Environmental Politics

Anti-DEI Push Kills $75 Million Grant To Plant Trees In Places That Need Them

"Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution from the big ships traveling the nearby Mississippi River and that offer shade on sweltering summer days."

Source: AP, 03/05/2025

"Trump's 'God Squad' Timber Logging Mandate Is Legally Murky"

"President Donald Trump’s plans to use the “God Squad” and emergency provisions of the Endangered Species Act to promote widespread logging on public lands are likely illegal and little more than rhetoric without the force of law, legal experts say."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/05/2025

UN Sets August Date For Extra Session To Finalize Plastics Treaty

"The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan, South Korea."

Source: Reuters, 03/04/2025

Trump Official Who Tried To Downplay Major Climate Report Now Will Oversee It

"A former Trump official who alarmed scientists years ago when he attempted to meddle with a congressionally mandated climate report has returned to the White House in a role that’s expected to heavily influence the next version of the assessment."

Source: E&E News, 03/04/2025

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