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Trump’s DOT Pulls Trail And Bike Grants It Deems ‘Hostile’ To Cars

"President Donald Trump’s transportation department has been pulling back grants already announced for recreational trails and bicycle lanes, telling local officials their projects fail to promote road capacity or are “hostile to motor vehicles.”"

Source: AP, 09/29/2025

Is Duke Liable for Storm Damage After Funding Climate Denialist Campaigns?

"The state’s first climate deception case unfurled Thursday in North Carolina Business Court, where attorneys for the town of Carrboro and Duke Energy spent six hours sparring over legal arcana to answer a single question: Should a jury hear a case alleging that Duke Energy is responsible for lying about the link between climate change and extreme weather that has inflicted millions of dollars of property damage on the town? "

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/29/2025

Bureau of Land Management to Sell Off Federal Coal Reserve Leases in Wyoming

"The Trump administration has offered coal reserves in Wyoming in its latest move to reinvigorate the country’s coal industry. One environmental lawyer says it’s “ludicrous” to be selling leases for the most expensive and dirtiest form of energy."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/29/2025

Trump Officials Shut Off Funding For USGS Climate Adaptation Centers

"A third of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are expected to drastically wind down and possibly close after Sept. 30." "Tracking bird populations after hurricanes. Mapping the risk of megafires across the Midwest. Identifying less expensive ways to battle invasive plants. Preparing communities’ stormwater drains against intense flooding."

Source: Washington Post, 09/29/2025

Citing Climate Crisis, NAACP Opposes Massive Alabama Data Center

"NAACP leaders cite energy, water usage and a lack of transparency around the project as causes for concern."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/26/2025

"Trump-Backed ‘Stargate’ Project Unveils Plans For 5 AI Sites"

"OpenAI and Oracle announced Tuesday that they are planning to build five new data center sites as part of the “Stargate” project, a development that would significantly expand U.S. AI infrastructure and could affect the makeup of the grid in multiple states."

Source: E&E News, 09/26/2025

Leaders Vowed To Cut Climate Pollution, Then Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels

"The world is producing too much coal, oil and natural gas to meet the targets set 10 years ago under the Paris Agreement, in which countries agreed to limit climate pollution and avoid the worst effects of global warming."

Source: NPR, 09/25/2025
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