Black Women Fight for Life in Houston’s Most Toxic Neighborhood
"In Settegast, where the average person dies before retirement age, Black women battle environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living."
Source: Capital B, 07/29/2025
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"How Brazil's 'Devastation Bill' Puts Amazon At Risk Of Deforestation"
"As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon city of Belém in November, President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva is under pressure to veto a measure that could have a huge impact on the world's largest tropical rainforest."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/29/2025"As a Heat Wave Roiled Illinois, People Incarcerated Suffered The Most"
"As heat grips Illinois this summer, one group is more vulnerable to extreme heat than any other: Those incarcerated inside the state’s decaying prisons and jails."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/29/2025GOP May Kill Ban On Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge
"Republicans are quietly moving to kill proposed regulations for PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge that is spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers across the country, destroyed their livelihoods and contaminated food and water supplies."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/29/2025As Trump Shrinks FEMA, Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By
"In a government survey, state and local officials said they were overworked, underpaid and underappreciated."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/29/2025Fishing Groups Push To Delay Protections For Endangered Right Whale To 2035
"A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years. The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 370 and has declined over the last 15 years."
Source: AP, 07/29/2025"Interior Officials Commit To "Rebuilding" Grand Canyon's North Rim"
"Interior Department officials are committed to "rebuilding" the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park that's been partially overrun by a lightning-ignited fire that claimed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, dozens of guest cabins, and concessionaire facilities."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 07/29/2025"Opinion: A Half-Century After ‘Jaws,’ The Truth Is Clear"
"There are few summer traditions more predictable than turning sharks into profit. Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, “Jaws” established the template for the modern-day blockbuster, combining mass marketing and high-concept thrills that all but guarantee mega box-office returns. But the film’s lasting power lies in how it transformed a relatively obscure marine predator into a cultural icon and villain that could be used for financial gain."
Source: Washington Post, 07/29/2025"The Drying Planet"
"As the climate warms, new data shows huge swaths of land across the globe are quickly drying, threatening humanity’s supply of fresh water."
Source: ProPublica, 07/28/2025"Interior Increases Targets For Layoffs"
"The Interior Department is expanding its targets for layoffs to include more than 1,400 “competitive areas” — an increase of hundreds of categories since its first notice this spring — including new units within the Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Office of the Secretary, according to an internal document."
Source: E&E News, 07/28/2025Committee Moves Bayer And Pesticide Makers Closer To Protections From Suits
"A group of US lawmakers failed on Tuesday to beat back a provision in a congressional appropriations bill that would help protect pesticide makers from being sued and could hinder state efforts to warn about risks of pesticide products."
Source: The New Lede, 07/28/2025Climate Advocates Outraged At Trump Admin Plans To Fast-Track AI Sector
"The Trump administration has unveiled plans to speed the development of the highly polluting artificial intelligence sector, sparking outrage from climate advocates. Rolled out on Wednesday, the 28-page scheme pledges to remove so-called “bureaucratic red tape” and streamline permitting for datacenters, semiconductor manufacturing facilities and fossil fuel infrastructure."
Source: Guardian, 07/28/2025"Controversial Interior Department Aide From DOGE to Leave Agency"
"Tyler Hassen, a former Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who was given sweeping powers to overhaul the Department of the Interior, is leaving the agency, he confirmed on Friday."
Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2025"EVs Had A Decent Quarter. The Next Could Be Record-Breaking."
"Tesla had another dreary quarter and GM is doubling down on EV production as automakers gear up for the end of federal tax credits."
Source: Canary Media, 07/28/2025"Denied Federal Flood Relief, A Maryland Town Is Left On Its Own"
"The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them."
Source: Washington Post, 07/28/2025
