Laws & Regulations

Whistleblower Who Leaked Plans To Build Golf Courses In Florida Parks Sues

"A former worker who leaked information about plans by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to build golf courses and hotels in Florida state parks has filed a whistleblower lawsuit."

Source: AP, 06/12/2025

Phase-Out of FEMA On Course, Trump Says, Raising Worries About Disaster Aid

"The Trump administration will begin dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency later this year, the president announced on Tuesday, setting a tight timeframe for a breakup that many experts warned would likely harm the nation’s ability to respond to disasters."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/12/2025

EPA Says Power Plant Carbon Emissions Aren’t Dangerous. Scientists Disagree.

The Trump EPA on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution. The Associated Press asked 30 different scientists, experts in climate, health and economics, about the scientific reality behind this proposal. Nineteen of them responded, all saying that the proposal was scientifically wrong and many of them called it disinformation.

Source: AP, 06/12/2025

"Summer Staffing Crunch Hits National Parks After Trump Cuts"

"At Yosemite National Park in California, one of the oldest and most popular U.S. natural preserves, the workforce is stretched so thin this season that nearly all staffers, even scientists, are required to take turns cleaning campground toilets, according to two people familiar with conditions there."

Source: Reuters, 06/11/2025

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