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"Trump Will Nominate Acting CDC Director Susan Monarez For The Position" [9]

"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."

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Source: AP [16], 03/25/2025
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"NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change" [17]

"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 [18]
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Source: ProPublica [22], 03/25/2025
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"The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright" [23]

"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 [18]
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Source: ProPublica [26], 03/25/2025
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"The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use" [27]

"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 [18]
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International [30]
Source: NYTimes [31], 03/25/2025
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"Juliana v. US: Supreme Court Decision Brings 10-Year Climate Case to an End" [32]

"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 [35], 03/25/2025
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"Growing Weed Takes More Energy Than Mining Bitcoin. Can It Go Green?" [36]

"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."

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Source: Washington Post [39], 03/25/2025
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Oil And Gas Money Shapes Research, ‘Echo Chamber’ In Higher Education [40]

"Jackson Voss loves his alma mater, Louisiana State University. He appreciates that his undergraduate education was paid for by a program dreamed up by an oil magnate and that he received additional scholarships from ExxonMobil and Shell. But the socially conscious Louisiana native was also aware of what the support of those companies seemed to buy — silence."

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Source: Floodlight [43], 03/24/2025
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Fossil-Funded Research Used To Avoid Paying Workers Hurt By 2010 Gulf Spill [44]

"Academic research paid for by BP and Exxon is being used to combat workers’ claims that exposure to oil and chemical dispersants made them ill."

Climate Change [18]
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Pollution [20]
Science [21]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Drilled [45], 03/24/2025
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"French Scientist Denied US Entry Over Text Messages Criticising Trump" [46]

"French officials have expressed their dismay after a French scientist was denied entry into the United States because immigration officers found text messages containing a "personal opinion" about the Trump administration and its policies on scientific research."

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Source: France24 [47], 03/24/2025
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Experts Say US Weather Forecasts Will Worsen As DOGE Cuts Balloon Launches [48]

"With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in."

Climate Change [18]
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Science [21]
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Source: AP [51], 03/24/2025
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"Glacier Meltdown Risks Food And Water Supply Of 2 Billion People, Says UN" [52]

"Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences."

Agriculture [37]
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Water & Oceans [53]
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International [30]
Source: Guardian [54], 03/24/2025
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"California Banned Polystyrene. So Why Is It Still On Store Shelves?" [55]

"Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1."

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California [57]
Source: LA Times [58], 03/24/2025
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"Sardines In Hot Water Are Swapping Plankton For Plastics" [59]

"Sardines in the Mediterranean struggling for a decent bite of shrinking plankton are accidentally ingesting more and more microplastics and microfibres, scientists have found. And the root cause of all their problems? Well, it's climate change - of course."

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Europe [63]
Source: Oceanographic [64], 03/24/2025
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States Push To Shift Road Funds To Transit And Bike Projects Amid Trump Cuts [65]

"Hundreds of bicycle advocates were at an annual summit this month in Washington, D.C., when their cellphones lit up over breakfast with an urgent email warning that President Donald Trump’s transportation department had just halted federal grant funding for bike lanes."

Climate Change [18]
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Infrastructure [38]
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Transportation [66]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [67], 03/24/2025
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"Slow Pace of Mining, Federal Layoffs to Stymie Trump's Order" [68]

"Federal agencies will need fully-staffed teams to implement President Donald Trump’s order for the Interior Department and other agencies to expedite mining on federal lands, natural resources lawyers say. But massive staffing cuts could get in the way of Trump’s demand to mine more minerals domestically, and it could take years for agencies and companies to mobilize and begin digging rock."

Biodiversity [60]
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Climate Change [18]
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Source: Bloomberg Environment [69], 03/24/2025
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