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Dam Safety Firings Leave Downstream Residents at Risk [1]

Among the widespread federal firings that look like they’re putting the public increasingly at risk are those that strip away government oversight of dam safety. The latest TipSheet looks at what’s at stake and offers up a dozen story ideas, questions to ask and reporting resources to help environmental journalists spot the dam dangers nearest them.

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Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
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National (U.S.) [10]
California [11]
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B.C. Quietly Let Oil And Gas Giant Sidestep Rules For 4,300+ Pipelines [13]

"The British Columbia government quietly granted one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies an exemption for thousands of pipelines that should have been deactivated before a legal deadline, according to documents obtained under freedom of information legislation."

Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [12]
Canada [17]
Source: The Narwhal/IJF [18], 04/04/2025

"Trump Admin. Announces Plans To Build AI Data Centers On Federal Land" [19]

"The Trump administration identified 16 sites for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers Thursday on land owned by the Department of Energy."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [20], 04/04/2025

"Bipartisan Bill To Boost Green Building Materials Glides Through House" [21]

"As the Trump administration cuts or scrutinizes clean industry projects, Congress moves to bolster R&D and deployment of low-carbon concrete, cement, and asphalt."

Climate Change [22]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Canary Media [24], 04/04/2025

"How Tariffs Could Upend the Transition to Cleaner Energy" [25]

"The levies are expected to drive up costs for U.S. companies that rely on renewable energy technology from abroad and scramble supply chains worldwide."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [26]
Technology [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [28], 04/04/2025

"Flood Risks Getting Worse Along U.S. Coastlines, New Analysis Shows" [29]

"Flooding in coastal areas of the United States is projected to occur 10 times more often over the next 25 years, with about 2.5 million people and 1.4 million homes facing severe property damage from sea level rise, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by Climate Central."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Floodlight [33], 04/03/2025

HHS Fires Entire Staff That Helps Low-Income People Afford Heat, AC [34]

"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has fired all of the workers in its program that seeks to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills. Everyone who had been working on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) was let go on Tuesday, according to now-former employee Andrew Germain."

Agriculture [35]
Climate Change [22]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [36]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [37]
Wildlife [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [39], 04/03/2025

"Leaked Slides: DOGE Playing Star Role In DOE Kill List Drama" [40]

"Elon Musk’s government-slashing team is reviewing possible cuts across the Department of Energy, according to materials circulated at an internal meeting and obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [41], 04/03/2025

"Myanmar Just Had ‘The Big One.’ It Should Be A Wake-Up Call For California." [42]

"The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused the destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake."

Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Health [30]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [37]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [43]
Source: Washington Post [44], 04/02/2025

"How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt" [45]

"A faith-based Indiana group and heating contractors in Maine are among hundreds of businesses and organizations stymied by EPA’s attempt to claw back $20 billion of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [37]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [46]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 04/02/2025

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