"Marty Makary Out as FDA Commissioner"
"While running the FDA, Makary led efforts to get companies to ditch food dyes and was popular among followers of the MAHA movement."
Source: Civil Eats, 05/13/2026
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"Can Trump's New FEMA Pick Save the Beleaguered Disaster Agency?"
"President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote a memo last spring laying out how to kill the disaster agency."
Source: Bloomberg, 05/13/2026
"Trump Reflecting Pool Paint Job Draws New Lawsuit Over Review"
"The Trump administration unlawfully began painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool basin blue without conducting the required consultations before altering a registered historic landmark, a new lawsuit alleged Monday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/13/2026
EPA Plan: Let Work Start On Data Centers, Power Plants Before Air Permits
"EPA on Monday proposed allowing data centers, power plants and other industrial facilities to begin certain construction work before obtaining required federal air permits."
Source: E&E News, 05/13/2026
Watchdog Sues Trump Interior Dept, Demanding Docs on Freedom 250 Funding
"“America’s 250th anniversary celebration is supposed to be an occasion for strengthening public trust in our democratic institutions,” said one advocate. “Freedom 250 is a privately managed slush fund.”"
Source: Common Dreams, 05/13/2026
New U.S. Wildland Fire Service Prepares For Extreme Fire Season
"Across the country, wildland firefighters are staring down what could be one of the most severe fire seasons in recent history. Among those figuring out how to prepare is the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, a brand new agency created by the Trump administration."
Source: NPR, 05/12/2026
Trump DOI Cancels Rule That Made Conservation A ‘Use’ Of Public Lands
"The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land."
Source: AP, 05/12/2026
"Trump Nominates Ousted FEMA Leader to Run the Agency Again"
"President Trump chose Cameron Hamilton to direct federal disaster response. As acting head of FEMA last year, he had opposed abolishing the agency and was ousted."
Source: New York Times, 05/12/2026
Health Advocates Warn FDA Claims Of Baby Formula Safety Contradict Data
"The Trump administration announced earlier this month that hundreds of baby formula samples it tested for toxic chemicals “meet a high safety standard”, but public health advocates warn this claim contradicts data showing a majority were contaminated with dangerous substances, such as Pfas or phthalates."
Source: Guardian, 05/12/2026
Nonprofit Sues To Stop Trump Changes To Reflecting Pool, A Historic Site
"A Washington-area nonprofit Monday asked a federal court to halt President Donald Trump’s efforts to resurface the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying that the president failed to undergo required federal reviews before applying a blue color to the basin."
Source: Washington Post, 05/12/2026
