"A critical permit for an offshore wind farm planned near the New Jersey Shore has been invalidated by an administrative appeals board, seven weeks after President Donald Trump declared he hoped the project was “dead and gone.”
"Despite a series of directives from the Trump administration aimed at disengaging the U.S. government from international climate collaboration, five U.S. scientists are part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s team of 100 experts from 50 countries who met in Osaka, Japan, this week to start writing a report about global warming and cities that is due in 2027."
"The Trump administration won’t have an easy time legally defending its massive regulatory rollback. It could still cause major damage."
"Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over a provision in a stopgap federal spending bill passed by House Republicans this week that would cut a Department of Veteran Affairs fund meant to cover costs for illnesses linked to military burn pits and other chemical exposure."
"EPA is now among the agencies facing court orders to reinstate “probationary” employees who were terminated as part of President Donald Trump’s endeavor to shrink the federal government."
"A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses."
Industry experts and government regulators have long known that radionuclides reside in oil and natural gas. Yet radioactive emissions and waste continue to threaten the lives of workers and community members across the country. Investigative journalist Justin Nobel on the opportunities and urgent need for reporters to drill into a story steeped in questions of accountability, health and justice.
In this briefing, Project Drawdown Senior Scientist Paul West, Ph.D., will highlight how the Drawdown Nexus program can guide businesses, funders, policymakers and others toward the most impactful technologies and practices that address climate change and biodiversity loss while improving human well-being. 2 p.m. ET.
The East-West Center's Jefferson Fellowships comprise a three-week reporting and study tour with the goal of leveraging news media to enhance public understanding of cultures, issues, and trends in the Indo-Pacific region. 2025 theme is The Future of Food Security: Lessons from Southeast Asia. Deadline: Apr 13.
Reporters can book a 15-minute Zoom interview with Dr. James Lowenthal of Smith College on Tues, Mar 18 between noon-2 p.m. ET to discuss the negative effects of light pollution on human health and wildlife; what types of states laws have been created to protect the night sky; why solutions may be relatively simple; and more.
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-admin-voids-permit-new-jersey-wind-farm-trump-opposes
[2] https://www.yahoo.com/news/permit-offshore-wind-farm-voided-223704447.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/some-us-scientists-stick-ipcc-despite-trump-pullout
[4] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15032025/us-ipcc-scientific-authors-climate-report/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/reality-check-hurdles-await-epa-s-deregulatory-spree
[6] https://www.eenews.net/articles/reality-check-hurdles-await-epas-deregulatory-spree/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/burn-pit-fund-veterans-chopping-block-gop-spending-bill
[8] https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5194764-democrats-republicans-veterans-funding/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/judge-orders-epa-rehire-fired-employees
[10] https://www.eenews.net/articles/judge-orders-epa-to-rehire-fired-employees/
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/tornadoes-winds-and-wildfires-killed-least-39-people-across-us
[12] https://apnews.com/article/us-storm-weather-tornadoes-wildfires-deaths-bd91a18c8a34237784d4bc8c17e03306
[13] https://www.sej.org/publications/features/new-angle-reporting-oil-and-gas-industry-radioactive-waste
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/drawdown-nexus-how-we-can-create-triple-win-climate-nature-and-people
[15] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-east-west-centers-jefferson-fellowships
[16] https://www.sej.org/calendar/sciline-experts-camera-light-pollution-dr-james-lowenthal
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=357
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=354
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=355
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=356
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=359
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=360
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=361
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=362
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5026