"Trump Touts ‘Clean Coal’ — But Cuts Programs That Protect Miners"
"A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts."
Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2025
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Energy Efficiency Program Killed; Advocates Say Louisianans Will Pay Price
"In a move energy advocates say will increase electric bills for Louisiana residents and allow the state’s utilities to keep earning money for electricity they don’t provide, Louisiana’s energy regulators voted 3-2 Wednesday to scrap plans for an independently operated energy efficiency program more than 14 years in the making."
Source: Floodlight, 04/21/2025
"Trump’s Tariffs Push ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Into Limbo"
"U.S. oil producers are stuck between President Donald Trump’s policies, benefiting from relaxed environmental regulations but facing weakening oil prices as tariffs weigh on the global economy."
Source: E&E News, 04/21/2025
Trump Admin Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills
"A federal program that helps low-income households pay for heating and cooling costs is in limbo."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/21/2025
"Burgum Halts Work On NY Offshore Wind Project"
"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted construction of a major offshore wind farm off New York on Wednesday, in a marked escalation of President Donald Trump’s fight against offshore wind."
Source: E&E News, 04/18/2025
"Court Blocks Enforcement of New Silica Dust Protections for Coal Miners"
"A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new rule to limit silica dust exposure for coal and other miners. The rule, from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), was imposed last year in response to an epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners."
Source: Public Health Watch/WVPB, 04/18/2025
Climate Activists Were Hacked. Exxon PR Firm Hired The Alleged Attacker
"For years, the U.S. Justice Department has worked to unravel a global hacking campaign that targeted prominent American climate activists. Now, public tax filings reviewed by NPR reveal an unexpected link between the company that allegedly commissioned the attacks and some of the victims."
Source: NPR, 04/17/2025
"White House Moves To Cut BLM Lands Rule, Alaska Protections"
"The Trump administration is moving to rescind two key Biden-era rules finalized by the Bureau of Land Management last year that advanced protections for millions of acres across the West and Alaska’s North Slope."
Source: E&E News, 04/17/2025
"EPA Appeals Judge’s Ruling Requiring It To Unfreeze Climate Dollars"
"EPA appealed Wednesday a federal judge’s order that prevents the agency from blocking $20 billion in climate grants, escalating a legal squabble over the frozen Biden-era money."
Source: E&E News, 04/17/2025
"The Rural N.C. Mayor Betting Big On Clean Energy To Uplift His Hometown"
"In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub."
Source: Canary Media, 04/16/2025
