People & Population

"Life-Saving Avalanche Forecasts Could Be Hindered By Trump Budget Cuts"

"Officials in the Western U.S. who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm. They say they’re worried that the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other environmental scientists could hinder life-saving forecasts that skiers and mountain drivers rely on."

Source: AP, 03/07/2025

"EPA Nominee Says US Should Adapt To, Not Mitigate, Climate Change"

"President Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office in charge of climate change and air pollution said Wednesday that the U.S. should “adapt to” rather than try to minimize climate change."

Source: The Hill, 03/07/2025

National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Admin Appear to Want It Kept Quiet.

"America’s national parks saw more than 331 million visits last year, a record. But the Trump administration does not want to call attention to those numbers, according to a National Park Service memo, amid mass firings of rangers and other employees at the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Arches and other popular destinations."

Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2025

"He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It."

"The new head of the Food and Drug Administration division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies."

Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2025

El Paso Turning Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow

"El Paso Water broke ground on the first U.S. facility that will treat wastewater for direct re-use in a city water supply, using a four-step process to transform wastewater into clean, potable drinking water."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/05/2025

"Hundreds Of Weather Forecasters Fired In Latest Wave Of DOGE Cuts"

"Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said. Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country."

Source: AP, 03/03/2025

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