"The Weak Link In Trump’s Anti-EJ Push: State Permits"
"President Donald Trump wants to get environmental justice out of the federal government. In state capitals, those ideas are more firmly entrenched than ever."
Source: E&E News, 02/11/2025
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"Climate Funding Freeze Hits States From Arizona To Vermont"
"States and companies are feeling the squeeze from President Donald Trump’s decision to shut off access to climate and clean energy programs funded by the Department of Energy."
Source: E&E News, 02/11/2025"Federal Judge Grants Restraining Order On NIH Funding Cuts"
"A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted a restraining order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its recent research funding cut after 22 states filed a lawsuit to block the order."
Source: The Hill, 02/11/2025PBS To Shutter DEI Office Following Donald Trump’s Executive Orders
"PBS is closing an office dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, following Donald Trump‘s series of executive orders targeting such programs. The announcement comes amid the prospect that public television funding will be targeted by the current administration and Republicans in Congress."
Source: Deadline, 02/11/2025Trump Pushes For Plastic Straws As He Declares Paper Ones ‘Don’t Work’
"President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work” and don’t last very long."
Source: AP, 02/11/2025“We Feel Terrorized”: EPA Employees Decide to Stay or Go Under Trump
"More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA while reversing environmental protections."
Source: ProPublica, 02/10/2025"As War Halts, the Environmental Devastation in Gaza Runs Deep"
"The war in Gaza has taken a heavy toll on the environment, with water supplies contaminated, raw sewage pouring into the Mediterranean, once-fertile soils ruined, and the land stripped of trees. Experts say the extent of the damage needs to be tallied to help plan for a recovery."
Source: YaleE360, 02/10/2025"Battle Rages Over Proposed Legal Protections For Pesticide Makers"
"Pesticide company efforts to push through laws that could block litigation against them is igniting battles in several US farm states and pitting some farm groups against each other. Laws have been introduced in at least 8 states so far and drafts are circulating in more than 20 states, backed by a deluge of advertising supporting the measures."
Source: The New Lede, 02/10/2025"CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People"
"The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report."
Source: NYTimes, 02/10/2025"U.S. Aid Agency’s Climate Programs Aimed to Curb Migration. Now They’re Gone."
"Aid projects were designed to help Central Americans withstand extreme weather at home. Their end could undercut Trump’s goal of reducing migration."
Source: NYTimes, 02/10/2025"Study Finds Microplastic Contamination In 99% Of Seafood Samples"
"Microplastics contamination is widespread in seafood sampled in a recent study, adding to growing evidence of the dangerous substances’ ubiquity in the nation’s food system, and a growing threat to human health." "The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp".
Source: Guardian, 02/10/2025"Supreme Court Rebuffs Trump Admin Bids To Pause EPA Cases"
"In a setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court has rejected requests to freeze proceedings in a set of pending cases, including one involving California’s long-standing authority to set strict tailpipe emissions for vehicles."
Source: E&E News, 02/10/2025"Huffman Demands Probe Of DOGE’s ‘Illegal’ NOAA Actions"
"The House Natural Resources ranking member is worried Elon Musk could stand to benefit if parts of NOAA were privatized."
Source: E&E News, 02/10/2025Trump’s LNG Strategy Makes No Sense. It Will Raise Gas Prices.
"President Trump says increasing liquefied natural gas exports will lower gas prices. He’s got it all backward."
Source: Sierra, 02/10/2025"California Introduces Online Dashboard to Track Silicosis Cases"
"The California Department of Public Health has unveiled an online dashboard that tracks cases of the lung disease silicosis among fabricators of artificial-stone countertops in the state."
Source: Public Health Watch, 02/10/2025
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