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"U.S. Honeybee Deaths Soar, And Grocery Store Bills Could Take The Hit" [1]

"Beekeepers across the country are sounding the alarm as honeybee populations are dwindling at an unprecedented rate, a trend that could affect Americans' wallets at the grocery store."

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Source: NBC News [14], 04/03/2025

"Flood Risks Getting Worse Along U.S. Coastlines, New Analysis Shows" [15]

"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."

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Source: Floodlight [23], 04/03/2025

Firing National Park and Forest Workers Stresses Nearby Communities [24]

"As government agencies slash staff managing federal lands, rural populations dependent on outdoor tourism face mounting economic and environmental risks that are trickling down from the cuts."

Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Politics [20]
Forests [25]
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People & Population [27]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 04/03/2025

Calif., 23 States Sue Trump HHS Over Cuts To CDC Infectious-Disease Funds [29]

"California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants designed to make states more resilient to infectious disease, and accused the administration of overreaching its authority by clawing back funding already allocated by Congress."

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Source: LA Times [31], 04/03/2025

"A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss" [32]

"A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal."

Activism [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Justice [19]
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Source: NYTimes [36], 04/03/2025

"Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy" [37]

"The National Institutes of Health has rescinded a scientific integrity policy intended to protect research and communications from political interference, citing the policy's commitment to diversity and inclusion."

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Source: E&E News [39], 04/03/2025

HHS Fires Entire Staff That Helps Low-Income People Afford Heat, AC [40]

"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 [2]
Climate Change [16]
Consumer [5]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Food [8]
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Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [9]
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Source: The Hill [41], 04/03/2025

"Leaked Slides: DOGE Playing Star Role In DOE Kill List Drama" [42]

"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 [16]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [20]
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Source: E&E News [43], 04/03/2025
April 8, 2025

Webinar: Yale Climate Opinion Maps for Journalists [44]

Join the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and Covering Climate Now to learn how to use these Maps, which identify the diversity of public opinion across the country down to the local level, including belief that global warming is happening, is human-caused and levels of public worry about it. Noon ET.

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"EPA Chief Closing Environmental Museum" [47]

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Monday that he is shutting down a museum in the EPA’s headquarters in an effort to cut costs."

Climate Change [16]
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Government [48]
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Source: The Hill [49], 04/02/2025

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