Environmental Politics

"Democratic Senators Demand U.S. Park Police Suspend Hiring Spree"

"Democratic senators are demanding the U.S. Park Police suspend their D.C. recruitment blitz and accuse the Trump administration of “hijacking this federal police force for its own authoritarian purposes,” according to a letter sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Monday morning."

Source: Washington Post, 12/10/2025

Chemical Lobbyists At Trump EPA Double Amount of Formaldehyde Deemed Safe

"Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them." "The chemical industry finally got its wish."

Source: ProPublica, 12/10/2025

"New White House “Hall of Shame” Webpage Expands Trump’s War On The Press"

"“Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” Far from encouraging trustworthy journalism, the new media bias page on the White House website is the Trump administration’s latest effort to pillory the media. Journalists and outlets critical of Trump’s measures are labelled as “offenders” with no factual breakdown of why their reporting is incorrect."

Source: RSF, 12/09/2025

NPS Fee-Free Calendar Drops MLK Day, Juneteenth And Adds Trump's Birthday

"The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from next year's calendar of entrance fee-free days for national parks and added President Trump's birthday to the list, according to the National Park Service, as the administration continues to push back against a reckoning of the country's racist history on federal lands."

Source: NPR, 12/09/2025

"Trump Admin Orders Parks To Purge Shops Of DEI, Trans References"

"The National Park Service has ordered park rangers to remove books and retail items at park gifts shops that run afoul of President Donald Trump’s edicts targeting diversity and equity across the federal government, according to a recent memo viewed by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Source: E&E News, 12/09/2025

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