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Greens Urge Court To Force Feds To Restore Online Environmental Data

"Advocacy groups are asking a federal court to restore public access to climate and environmental justice webpages removed by EPA and other agencies earlier this year."

Source: E&E News, 05/21/2025

Padilla Puts Hold On Trump EPA Nominees Over Efforts To Ax Calif. EV Mandate

"Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is placing a hold on the Trump administration’s picks for key roles at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over Republican efforts to ax a California state rule that phases out new gas-powered cars in the state."

Source: The Hill, 05/21/2025

Chaos? Trump Plans To Merge Wildland Firefighting Into One Agency.

"President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some former federal officials warn could increase the risk of catastrophic blazes and ultimately cost billions of dollars."

Source: AP, 05/21/2025

"Where Local Forecast Offices No Longer Monitor Weather Around-The-Clock"

"For at least half a century, the National Weather Service has been an around-the-clock operation. But after the U.S. DOGE Service led efforts to shrink the federal government, that is no longer possible in some parts of the country."

Source: Washington Post, 05/21/2025

"FEMA Should Take New Name, States Should Bear Costs, DHS Head Noem Says"

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be renamed as the agency is reformed to increase the burden on states to respond to natural disasters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a meeting on reforming FEMA on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters, 05/21/2025
May 23, 2025

'Silencing Voice of America', in Conversation With Liam Scott and Freedom of the Press Foundation

This conversation about the Trump administration’s attacks on Voice of America and other publicly funded media outlets will examine how these moves threaten the independence of public-interest journalism, what’s at stake for reporters and audiences, and what comes next for press freedom in the U.S. and around the world. 12:30 p.m. ET.

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May 29, 2025

YPCCC Webinar: Understanding and Countering Climate Change Misinformation and Disinformation

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication hosts an online conversation with speakers from Climate Action Against Disinformation, Graphika and University of Cambridge on how climate change disinformation spreads, groups that are susceptible and how climate communicators can respond. 10 a.m. ET.

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