"Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War"
"Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat."
Source: NYTimes, 12/01/2025
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What’s Lost With Federal Funding Cuts At USGS Climate Science Centers
"When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard was ours: the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers." "The centers have been helping to track invasive species, protect water supplies and make agriculture more sustainable in the face of increasing drought conditions. They’re improving wildfire forecasting, protecting shorelines and saving Alaska salmon, among many other projects."
Source: The Conversation, 12/01/2025
"Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub"
UPDATE: As of Dec. 1, NPR reports funding for USDA's Beltsville, Md., research center has been resored. No link available.
"Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country."
Source: NYTimes, 12/01/2025
Electric Rates Jump After Trump Rejects Disaster Aid For Michigan Utilities
"A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars."
Source: E&E News, 12/01/2025
FDA Pulls Proposal To Require Talc-Containing Cosmetics To Test For Asbestos
"The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 12/01/2025
FDA Yanks Proposal Requiring Talc-Containing Cosmetics To Test For Asbestos
"The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 11/26/2025
Electricity Prices Jump After Trump Rejects Disaster Aid For Mich. Utilities
"A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars."
Source: E&E News, 11/26/2025
"Trump Exempts Coal Used In Steelmaking From Clean Air Act Rule"
"President Trump is exempting coal used in steelmaking from Biden-era Clean Air Act regulations for two years."
Source: The Hill, 11/26/2025
"Interior Skips NEPA Analysis For Offshore Drilling Expansion"
"The Interior Department will skip the standard environmental analysis for its five-year offshore drilling plan, a break from the agency’s decadeslong practice."
Source: E&E News, 11/26/2025
"EPA To Scrap Lifesaving Soot Pollution Limit"
"The Trump administration has crossed a key threshold in its campaign to toss a stricter air pollution standard for soot, in a move that threatens to erase one of the Biden administration’s core public health accomplishments."
Source: E&E News, 11/26/2025
