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Trump Admin Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Across the Country [1]

"The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off a state highway in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and emergency preparedness. But the Trump administration wants to shut it down, prompting a rare rebuke from a prominent Republican member of Congress."

Source: NOTUS [2], 07/11/2025

"These Toads Have Psychedelic Powers, but They’d Prefer to Keep It Quiet" [3]

"New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users."

Source: NYTimes [4], 07/10/2025

"Trump’s Budget Would Clip Bird Banding. Hunters Are Not Happy." [5]

"The Bird Banding Laboratory has turned duck hunters into citizen scientists. What happens if it is defunded?"

Source: NYTimes [6], 07/10/2025

Reined In By Cost And Hostile President, Calif. Ponders Next Clean Air Move [7]

"With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs."

Source: CalMatters [8], 07/10/2025

Fossil Fuels Caused 1,500 Deaths In Recent European Heat Wave: Study [9]

"Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found."

Source: AP [10], 07/10/2025

"Anxiety Grips Feds As Supreme Court Clears Path For Layoffs" [11]

"Employees at energy and environmental agencies are bracing for deep cuts to their workforces and sweeping restructuring after the Supreme Court toppled a lower court’s injunction that had paused the Trump administration’s plans."

Source: E&E News [12], 07/10/2025

"DOE Plays Out Worst-Case Scenarios For US Grid" [13]

"The Department of Energy report is widely viewed as groundwork for the White House to order coal and gas plants slated for closure to run for longer."

Source: E&E News [14], 07/10/2025

Press Safety: Police Face Lawsuits Over Attacks On Journalists In La Protests [15]

"Lawsuits after ICE raids and No Kings march say officers targeted reporters, raising alarms about press freedom even in states with strong protections"

Source: Poynter [16], 07/10/2025

Editorial: "Chesapeake Bay Is Stagnating. Here’s What Could Help." [17]

"First, a filthy Chesapeake Bay represented all that wasn’t working with America’s stewardship of its natural environment. Then, the bay became a success story. The sloughs of poorly treated sewage at the bottom of slime-green lagoons disappeared, and oyster populations, once nearly wiped out, made a near-miraculous comeback. ... In recent years, however, progress has stalled."

Source: Washington Post [18], 07/10/2025

"Trump’s NASA Budget Could Cede Solar System To China, Scientists Warn" [19]

"As the administration slashes spending on science, NASA is running low on new missions."

Source: Washington Post [20], 07/10/2025

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