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Calif., 23 States Sue Trump HHS Over Cuts To CDC Infectious-Disease Funds [9]

"California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants designed to make states more resilient to infectious disease, and accused the administration of overreaching its authority by clawing back funding already allocated by Congress."

Disasters [10]
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Environmental Politics [13]
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National (U.S.) [18]
Source: LA Times [19], 04/03/2025
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Firing National Park and Forest Workers Stresses Nearby Communities [20]

"As government agencies slash staff managing federal lands, rural populations dependent on outdoor tourism face mounting economic and environmental risks that are trickling down from the cuts."

Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [22]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 04/03/2025
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"Flood Risks Getting Worse Along U.S. Coastlines, New Analysis Shows" [25]

"Flooding in coastal areas of the United States is projected to occur 10 times more often over the next 25 years, with about 2.5 million people and 1.4 million homes facing severe property damage from sea level rise, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by Climate Central."

Climate Change [26]
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Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [27]
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Water & Oceans [28]
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National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Floodlight [29], 04/03/2025
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"U.S. Honeybee Deaths Soar, And Grocery Store Bills Could Take The Hit" [30]

"Beekeepers across the country are sounding the alarm as honeybee populations are dwindling at an unprecedented rate, a trend that could affect Americans' wallets at the grocery store."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [32]
Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Studies [35]
Food [36]
Natural Resources [23]
Pollution [37]
Wildlife [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NBC News [39], 04/03/2025
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"What Are the Rights of Nature?" [40]

"“Rights of nature” is a movement aimed at advancing the understanding that ecosystems, wildlife and the Earth are living beings with inherent rights to exist, evolve and regenerate."

Activism [41]
Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [32]
Chemicals [33]
Climate Change [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Food [36]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [23]
Pollution [37]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [43]
Science [44]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [45]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 04/03/2025
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"Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True." [47]

"President Trump announced on Monday that he planned to relax limits on pollution from cars, saying that the move wouldn’t “mean a damn bit of difference to the environment.” But decades of science show that the pollution from automobile tailpipes has harmed the environment and public health, from the days when leaded gasoline sent neurotoxins into the air and soil to the carbon dioxide emissions that are heating the planet right now."

Climate Change [26]
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Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [44]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [49], 04/02/2025
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Trump’s DOE Targets Calif. And Other Blue States For Cuts: Leaked Docs [50]

"The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle environmental protections and roll back nationwide progress toward clean energy disproportionately target California and other blue states, internal documents show."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: LA Times [51], 04/02/2025
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Climate Disasters Are Driving a School Crisis. Black Kids Are Hit Hardest [52]

"Black students are losing classrooms, homes, and support systems after climate events."

Climate Change [26]
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Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
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People & Population [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Capital B [53], 04/02/2025
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1,900+ Scientists Write Letter In ‘SOS’ Over Trump’s Attacks On Science [54]

"More than 1,900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine signed an open letter warning Americans about the “danger” of the Trump administration’s attacks on science."

Climate Change [26]
Environmental Health [11]
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Science [44]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [55], 04/02/2025
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"Big Banks Predict Catastrophic Warming, With Profit Potential" [56]

"Top Wall Street institutions are preparing for a severe future of global warming that blows past the temperature limits agreed to by more than 190 nations a decade ago, industry documents show."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Science [44]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [57], 04/02/2025
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"The Newest Hurdle For Offshore Wind: Trump’s EPA" [58]

"The agency, led by Trump loyalist Lee Zeldin, just revoked one offshore wind farm’s permit. Now anti-wind groups are trying to leverage a Republican-run EPA."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [59]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Canary Media [60], 04/02/2025
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"How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt" [61]

"A faith-based Indiana group and heating contractors in Maine are among hundreds of businesses and organizations stymied by EPA’s attempt to claw back $20 billion of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund."

Climate Change [26]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [43]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 04/02/2025
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"Why Our Nation's Most Vulnerable Species Are At Risk" [63]

"President Trump’s zest for rapidly shrinking the government is triggering anxiety about conservation priorities that have been embedded for more than five decades in the country’s national parks and wildlife refuges. Amid the staffing whiplash — chaotic firings and reinstatement of rangers, scientists, and other civil servants — America’s most vulnerable plant and animal species face new peril in their struggle to survive."

Biodiversity [32]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [35]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: National Parks Traveler [64], 04/02/2025
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"Myanmar Just Had ‘The Big One.’ It Should Be A Wake-Up Call For California." [65]

"The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused the destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake."

Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Health [11]
Infrastructure [27]
People & Population [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [45]
Source: Washington Post [66], 04/02/2025
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"EPA Chief Closing Environmental Museum" [67]

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Monday that he is shutting down a museum in the EPA’s headquarters in an effort to cut costs."

Climate Change [26]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [35]
Government [68]
Journalism & Media [69]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [70], 04/02/2025
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