"Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Bill May Derail U.S. Battery Industry"
"Domestic factories that make batteries to store power to meet America’s rising energy demand depend on Chinese components and federal subsidies."
Source: NYTimes, 05/28/2025
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Pro-Trump 2020 “Stop the Count” Activist Lands High-Level Job at Interior
"Interior Department appointee Daniel Gustafson is a long-time Trump loyalist who participated in a protest to “stop the count” of Michigan ballots in 2020."
Source: Public Domain, 05/28/2025
"In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Battle Over Who Gets to Measure Air Pollution"
"Community groups are fighting an unusual Louisiana law that restricts how they use data from air-quality monitors, saying it violates free speech."
Source: NYTimes, 05/28/2025
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In India, Indigenous Women Make ‘Dream Maps’ To Protect Lands From Warming
"At a small stream in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Indigenous villagers catch eels and fish for a dinner celebrating an annual harvest festival. The bounty of communal farming, foraging and fishing marks the start of a new season."
Source: AP, 05/27/2025
"How Trump’s Return Is Pushing the Media to Self-Censor"
"Trump—as he has made clear again and again—disdains the press. And that hatred has consequences. He has launched legal challenges against outlets whose coverage he deems unfavorable, mocked journalists, and picked an obsequious Federal Communications Commission nominee ready to help him do as he pleases."
Source: Mother Jones, 05/27/2025
Suit Challenges Trump Order To Allow Commercial Fishing In Pacific Monument
"Environmentalists are challenging in court President Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing."
Source: LA Times, 05/27/2025
"From EVs to HVAC, Clean Energy Means Jobs In Central Illinois"
"Decatur has been losing factory jobs for years. A clean energy workforce hub promises renewal — and provides training for students from disenfranchised communities."
Source: Canary Media, 05/27/2025
States, Enviros Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging
"Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and more than a half dozen environmental groups have alleged in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has indefinitely and unlawfully frozen funds for a nationwide electric vehicle program." "Congress appropriated funds in the 2021 infrastructure bill for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. The administration, which opposes EVs in favor of gasoline-power vehicles, has frozen the money."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/27/2025
