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March 23, 2025

DEADLINE: Opening Doors Initiative for BIPOC Journalism Students [1]

The two-year "Opening Doors Initiative," a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in public media newsrooms, will provide skills training, mentorship and paid internships for ten BIPOC journalism students, with a focus on science, health and economics reporting. Apply by Mar 23, 2025.

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FDA Purges Material On Clinical Trial Diversity, Under Trump DEI Ban [7]

"An effort by the Trump administration to pull down Food and Drug Administration website pages focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring that clinical trials used to test drugs and medical devices include people of different ethnic and economic backgrounds."

Diversity [4]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: STAT News [14], 01/31/2025
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Meta Agrees To Pay Trump $25 Million To Settle Suit Over Facebook Suspension [15]

"Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations and other claims following the company suspending him from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol."

Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [16], 01/31/2025
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"Power Companies Pressure Trump EPA To Roll Back Rules On Toxic Coal Ash" [17]

"A coalition of U.S. power companies is demanding ​“immediate action” from the Trump administration to roll back federal regulation of toxic coal ash and rescind recent enforcement actions."

Chemicals [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Canary Media [22], 01/31/2025
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Mass. Lobster Fishing Limits To Protect Whales Restored By Appeals Court [23]

"A federal appeals court on Thursday restored a U.S. agency rule restricting lobster and Jonah crab fishing off the Massachusetts coast to protect endangered whales, rejecting a claim that the agency did not deserve deference under a recent landmark Supreme Court case."

Biodiversity [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [26]
Transportation [27]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Source: Reuters [29], 01/31/2025
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"EPA Cuts Off IRA Solar Money Already Under Contract" [30]

"EPA sent letters to recipients of a nationwide solar program Tuesday informing them that their grants had been paused until further notice."

Climate Change [31]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [33], 01/31/2025
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"How US States Are Leading The Climate Fight – Despite Trump’s Rollbacks" [34]

"As the Trump administration rolls back decades-old environmental protections and pulls Biden-era incentives for renewable energy, state-level advocates and officials are preparing to fill the void in climate action."

Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [20]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [36], 01/31/2025
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"Senate Confirms Burgum As Interior Secretary" [37]

"The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary Thursday in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Senate Democrats joining every Republican in the chamber."

Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [38]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [39], 01/31/2025
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"A New Strain Of Bird Flu Is Found On A California Duck Farm" [40]

"A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation."

Agriculture [41]
Biodiversity [24]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Health [8]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [26]
Wildlife [38]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [43]
Source: LA Times [44], 01/30/2025
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Amid Freeze Fracas, Uncertainty Lives On For Environmental Programs [45]

"A chaotic back-and-forth over President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans has farmers, activists, organizations and businesses wondering whether they will receive the funding they rely on. It’s funding that among many other things is being used to address environmental problems or tackle climate change."

Climate Change [31]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [35]
Infrastructure [46]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [47], 01/30/2025
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