"North Dakota Ranchers Say Trump’s Market Meddling Is Bad For Beef"
"Ranchers are pushing against a Trump administration proposal to import beef from Argentina, a move they say is causing chaos in the market."
Source: States Newsroom, 10/24/2025
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"In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes on Pace to Break a Record"
"The Trump administration stopped updating a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters. A group of scientists has revived it."
Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2025"‘Test Case’ For NEPA: Fast-Tracked Mine Reviews Fuel Outcry"
"BLM is narrowing reviews for proposed mining projects in states like Nevada and Utah. Critics say the agency is on shaky legal ground."
Source: E&E News, 10/24/2025"Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup"
"Three dozen members of Congress, including two Republicans, asked Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explain why the Pentagon has pushed back its cleanup of “forever chemical” contamination at nearly 140 military sites nationwide."
Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2025"A Pro-Dominion Grassroots Group Has Financial Ties — to Dominion"
"Supporters of the Virginia Energy Reliability Alliance were out in force at an air permit hearing last month for the utility’s controversial natural gas “peaker” plant in Chesterfield County. Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest utility, says it’s been “transparent” with regard to its support for the group."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/24/2025"As Heat Gets More Extreme, Pregnant Farmworkers Are Increasingly At Risk"
"Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat, and pregnant workers are coming under greater risk as temperatures rise because of climate change. Many in the U.S. are low-income Latino immigrants who toil under the sizzling sun or in humid nurseries open year round. Heat exposure has been linked to many extra risks for pregnant people, and while protections exist, experts say they need better enforcement and more safeguards are needed."
Source: AP, 10/24/2025"Oil Firm TotalEnergies Made Misleading Green Statements, Court Rules"
"A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled."
Source: Guardian, 10/24/2025Iceland Reports Presence Of Mosquitoes For First Time, As Climate Warms
"This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's history."
Source: NPR, 10/24/2025Montana’s Blackfeet Nation Turns To An Old Friend For Food Sovereignty: Bison
"Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a reality"
Source: Guardian, 10/24/2025Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIEHS
"Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/23/2025"Trump Demolishes White House East Wing"
"President Donald Trump’s move to demolish part of the White House to make way for a $250 million ballroom is eliciting outrage and calls for more oversight before any further changes are made."
Source: E&E News, 10/23/2025"From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy"
"As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages."
Source: NYTimes, 10/23/2025Anti-Science Bills Hit Statehouses, Ending Public Health Protections
"More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law."
Source: AP, 10/23/2025"US Hits Top Russian Oil Companies With Sanctions, EU Bans Russian LNG"
"U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft as his frustration grows with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war."
Source: Reuters, 10/23/2025Melissa To Become Major Hurricane In Caribbean With Intense Winds, Flooding
"As Tropical Storm Melissa crawls through the Caribbean, it will strengthen to a hurricane and unleash torrential rain that may trigger major to extreme flooding and mudslides, endangering lives and property."
Source: AccuWeather, 10/23/2025
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