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"Denied Federal Flood Relief, A Maryland Town Is Left On Its Own" [1]

"The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them."

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Source: Washington Post [13], 07/28/2025
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"Controversial Interior Department Aide From DOGE to Leave Agency" [14]

"Tyler Hassen, a former Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who was given sweeping powers to overhaul the Department of the Interior, is leaving the agency, he confirmed on Friday."

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Source: NYTimes [19], 07/28/2025
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"Interior Increases Targets For Layoffs" [20]

"The Interior Department is expanding its targets for layoffs to include more than 1,400 “competitive areas” — an increase of hundreds of categories since its first notice this spring — including new units within the Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Office of the Secretary, according to an internal document."

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Source: E&E News [21], 07/28/2025
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"E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change" [22]

"The Trump administration has drafted a plan to repeal a fundamental scientific finding that gives the United States government its authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions and fight climate change, according to two people familiar with the plan."

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Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [25]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [27], 07/24/2025
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July 30, 2025

USC Annenberg/CHJ Webinar: Disappearing Data and How Reporters Can Respond [28]

This USC Annenberg/Center for Health Journalism webinar will review the new holes in the federal data landscape and discuss potential strategies for reporters looking to ground stories on a firm foundation of data and facts. 1-2 p.m. ET.

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"Hundreds of NASA Employees, Past and Present, Sign Letter of Formal Dissent" [33]

"The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts that would halt many science missions."

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Source: NYTimes [35], 07/23/2025
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"FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Chief Resigns, Citing Agency ‘Chaos’" [36]

"The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue unit has resigned, telling colleagues he was frustrated by bureaucratic hurdles the Trump administration imposed that delayed the agency’s response to deadly flooding in Texas, according to three people familiar with his reasoning."

Climate Change [2]
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Source: NYTimes [37], 07/23/2025
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"Former BP Spokesperson Is Now EPA Region 6 Chief of Staff" [38]

"Wynn Radford IV, chief of staff for the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, previously worked as a spokesperson for the multinational oil company BP following the Deepwater Horizon disaster."

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Government [7]
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Source: Inside Climate News [41], 07/22/2025
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"Trump Radically Overhauls EPA Mission, Scope in First Six Months" [42]

"Just six months into his second term, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to reshape the Environmental Protection Agency in ways not seen over its 55-year history, drastically restructuring offices, realigning priorities, and reducing staff."

Chemicals [43]
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Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [10]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [44], 07/22/2025
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As Wildfires Rage, Trump Cuts Force Firefighters To Clean Toilets: Critics [45]

"The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration have left fire teams understaffed, as the country grapples with decade-high U.S. wildfire numbers this year."

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Source: Reuters [47], 07/22/2025
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