Environmental Politics

"Parks Gift Shops Directed To Remove Items That ‘Disparage Americans’"

"Trump officials have directed staff at national parks to review all items in gift shops for anti-American content, according to an internal directive reviewed by The Washington Post. The move is part of the administration’s wider campaign to scrub federal institutions of “corrosive ideology” recognizing historical racism and sexism."

Source: Washington Post, 07/14/2025

Utility Says It Can’t Supply Water for Alabama Data Center Without Upgrades

"BESSEMER, Ala. — Developers of a proposed hyperscale data center may find themselves lacking a resource essential for the operation of what would be one of the largest such facilities in the United States: water."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/14/2025

"Union Demands EPA Reinstate Workers, Charging Illegal Retaliation"

"A union for employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is demanding the agency reinstate workers who were placed on leave for signing a letter critical of the Trump administration’s environmental and personnel policies."

Source: The Hill, 07/14/2025

"FEMA Approved Camp Mystic Appeals To Exempt Buildings From Flood Zone"

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved appeals from Camp Mystic to exempt several structures from a flood zone designation over a decade before extreme flooding in Central Texas swamped the Christian girls camp and killed 27 campers and counselors, according to FEMA records."

Source: Washington Post, 07/14/2025

"Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response"

"In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say."

Source: NYTimes, 07/14/2025

"FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show"

"Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Source: NYTimes, 07/14/2025

"States, Enviro Groups Fight Trump Plan To Keep Dirty Power Plants Going"

"State regulators, consumer advocates, and environmental groups say the Department of Energy is acting illegally in forcing aging, costly power plants to stay open." 

Source: Canary Media, 07/11/2025

"DOE Defies Congress By Shifting Funds From Wind, Solar, EVs"

"The Trump administration is diverting federal funds away from the Energy Department’s wind, solar and electric vehicles programs, despite the spending levels set under the current congressionally passed budget, according to a document posted on the agency’s website."

Source: The Hill, 07/11/2025

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