Climate Change

DOE Watchdog Will Audit Trump Cuts Of Nearly $8B In Clean Energy Grants

"An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects across 16 states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election."

Source: AP, 12/19/2025

Senate Confirms Isaacman as NASA Administrator In Do-Over After Musk Feud

"The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk."

Source: AP, 12/19/2025

"SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power"

"The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overcame opposition from environmentalists and many Democrats who oppose the bill’s sweeping changes to a bedrock environmental law."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/19/2025

As Trump Promotes Coal, No Respite For Communities Choking On Industry Dust

"David Jones Jr. is no stranger to treacherous work. For years, the 45-year-old South Baltimore resident made his living scaling tall buildings to install signs. But for Jones, the real danger has been in and around his home: Jones and his wife live a few hundred feet away from a large coal terminal where dust from mountainous, uncovered coal piles has blown over the community day after day for decades."

Source: The New Lede, 12/18/2025

"Data Centers Have A Political Problem — And Big Tech Wants To Fix It"

"Tech companies and lobbyists are investing millions of dollars to tackle a new political problem for the industry: Data centers, the lifeblood of the growing artificial intelligence economy, are becoming toxic with voters."

Source: Politico, 12/18/2025

Denying Trump Climate Report, Study Shows US Sea-Level Rise Is Accelerating

"The rate of sea-level rise along U.S. coastlines has more than doubled over the past 125 years, according to a new analysis that examined data from scores of tide gauges from around the country."

Source: Washington Post, 12/18/2025

Trump Admin Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center

"The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions."

Source: NYTimes, 12/18/2025

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