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EPA Cuts Grants For Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions [9]

"The Trump administration has eviscerated a grant program designed to make U.S. industry cleaner and more competitive by improving measurement of emissions from building materials. The Environmental Protection Agency says it has canceled $116 million in grants to 21 recipients that include universities and trade groups, according to information obtained by the Sierra Club through a public records request."

Economy & Business [10]
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Environmental Politics [12]
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Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 03/26/2025
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Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings [18]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, although battered by Trump administration attempts to impose massive staff and budget cuts on the agency, nevertheless continues to publish critical climate information, including some dire drought warnings in the spring outlook published March 20 by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center."

Agriculture [19]
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Source: Inside Climate News [25], 03/26/2025
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"California Launches First-In-Nation Satellite Tech To Curb Methane Leaks" [26]

"California air quality regulators announced the launch of a first-in-nation satellite data project Friday, with the aim of monitoring and minimizing methane emissions."

Chemicals [27]
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Pollution [14]
Technology [29]
Public [15]
California [30]
Source: The Hill [31], 03/26/2025
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"Supreme Court Weighs Which Courts Can Hear Clean Air Act Disputes" [32]

"The Supreme Court appears poised to keep at least some Clean Air Act disputes in federal courts outside of D.C. — preventing what at least one justice described as “home court advantage” for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."

Environmental Health [11]
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Source: The Hill [35], 03/26/2025
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Is Planting Trees 'DEI'? Trump USFS Cuts Nationwide Tree-Planting Effort [36]

"The Trump administration's efforts to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs has hit an unexpected target: In February, communities around the country learned that funding was canceled for a nationwide tree-planting program aimed at making neighborhoods cooler, healthier and more resilient to climate change."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [37]
Infrastructure [38]
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Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [39]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NPR [40], 03/26/2025
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"Voice Of America Journalists Sue Trump Officials For Dismantling The Outlet" [41]

"The lawsuit asks a federal judge to order Trump administration officials to restore VOA."

"Six Voice of America journalists — including its former White House bureau chief — sued members of the Trump administration Friday, accusing officials of unlawfully shuttering a federally funded media outlet that has delivered news coverage to millions across the globe since its founding during World War II.
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National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [43], 03/25/2025
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Congress Seeks Trillions in Cuts. Will Oil Industry’s Tax Breaks Skate By? [44]

"With a $4.5 trillion fight over tax cuts looming, the oil and gas industry wants to protect billions of dollars in tax benefits it enjoys and get new ones, too."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 03/25/2025
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Georgia Jury Orders Bayer To Pay Nearly $2.1 Billion In Roundup Suit [46]

"A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [27]
Consumer [47]
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Environmental Justice [33]
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People & Population [39]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [48], 03/25/2025
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"New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4 Million Californians In Hazardous Zones" [49]

"With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this morning, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire — and how much that computationally-modeled danger zone has grown since the state issued its last round of local hazard maps more than a decade ago."

Climate Change [20]
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Environmental Studies [50]
Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [39]
Public [15]
California [30]
Source: CalMatters [51], 03/25/2025
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"Trump Will Nominate Acting CDC Director Susan Monarez For The Position" [52]

"President Donald Trump will nominate Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a longtime federal staffer, to the permanent position, a White House official confirmed Monday."

Environmental Health [11]
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Government [34]
Public [15]
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Source: AP [53], 03/25/2025
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"NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change" [54]

"The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: ProPublica [55], 03/25/2025
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"The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright" [56]

"In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas."

Climate Change [20]
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Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: ProPublica [57], 03/25/2025
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"The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use" [58]

"A new report illustrates a concerning dynamic: Record heat last year pushed countries to use more planet-warming fossil fuels to cool things down."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [14]
Technology [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [59]
Source: NYTimes [60], 03/25/2025
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"Juliana v. US: Supreme Court Decision Brings 10-Year Climate Case to an End" [61]

"Although young plaintiffs and their supporters were disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ending their constitutional climate lawsuit on Monday, they also emphasized the positive and far-reaching impacts of Juliana v. United States over the past decade."

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Source: Common Dreams [63], 03/25/2025
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"Growing Weed Takes More Energy Than Mining Bitcoin. Can It Go Green?" [64]

"Growing weed inside uses about 1 percent of U.S. energy and pollutes more than cryptocurrency mining. There’s a better way to fuel America’s high."

Agriculture [19]
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Infrastructure [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [65], 03/25/2025
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