administration Drops Work On Stronger Building Codes For Disasters" [64]

"For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work."

Climate Change [23]
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Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [14]
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Planning & Growth [65]
Technology [66]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [67], 02/24/2025
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"Trump’s Lawsuit Barred By The First Amendment, Pollster’s Team Argues" [68]

"Lawyers for J. Ann Selzer, a veteran Iowa pollster, have issued a scathing response to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a poll that showed him trailing Kamala Harris in Iowa days before the 2024 election, arguing that her polls are a form of political speech protected by the First Amendment."

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Source: Washington Post [69], 02/24/2025
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"H5N1 Bird Flu Found In Four Southern California Rats" [70]

"Rats in Riverside County are the latest mammal species to be infected with H5N1 bird flu. Identification of virus in rats raises concerns about potential infection pathways to people and their pets"

Agriculture [29]
Biodiversity [71]
Environmental Health [56]
Wildlife [72]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [26]
Source: LA Times [73], 02/24/2025
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