Economy & Business

"The State of Local News 2025": 20 Years of Data, Deserts and Dynamic Change

"News deserts are widening. Newspaper closures continue unabated. Independent publishers are calling it quits at an alarming rate. Yet local digital-only news sites are multiplying. Many are even thriving."

Source: Medill, 12/01/2025

"New US National Parks Fees For International Visitors Draw Scrutiny"

"Environmentalists and former agency employees warn of increased workloads for park employees at a time when park staffing is already low." "U.S. citizenship will determine how expensive it is to access America’s national parks beginning next year, the Interior Department announced yesterday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 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 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

"How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders"

"Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/24/2025

"Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End"

"Global climate negotiations ended on Saturday in Brazil with a watered-down resolution that made no direct mention of fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming."

Source: NYTimes, 11/24/2025

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