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White House Ends Funding For Key US Climate Research Body [1]

"The White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States."

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Environmental Justice [5]
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Journalism & Media [9]
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Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [12]
Science [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [16], 04/10/2025
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April 17, 2025

Beyond the Threshold: The Urgency of Climate Change [17]

Join the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for a webinar exploring the risks of climate change and how to understand what planetary shifts are inevitable — and which are solvable — in this current era of scientific skepticism. 10 a.m. ET.

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National Weather Service Stops Translating Info For Non-English Speakers [20]

"The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather."

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Environmental Justice [5]
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Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [21]
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Public [14]
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Source: AP [23], 04/09/2025
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US Ends Food Aid For Millions. World Food Program Calls It A ‘Death Sentence’ [24]

"The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict, according to the organization and officials who spoke to The Associated Press."

Agriculture [25]
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Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [26]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [19]
Source: AP [27], 04/08/2025
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Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Firefighters [28]

"President Donald Trump’s executive orders shrinking the federal workforce make a notable exception for public safety staff, including those who fight wildland fires. But ongoing cuts, funding freezes and hiring pauses have weakened the nation’s already strained firefighting force by hitting support staff who play crucial roles in preventing and battling blazes."

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Forests [29]
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Source: ProPublica [30], 04/08/2025
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"Forecasters Predict Another Active 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season" [31]

"Colorado State University’s hurricane forecasting team is calling for yet another unusually active season with 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes."

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Source: Yale Climate Connections [32], 04/08/2025
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Storms Tore Up Two Of America’s Iconic Trails. Federal Cuts Disrupt Repairs [33]

"Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run from Southern California to Canada, and Eric Kipperman’s job is to greet them at the start and lay bare the difficulties ahead. He has lately begun warning that the journey may be even tougher. Following cuts by the Trump administration, plans to clear downed trees and rebuild storm-battered stretches in 2025 have been scrapped."

Climate Change [2]
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Infrastructure [34]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [35], 04/07/2025
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Oil Execs Warn That Trump’s ‘Chaos’ Could Be ‘Disaster’ for Industry [36]

"After donating heavily to Trump’s reelection, Big Oil is just catching on that the president’s policies can hurt them too, anonymous survey of industry executives reveals."

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Source: DeSmog [39], 04/07/2025
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Coal Country Voices Say Closures Of MSHA Offices Will Endanger Mine Safety [40]

"Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by President Donald Trump and run by Elon Musk, has been targeting federal agencies for spending cuts. That includes terminating leases for three dozen offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws."

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Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
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Health [41]
Infrastructure [34]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [42], 04/07/2025
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Nearly Half of NWS Offices Have 20% Vacancy Rates. Experts Say It’s A Risk [43]

"After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press."

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Source: AP [44], 04/07/2025
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