Enviros Sue Trump Admin to Restore Web Tools for Climate, Pollution Impacts
"The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025
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Trump Exempts Nearly 70 Coal Plants From Biden Rule On Mercury And Air Toxics
"The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene."
Source: AP, 04/16/2025
Commercial Salmon Fishing In Calif. Will Be Closed For 3rd Year In A Row
"The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling numbers of fish, fishing regulators voted Tuesday."
Source: AP, 04/16/2025
Judge Orders Agencies To Release Billions From Two Biden-Era Initiatives
"A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country."
Source: AP, 04/16/2025
Burgum Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Safety Violations
"Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met mines to emphasize the administration’s commitment to lifting regulations on the extraction of ‘clean beautiful coal.’ He did not mention the company’s checkered safety and environmental record."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025
Trump Ends Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Black Alabama Communities
"The Trump administration announced Friday that it was terminating a historic settlement aimed at improving wastewater treatment services for Alabamians in majority-Black communities harmed by raw sewage, calling the agreement an “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025
"Researchers Identify US Counties With Worst Drinking Water Violations"
"The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found."
Source: The Hill, 04/16/2025
"Inside Trump’s Plan to Halt Hundreds of Regulations"
"The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more."
Source: NYTimes, 04/16/2025
"Inside The Fight To Save California’s Dying Sea Lions From Toxic Algae"
"An animal’s chance of survival after domoic acid poisoning is 50-50, and this year an outbreak has sickened hundreds"
Source: Guardian, 04/15/2025
France’s New High-Speed Train Has Americans Asking: Why Can’t We Have That?
"Here's why the U.S. is behind on building high-speed rail — and what could create momentum to catch up."
Source: Grist, 04/15/2025
