Infrastructure

"Vote To Overhaul FEMA Canceled After Leaked Report"

"An expert panel advising President Donald Trump about overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled a meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. EST Thursday at which members were set to release a report recommending their changes to the disaster agency."

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

"Federal Judge Blocks FEMA From Canceling Climate Resiliency Grants"

"A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that the Trump administration could not unilaterally cancel a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program that states used for disaster preparation, imposing a potential hurdle in the administration’s efforts to tighten FEMA’s purse strings."

Source: NYTimes, 12/12/2025

"Roadmap For Trump’s FEMA Reforms Set For Release Thursday"

"The Trump administration is set to unveil its plan this week to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a proposal that is sure to be contentious but is not expected to go as far as earlier calls to eliminate the agency completely."

Source: The Hill, 12/11/2025

As NOAA Funding Lags, Critical Ocean Weather System Nears Breaking Point

"Years of underfunding and new delays in federal grantmaking threaten buoys and ocean monitoring assets run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that protect fishermen, cargo ships and endangered species across the country."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/10/2025

"More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters"

"A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis."

Source: Guardian, 12/09/2025

"Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal"

"A federal judge on Monday struck down President Trump’s halt on approvals of all wind power projects on federal lands and waters, dealing a significant legal setback to the administration’s campaign against wind farms."

Source: NYTimes, 12/09/2025

Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026

Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started here.

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Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy in Nev.

"A geothermal startup said Thursday that it has hit gold in Nevada — metaphorically speaking. Zanskar, which uses AI to find hidden geothermal resources deep underground, says that it has identified a new commercially viable site for a potential power plant. The discovery, the company claims, is the first of its kind made by the industry in decades."

Source: WIRED, 12/05/2025

Farmers Block Mexico’s Congress With Tractors To Protest Water Law Proposal

"Dozens of farmers drove their tractors in a caravan to Mexico City and blocked an entrance to Mexico’s Congress on Wednesday to protest a new national water law that imposes stricter controls on water use."

Source: AP, 12/05/2025

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