"Beautiful Hair": Trump Orders DOE To Repeal Biden Showerhead Flow Limits
"President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to repeal a Biden-era rule restricting water flow from shower heads."
Source: The Hill, 04/10/2025
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Trump Signs Executive Orders To Boost Coal, A Declining Energy Source
"President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline."
Source: AP, 04/09/2025RFK Jr. Directs CDC To Stop Promoting Fluoridation; EPA Will Re-Assess
"Citing health concerns, newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he will direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending that states add fluoride to their water, and will convene a federal taskforce of independent health experts to study the health risks presented by the practice while establishing a new “optimal” level."
Source: The New Lede, 04/09/2025"Judge Orders White House To Allow AP Access To News Events"
"A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump White House to let Associated Press journalists return to the Oval Office and other spaces immediately to cover news events, ruling it was unlawful to block the news service in a dispute over its choice of words."
Source: NPR, 04/09/2025Park Service Restores Original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad Webpage
"The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes."
Source: AP, 04/09/2025National Weather Service Stops Translating Info For Non-English Speakers
"The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather."
Source: AP, 04/09/2025"Bayer’s Effort to Block Roundup Lawsuits Kicks Into High Gear"
"The agrichemical giant is lobbying for state and federal laws that would give it legal immunity from claims that Roundup causes cancer, and launched a new ad blitz."
Source: Civil Eats, 04/09/2025"Worries Grow Over Risks To Americans As Trump Cuts Health, Safety Agencies"
"The chorus of experts issuing warnings include Republican lawmakers, former Trump officials and civil servants who worked under GOP and Democratic presidents."
Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2025"Trump Administration Orders Half Of National Forests Open For Logging"
"The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the president’s aim to significantly bolster the U.S. logging industry."
Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2025Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Firefighters
"President Donald Trump’s executive orders shrinking the federal workforce make a notable exception for public safety staff, including those who fight wildland fires. But ongoing cuts, funding freezes and hiring pauses have weakened the nation’s already strained firefighting force by hitting support staff who play crucial roles in preventing and battling blazes."
Source: ProPublica, 04/08/2025Nations Considering The 1st Global Tax On Emissions For Shipping
"Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax."
Source: AP, 04/08/2025"States Lead On Landfill Methane Emissions As Federal Action Stalls"
"The EPA was set to tighten rules on landfill operators. With Trump in charge, state policies may be the nation’s best bet at curbing these emissions."
Source: Canary Media, 04/08/2025Rio Grande Valley Was Once Covered In Forest. One Man Tries To Bring It Back
"The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world."
Source: Grist, 04/08/2025US Ends Food Aid For Millions. World Food Program Calls It A ‘Death Sentence’
"The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict, according to the organization and officials who spoke to The Associated Press."
Source: AP, 04/08/2025"National Park Service Rewrites History Of Underground Railroad"
"Since Trump took office, the park service —- an agency charged with preserving American history —- has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow."
Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2025
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