"Trump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants"
"Dozens of programs, many linked to climate change and diversity, have been designated for elimination by DOGE, according to people with knowledge of the plan."
Source: NYTimes, 05/08/2025
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Congress Asks Whether FEMA Is Ready for Hurricane Season Amid Cuts
"The agency’s acting head faced questioning by lawmakers over canceled grants, plans to limit relief and a projected $8 billion disaster fund deficit."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/08/2025
"Anti-Government Group Threatens Crucial Weather Radars, NOAA Warns"
"An anti-government group is making threats against weather equipment that it says is a “weather weapon” controlled by the military, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned employees."
Source: Washington Post, 05/08/2025
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"Trump Wants To Rebuild Alcatraz. Experts Are Skeptical."
"The former island prison is both a National Historic Landmark and a national park site that draws more than a million visitors each year."
Source: E&E News, 05/07/2025
"Trump’s Plan To Merge ESA Offices Could Be A Hard Sell"
"The idea of moving endangered species work done by NOAA Fisheries to the Fish and Wildlife Service has been considered several times."
Source: E&E News, 05/07/2025
"Why 35 House Democrats Joined Republicans Against a Major Climate Policy"
"Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry."
Source: NYTimes, 05/07/2025
"E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program"
"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate Energy Star, the popular energy efficiency certification for dishwashers, refrigerators, dryers and other home appliances, according to agency documents and a recording of an internal meeting."
Source: NYTimes, 05/07/2025
"NAACP Joins Fight For Chemours To Disclose Documents"
"An area branch of the NAACP has joined the fight to keep Chemours and its predecessor company DuPont from shielding thousands of pages of documents from the public eye."
Source: Coastal Review, 05/07/2025
