Climate Change

Court Temporarily Blocks Trump From Reallocating FEMA Preparedness Funds

"A federal court on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from reallocating funds used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help communities prevent future storm damage."

Source: The Hill, 08/06/2025

Alabama Power Gets OK to Buy $622 Million Natural Gas Plant For Data Centers

"Alabama state regulators have cleared the way for Alabama Power to purchase an 895-megawatt gas-fired power plant, further tying Alabama’s largest electric utility to climate-polluting natural gas for decades to come."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/06/2025

"Another Burgum Order Coldcocks Solar And Wind"

"An order issued late Friday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that targets wind and solar development has left renewable energy developers and industry observers scrambling to determine whether green energy has any future in the Trump administration."

Source: E&E News, 08/06/2025

"E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy"

"The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter."

Source: NYTimes, 08/06/2025

Nations Gather In Geneva To Again Confront The World’s Plastic Crisis

"Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet."

Source: AP, 08/06/2025

Trump May Destroy NASA Climate Satellites That Scientists And Farmers Rely On

"The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. If the plans are carried out, one of the missions would be permanently terminated, because the satellite would burn up in the atmosphere."

Source: NPR, 08/05/2025

"New Data Center Proposals Would ‘Kill’ Michigan’s Strong New Climate Laws"

"New Michigan data center plans are on the verge of triggering an “offramp” in the state’s nation-leading climate laws that would effectively halt the shift to renewables less than two years after the plans were approved."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

"NOAA Officials Who Led ‘Sharpiegate’ Investigation Placed On Leave"

"Two top officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who led the investigation into the so-called “Sharpiegate” scandal, were placed on leave amid clashes with the Trump administration, according to a report." "The move comes days before a Senate committee votes on the nomination of Neil Jacobs, who was found to have violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy"

Source: Independent, 08/05/2025

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