Economy & Business

"Fossil Fuel Companies Get Direct Email Line To Trump For Exemption Requests"

"Donald Trump’s administration has offered fossil fuel companies an extraordinary opportunity to evade air pollution rules by simply emailing the US president to ask him to exempt them."

Source: Guardian, 03/28/2025

Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, although battered by Trump administration attempts to impose massive staff and budget cuts on the agency, nevertheless continues to publish critical climate information, including some dire drought warnings in the spring outlook published March 20 by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/26/2025

EPA Cuts Grants For Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions

"The Trump administration has eviscerated a grant program designed to make U.S. industry cleaner and more competitive by improving measurement of emissions from building materials. The Environmental Protection Agency says it has canceled $116 million in grants to 21 recipients that include universities and trade groups, according to information obtained by the Sierra Club through a public records request."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/26/2025

EPA Knew It Wrongfully Canceled Dozens Of Environmental Grants: Documents

"Trump officials knew their legal justification for terminating dozens of Environmental Protection Agency grants was flawed, according to documents and internal emails reviewed by The Washington Post."

Source: Washington Post, 03/26/2025

Oil And Gas Money Shapes Research, ‘Echo Chamber’ In Higher Education

"Jackson Voss loves his alma mater, Louisiana State University. He appreciates that his undergraduate education was paid for by a program dreamed up by an oil magnate and that he received additional scholarships from ExxonMobil and Shell. But the socially conscious Louisiana native was also aware of what the support of those companies seemed to buy — silence."

Source: Floodlight, 03/24/2025

Duffy Gives NYC 30-Day Congestion Pricing Extension, Puts Hochul ‘On Notice’

"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the administration was giving New York City a 30-day extension for its congestion pricing plan and putting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) “on notice.”

Source: The Hill, 03/21/2025

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