White House’s Pandemic Preparedness Office Has A Remarkably Tiny Team
"As recently as 2024, the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy had 15 employees. In 2026, it has two."
Source: MS NOW, 07/29/2026
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Energy Dept. Names 5 States For Possible Nuclear Waste Disposal
"The Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is in talks with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho to create special nuclear hubs that would support “final disposition of used nuclear fuel.”
Source: E&E News, 07/29/2026
DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Collapsed Under Trump 2.0; Lawyers Exit
"The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/29/2026
Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate A Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."
Source: AP, 07/28/2026
Leaked Document Reveals White House Nuclear Waste Plan
"The White House is pushing Congress to break a decades-long impasse around the handling of nuclear waste and entice states to get on board, according to a document obtained by POLITICO."
Source: E&E News, 07/28/2026
Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants
"A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/28/2026
Pain Of Forest Service Cuts Lingers In Its Leadership’s Backyard
"The Forest Service remains stretched on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho — a place with ties to key agency leaders — and is leaning on volunteer groups for help."
Source: E&E News, 07/27/2026
Trump NRC Seeks To Eliminate Longstanding Radiation Safety Practice
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world."
Source: AP, 07/27/2026
Tracking The Trump Administration’s Favors To The Pesticide Industry
"The pesticide industry has spent decades building a highly effective influence operation in Washington D.C., shaping how pesticides are regulated and how American agriculture operates."
Source: U.S. Right To Know, 07/27/2026
Trump DOE Admits Clean Energy Grants Were Canceled Based On Politics
"The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."
Source: AP, 07/27/2026
