"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
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"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"Sierra Club Announces New Boss"
"The Sierra Club has hired one of its longtime leaders to serve as executive director as the organization seeks stability after the tumultuous ouster of its former boss, Ben Jealous."
Source: E&E News, 09/16/2025China, Climate And Cop31: Five Takeaways From The Pacific Islands Forum
"A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentials"
Source: Guardian, 09/16/2025"Deal To Curb Billions In Overfishing Subsidies Comes Into Force At WTO"
"A landmark agreement to curb billions of dollars in subsidies contributing to overfishing came into force on Monday, the World Trade Organization said - a move activists hailed as a step towards helping global fish stocks recover."
Source: Reuters, 09/16/2025Illegal Gold Mining Fuels ‘Mercury Boom’ In Mexico, Poisoning People, Nature
"Here in the pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of Mexico – a “mercury boom” is underway."
Source: AP, 09/16/2025Shipping Firms Support First Global Fee On Greenhouse Gases, Opposed By Trump
"Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions."
Source: AP, 09/16/2025Wind And Solar Power Over One-Third Of Brazil’s Electricity For First Time
"Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August, the first month on record the two renewable sources have crossed that threshold, according to government data made public on Thursday and analyzed by energy think tank Ember."
Source: AP, 09/16/2025Calif. Teen Starts Online Journal on Power of Economics to Confront Climate
"Frustrated with the lack of climate action, a high-school student launched Karbon Economics to explore systems that can shape solutions to the climate crisis."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/16/2025EPA Wants To Stop Making Big Polluters Report Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the government."
Source: AP, 09/15/2025"Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs"
"FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny."
Source: KFF Health News, 09/15/2025"Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?"
"Both House and Senate lawmakers have advanced bills rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate climate research at the weather agency."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/15/2025Dwindling Colorado River Can’t Wait For States To Cut Water Use, Experts Say
"A group of experts says Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado River. The river’s major reservoirs are less than one-third full, and another dry winter would push reservoirs toward critically low levels."
Source: LA Times, 09/15/2025As Extreme Weather Increases Flooding on Farms, Federal Support Evaporates
"USDA’s staffing cuts, scuttled conservation programs, and misdirected crop insurance are hitting farmers hard."
Source: Civil Eats, 09/15/2025
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