"Storm Eowyn Brings Hurricane-Level Destruction To Ireland"
"With hurricane-force winds of 84 mph, gusting to 114 mph, Éowyn was the strongest storm on record for Ireland."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 01/28/2025
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"State Warns Of Looming ‘Systemic Failure’ Of Trenton’s Water Utility"
"In the summer of 1975, Trenton’s public water utility experienced so many failures that its reservoir ran dry and residents had no water, forcing fire trucks to line up for miles to pump water from the suburbs and civil defense to truck in water, too. ... Fifty years later, little has changed at Trenton Water Works, according to two new independent reports the state Department of Environmental Protection issued Monday."
Source: States Newsroom, 01/28/2025Notorious WV Chemical Plant Polluting Water With Toxic PFAS, Lawsuit Claims
"The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, a new lawsuit alleges."
Source: Guardian, 01/28/2025"Guardian Investigation Fuels Class-Action Lawsuit Against Petro Giant"
"Oil giant Marathon Petroleum is fighting an expanded class-action lawsuit fueled by an investigation by the Guardian and Forensic Architecture, which examined a huge toxic blaze at the company’s sprawling refinery in south-east Louisiana in 2023."
Source: Guardian, 01/28/2025Trump’s Denali Effort Puts A Spotlight On A Little-Known Panel Of Experts
"Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate American greatness and to recognize those who have made contributions throughout history. ... The U.S. Board on Geographic Names will play a role."
Source: AP, 01/28/2025"Saguaro Struggles: A Desert Icon Feels the Heat"
"Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros."
Source: The Revelator, 01/28/2025"Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists"
"President Trump is stocking the Environmental Protection Agency with officials who have served as lawyers and lobbyists for the oil and chemical industries, many of whom worked in his first administration to weaken climate and pollution protections."
Source: NYTimes, 01/27/2025Mass Firing: Trump Removes Independent Inspectors General At 17+ Agencies
"The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws." EPA, Energy Dept., Interior, Commerce, Agriculture are included in the list.
Source: AP, 01/27/2025"How Big Insurance’s Investment in Fossil Fuels Came Back to Bite It"
"In a vicious cycle, the sector’s financing of oil and gas is having an impact on its bottom line."
Source: Capital & Main, 01/27/2025Trump Quietly Withdraws Proposed Limits On PFAS In Industrial Wastewater
"Amid a flurry of actions curtailing Biden’s environmental policies, the administration of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump this week withdrew a plan to set limits on toxic PFAS chemicals in industrial wastewater."
Source: The New Lede, 01/27/2025US Is Trying To Unravel A Hacking Plot That Targeted Climate Activists
"A yearslong U.S. Justice Department investigation of a global hacking campaign that targeted prominent American climate activists took a turn in a London court this week amid an allegation that the hacking was ordered by a lobbying firm working for ExxonMobil. Both the lobbying firm and ExxonMobil have denied any awareness of or involvement with alleged hacking."
Source: NPR, 01/27/2025EPA Takes Unprecedented Step To Remove Uranium Waste From Navajo Nation
"The decision opens the door for new ways to manage uranium pollution on tribal land"
Source: High Country News, 01/27/2025134M Poultry And Counting: Charts Show Counties Hardest-Hit By Bird Flu
"The latest data from the CDC and USDA show the continued devastating effects of bird flu outbreaks across the United States – with Iowa, the nation's leading egg producer, suffering substantial losses."
Source: Investigate Midwest, 01/27/2025"Along With Devastation, LA Fires Bring Health Hazards in Smoke and Ash"
"Here's what you need to know about toxic fallout from a major wildfire"
Source: Sierra, 01/27/2025EPA Proposal For Pesticide Tied To Reproductive Harm Lands Back With Trump
"US environmental regulators are planning to change allowable levels of a weedkiller linked with reproductive health problems to a concentration critics say discounts years of documented health and environmental risks — potentially marking a new battlefront within the Trump administration."
Source: The New Lede, 01/27/2025
