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EPA Aims to Kill Bedrock Scientific Finding For Key Climate Rollback

"The proposal is President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts and appears to represent a shift toward outright denial of the scientific consensus."

"Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said on Tuesday the Trump administration would revoke the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change.

Source: NYTimes, 07/30/2025

As 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, 07/29/2025

"Senate Spending Bills Take Trump To Task"

"Senate appropriators on Thursday approved a $41.5 billion spending bill to fund the Interior Department and EPA, setting up a showdown with the House and President Donald Trump. The bill represents a bipartisan compromise on the agency budgets, a necessity given the need to attract 60 votes on appropriations measures in the Senate."

Source: E&E News, 07/29/2025

"EPA To Launch Plan Tuesday For Undoing Climate Rule Cornerstone"

"The Trump administration is planning to release a proposal Tuesday that would overturn a 16-year-old scientific finding that has allowed three administrations to regulate climate pollution."

Source: E&E News, 07/29/2025

"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

"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

Climate 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

Trump Team Still Eyeing Hundreds Of Thousands Acres Of Public Land For Housing

"Will the administration’s ongoing push to open federal lands for housing development face the same public backlash that Sen. Mike Lee triggered?"

Source: Public Domain, 07/25/2025

Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Interior-Environment Spending Bill

"Senate appropriators on Thursday advanced legislation funding environment and natural resource agencies targeted for deep budget cuts by the Trump administration." "The bill’s spending would be higher than a House Republican proposal and the Trump administration’s budget request."

Source: E&E News, 07/25/2025

US, Mexico Sign Accord To Combat Tijuana River Sewage Flowing Across Border

"The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps and a new timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches, officials from both countries announced Thursday."

Source: AP, 07/25/2025

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