"Scientists Take On Trump: These Researchers Are Fighting Back"
"Through lawsuits, grant tracking, whistle-blowing and more, resistance to the US war on science is growing."
Source: Nature, 09/18/2025
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Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Stokes Legal Concerns
"The Trump Administration wants to vacate approval of US Wind’s Maryland project. Experts believe the move could be illegal and could jeopardize the clean energy transition nationwide."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/18/2025Musk Companies May Have Sidestepped Criticized Environmental Regulations
"Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation, especially given the quick timelines his companies prefer to operate on."
Source: ProPublica, 09/18/2025Trump EPA Will Defend Biden Rule Making Polluters Pay For PFAS Cleanup
"The Trump administration says it will defend a Biden era-rule that is expected to keep polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals.”
Source: The Hill, 09/18/2025Gas Stove Makers Quietly Delete Air Pollution Warnings As They Fight Regs
"Manufacturers sued to stop a Colorado law requiring air quality warnings, arguing gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites once said the opposite."
Source: Grist, 09/18/2025"Trump Files Defamation And Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times"
"President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against the New York Times and four of its reporters, accusing the newspaper of libeling him in several articles in the lead-up to last year’s presidential election."
Source: Washington Post, 09/17/2025"Park Service Is Ordered to Take Down Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes"
"The Trump administration has ordered several National Park Service sites to take down materials related to slavery and Native Americans, including an 1863 photograph of a formerly enslaved man with scars on his back that became one of the most powerful images of the Civil War era."
Source: NYTimes, 09/17/2025"Black Communities, Shaken By Trump Cuts, Feel ‘Left Behind Again’"
"The Trump administration has axed nearly two dozen projects addressing health and environmental issues in Southern Black communities, a Washington Post analysis found, reversing years of work to address pollution, sewage leaks, flooding and more."
Source: Washington Post, 09/17/2025Senator Calls On Big Oil To Disclose Suspected Lobbying Over Climate Rule
"In the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that it will overturn the rule which underpins virtually all US climate regulations, a Senate committee has launched an investigation into a suspected lobbying push that led to the move."
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2025Hanford Will Lock Up Nuclear Waste In Glass — If The White House Lets It
"Hanford vitrification plant set to open but some fear Trump officials are pushing for a cheaper alternative"
Source: Science, 09/17/2025"Effort to Curb Southern California Rail Yard Pollution Stalls Under Trump"
"The region’s rail yards continue to pose serious health hazards, prompting local advocates to push state leaders for action."
Source: Capital & Main, 09/17/2025Solar Evangelists: Houses of Worship Could Help Fuel the Energy Transition
"Some faith-based nonprofits are helping congregations fund energy alternatives, an effort that complements a national Sun Day event this weekend to promote solar use."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/17/2025"Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer"
"America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments."
Source: NYTimes Magazine, 09/16/2025"US And UK Expected To Sign Nuclear Energy Deal During Trump Visit"
"The U.S. and U.K. are expected to sign a deal to bolster nuclear energy as President Trump travels to Britain."
Source: The Hill, 09/16/2025"G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms"
"The provision in the government funding bill could shield pesticide companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits."
Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2025
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