Environmental Studies

"Birds vs. Wind Turbines: New Research Aims to Prevent Deaths"

"Window collisions and cats kill more birds than wind farms do, but ornithologists say turbine impacts must be taken seriously. Scientists are testing a range of technologies to reduce bird strikes — from painting stripes to using artificial intelligence — to keep birds safe."

Source: YaleE360, 06/17/2025

"National Parks Are Told to Delete Content That ‘Disparages Americans’"

"The Interior Department plans to remove or cover up all “inappropriate content” at national parks and sites by Sept. 17 and is asking the park visitors to report any “negative” information about past or living Americans, according to internal documents."

Source: NYTimes, 06/16/2025

Analysis: 10 Ways That Trump’s Tax Bill Would Undermine His Energy Promises

"President Donald Trump has promised to reduce gas prices, improve energy security, create domestic manufacturing jobs, boost the economy, and ensure that Americans breathe the cleanest air. But by gutting the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, Congress’ big new budget bill would undermine all of these objectives – and more."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2025

EPA Just Delayed Reporting Safety Data On 16 Toxic Chemicals. What To Know.

"The Environmental Protection Agency extended the deadline for reporting health and safety data for 16 toxic chemicals, including benzene, BPA and vinyl chloride."

Source: Washington Post, 06/13/2025

Homeless Are The Group Most Vulnerable To Heat-Related Illnesses By Far

"Last summer, Taylor Weckstein was driving around rural New Mexico in a van delivering medical care to the homeless in the sweltering heat. The Harvard Medical School graduate came across people with severe dehydration, kidney disease and third-degree burns from being seared by the pavement, she recalled."

Source: Washington Post, 06/10/2025

UN Ocean Summit Opens In France As U.S. Government Scientists Stay Away

"World leaders, scientists and officials gathered on Monday to open the third United Nations Ocean Conference and launch a global appeal to save the world's oceans, which scientists say are in bad health." "Glaringly absent are U.S. scientific agencies like NASA and NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Their scientists weren't allowed to attend the summit, say organizers."

Source: NPR, 06/10/2025

"Trump Cuts Would Scrap USGS Biological Research Arm"

"The Trump administration wants to unplug a high-powered U.S. Geological Survey research program whose scientists have helped protect wildlife, manage forests, thwart pests and illuminate nature for over three decades."

Source: E&E News, 06/10/2025

Will DOGE Evaporate Crucial Water Data?

Streamflow data gathered by thousands of U.S. Geological Survey gauges helps track the country’s floods and droughts. But it may be lost if the Trump administration follows up on a decision not to renew leases of USGS water science centers that read the gauges and disseminate the measurements. Reporter’s Toolbox on the value of this database and the risk of its loss.

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