"Trump Allows Hunting In National Wildlife Refuges Despite Shutdown"
"The Trump administration directed staff to open wildlife refuges to hunters even as many national parks and other government services close."
Source: Washington Post, 10/20/2025
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FPF Webinar: Unpaywalled — The Case for Making Public Records-Based Reporting Free
Government secrecy is surging, and public access to information is disappearing. Some newsrooms are making reporting based on public records free to everyone or removing paywalls and other barriers. Could this be the future of investigative journalism? Join Freedom of the Press Foundation to discuss the issues. 2 p.m. ET.
DEADLINE: DC Environmental Film Festival
Submit your film in any genre with a theme related to the natural and built environment to the 2026 DCEFF, taking place March 19-28, at venues throughout Washington, D.C. Categories include films 40 minutes or less and greater than 40 minutes. Cash prizes. Deadline: Dec 1.
US Blocks Global Fee On Shipping Emissions As IMO Meeting Ends
"With trade threats from President Donald Trump, the U.S. derailed the world’s first global carbon fee on shipping as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations."
Source: AP, 10/20/2025
"Department of Interior to Start Layoffs Monday, Union Says"
"The Department of Interior is preparing mass layoffs beginning Monday despite a federal judge’s order prohibiting firings due to the shutdown, a federal employee union said Thursday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/20/2025
NY To Appeal After Judge OKs Radioactive Indian Point Water In The Hudson
"A federal judge in New York last month struck down the state’s Save the Hudson Act, a law that aimed to prevent Holtec International, the owner of the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear plant, from dumping over a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River."
Source: Nexstar, 10/20/2025
"Mystery Heatwave Warms Pacific Ocean To New Record"
"The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists."
Source: BBC News, 10/20/2025
"Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains"
"Colorado oil and gas companies used toxic chemicals prohibited under state law in operations involving dozens of wells on either side of the Rocky Mountains over at least the last 18 months, a Capital & Main investigation found."
Source: Capital & Main, 10/20/2025
"ICE Detainees Face Greater Risk From Extreme Heat Than Most Prisoners"
"Detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities may be more vulnerable to extreme heat exposure than people housed in federal, state and county prisons, according to a Washington Post analysis, and this disparity is likely to grow as ICE expands the nation’s immigration system."
Source: Washington Post, 10/20/2025
"Banking Alliance Aimed At Limiting Fossil Fuel Investments Collapses"
"A coalition formed to align the international banking sector’s investments with global climate goals has disbanded nearly four years after it was launched."
Source: Mongabay, 10/20/2025
