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"National Parks Remove Signs About Climate, Slavery And Japanese Detention"

"The National Park Service has removed signs at Acadia National Park in Maine that make reference to climate change amid the Trump administration’s wider effort to remove information that it says undermines “the remarkable achievements of the United States.” A sign has also been removed from at least one additional park that referred to slavery, the detention of Japanese Americans during World War II and conflicts with Native Americans."

Source: Washington Post, 09/22/2025
October 1, 2025

Webinar: Vanishing Numbers — How Federal Data Manipulation and Removal Threaten Journalism and Public Trust

The Journalist's Resource will host a discussion with experts: a former federal statistical agency commissioner; a leading demographer recognized internationally for tracking disaster recovery and climate impacts; and a senior national data leader who has driven innovation in public-interest data across federal, local and nonprofit sectors. 12 p.m. ET.

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September 29, 2025

Up in the Air: Climate Policy Without the Endangerment Finding

Join the UCLA Emmett Institute for a virtual discussion on the fight over the endangerment finding, the Trump administration's possible motivations and legal justifications, as well as the pushback from the scientific community, and what lies ahead in the process. 3:15 p.m. ET.

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Hurricane Helene Hit NC A Year Ago. Some Students Never Returned To School

"When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope across a wooden beam to reach what was once her bedroom."

Source: AP/BRPR, 09/19/2025
October 16, 2025

Beat Academy: Tracking Climate Change Rollbacks

This free Poynter / Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources webinar will teach journalists how to track federal climate policy rollbacks and their local impacts. Learn how to turn climate policy changes into stories your audience cares about. 1 p.m. ET.

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COP30 — Why It Won’t Save the Planet

Just under two months from the start of the annual global forum for managing climate change — the United Nations’ conference of parties beginning Nov. 10 in Belém, Brazil — our Backgrounder analysis laments the vanishingly small chance that nations will agree on managing steadily rising greenhouse gas emissions. A look at the obstacles, plus COP30 reporting challenges, from hotel expenses to diplomatic spin.

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"Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs"

"FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny."

Source: KFF Health News, 09/15/2025

"Trump EPA Seeks To Speed Up Permitting For AI Infrastructure"

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed new measures aimed at speeding construction of infrastructure needed for the rapid buildup of data centers for artificial intelligence that would enable companies to start building before obtaining air permits."

Source: Reuters, 09/10/2025

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