Environmental Justice

"How Trump Officials Have Transformed The EPA To Weaken Enforcement"

"The Trump administration is rapidly reshaping the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken enforcement against polluters and slash regulation of industry, according to data reviewed by The Washington Post, with the government shutdown accelerating the shift."

Source: Washington Post, 11/10/2025

"Judge Orders Trump Administration To Release Full SNAP Benefits By Friday"

"A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to release full funding for November’s food assistance benefits by Friday. It comes after the partial funding disbursed by the Agriculture Department earlier this week had yet to reach those who qualify for the benefits."

Source: Washington Post, 11/07/2025

At COP30, Leaders Say Time Running Short To Stop Worst Effects Of Warming

"World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts, as they gathered at the edge of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest for the annual United Nations climate summit."

Source: AP, 11/07/2025

How Powerful Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out

"In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state regulators."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/04/2025

Exxon-Funded Thinktanks To Spread Climate Denial In Latin America: Documents

"Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process."

Source: Guardian, 11/04/2025

Citizen Pollution Monitoring Persists In Louisiana, Despite Law That Limits It

"Communities around Louisiana, in a bid to get more information about the environmental and health impacts of industrial pollution, are taking data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their research findings can be used to enforce state regulations. "

Source: Louisiana Illuminator, 11/04/2025

Tapping Into COP30 To Cover Indigenous Issues

COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. Our Voices of Environmental Justice columnist Yessenia Funes says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous peoples who help protect the vast rainforest region — even for environmental reporters not there in person. Here’s how to tell their stories.

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