RFK Jr. Says DARPA Is Spraying "Chemtrails" — With No Basis In Fact
"The white streaks behind planes are condensation trails made of ice, not chemicals sprayed by the Defense Department"
Source: Poynter, 05/09/2025
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"Trump Officials Ask Court to End Protections for a Strutting, Showy Bird"
"The Trump administration has moved to end federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a showy grouse with the misfortune of inhabiting southern and central grasslands long sought-after for agriculture and energy development."
Source: NYTimes, 05/09/2025
Smoke From Climate-Fueled Wildfires Added To 1000s Of US Deaths Over 15 Years
"Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study."
Source: AP, 05/09/2025
US Will Stop Tracking Costs Of Extreme Weather Fueled By Climate Change
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change."
Source: AP, 05/09/2025
USFS and NPS Worker Cuts Leave Wildland Firefighting Crews Short-Staffed
"Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon."
Source: AP, 05/09/2025
Asbestos Clinic Forced To Close In Montana Town Where Thousands Sickened
"BILLINGS, Mont. — An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF."
Source: AP, 05/09/2025
"Trump Taps MAHA Influencer For Surgeon General, Replacing First Pick"
"The White House pulled the nomination of Janette Nesheiwat to be the surgeon general in favor of Casey Means, a key figure in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement."
Source: Washington Post, 05/09/2025
"Congress Counters Trump With Massive FEMA Restructuring Plan"
"A bipartisan group of House members is drafting a sweeping bill to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency — and in some cases expand its services — in an effort to head off President Donald Trump’s threats to shrink or abolish the agency."
Source: E&E News, 05/09/2025
Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Admin Takes Aim at the Agency
"The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated."
Source: NYTimes, 05/09/2025
"Pope: Climate Change Impacts Poorest And Requires Global Cooperation"
"Speaking on the deteriorating environmental crisis facing the world, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, stressed it is time to move “from words to action.” He said the answer to this challenge must be based on the Social Doctrine of the Church."
Source: Vatican News, 05/09/2025
