Natural Resources

National Parks Open With Limited Staff. Oil/Gas Permitting Continues Apace

"On Tuesday evening, with the federal government on the brink of a shutdown, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum took to social media to tout the agency’s deployment of autonomous lawnmowers on the National Mall and at several other National Park sites."

Source: Public Domain, 10/02/2025

As Trump Cuts NSF By 56 Percent, Arctic Research Center Closes Its Doors

"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30, a casualty of President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts and his administration’s focus on using the Arctic as an outpost for national security and energy dominance — and its push away from science."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/01/2025

Alaskan Graphite Mine Races Toward Approval Without Required Tribal Consent

"A project in western Alaska is being fast-tracked in a process that has not yet included legally required consultations with Inupiaq communities."

Source: Grist, 10/01/2025
October 9, 2025

CCNow Webinar: Covering the COP in the Amazon

As global newsrooms prepare their coverage of COP30, how are Brazilian newsrooms planning for the summit? What do they want their journalistic colleagues from outside of Brazil to understand? Also, access a live feed of COP coverage. Join Covering Climate Now at 12pm ET.

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"Endangered Whooping Crane Dies Of Avian Flu At Wisconsin Wildlife Refuge"

"The International Crane Foundation announced Monday that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds of Wisconsin this fall, died on Thursday after becoming infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, a strain of avian flu."

Source: AP, 09/30/2025

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