Climate Change

"Trump Administration Drops Work On Stronger Building Codes For Disasters"

"For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work."

Source: NPR, 02/24/2025

"Cuts To U.S. Weather And Climate Research Could Put Public Safety At Risk"

"One month into the new Trump administration, firings of scientists and freezes to U.S. research funding have caused an unprecedented elimination of scientific expertise from the federal government. Proposed and ongoing cuts to agencies like the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, could hobble efforts to keep Americans safe during and after disasters."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 02/24/2025

BLM Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale

"After stripping consideration of environmental justice issues and climate costs from its final analysis of the project, President Donald Trump’s administration opened one of its first sales of oil and gas leases on federal land Thursday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/21/2025

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