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Smoke From Climate-Fueled Wildfires Added To 1000s Of US Deaths Over 15 Years

"Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study."

Source: AP, 05/09/2025

US Will Stop Tracking Costs Of Extreme Weather Fueled By Climate Change

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change."

Source: AP, 05/09/2025

Trump Admin Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Warned of Arctic Climate Change

"Key datasets used to monitor the impacts of climate change in the Arctic have emerged as the latest victim of cost-cutting by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/08/2025

Millions Depend on Great Lakes’ Water. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

"The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. "

"Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on the face of the planet.

Source: ProPublica, 05/07/2025

"Science Backers Say Proposed Federal Research Cuts Pose Dire Risks"

"President Trump’s proposed budget in the next fiscal year calls for firm support of artificial intelligence and quantum research but makes large cuts to many other parts of the sprawling enterprise of scientific research funded by the federal government."

Source: NYTimes, 05/07/2025

"Scientists Map Where Orphan Wells Pose Threats to Aquifers"

"For the first time, scientists have mapped groundwater variables nationally to understand which aquifers are most vulnerable to contamination from orphan wells." "A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast and California is susceptible to contamination from orphaned oil and gas wells."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/06/2025
May 12, 2025

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"Trump Buyouts Drive Brain Drain At Federal Agencies"

"Federal workers who once held energy and environment positions protecting national parks and public health or trying to bolster the electric grid to avoid disasters are heading for the exit as President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the government accelerates."

Source: E&E News, 05/05/2025

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