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August 13, 2025

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"Burgum Nixes ‘Thoughtless’ Biden Approval Of Idaho Wind Farm"

"The Interior Department reversed the Biden-era approval of a contentious wind project in southern Idaho on Wednesday, part of a broader Trump administration effort to shift development on public lands away from renewable energy."

Source: E&E News, 08/07/2025

"The Air Conditioning Dilemma: Cooling Homes Heats The Planet"

"As temperatures soar around much of the world, people are cranking up the air conditioning, but blasting icy air into buildings fuels global warming, which increases demand for more cooling, creating a vicious circle."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 08/07/2025

"Another Burgum Order Coldcocks Solar And Wind"

"An order issued late Friday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that targets wind and solar development has left renewable energy developers and industry observers scrambling to determine whether green energy has any future in the Trump administration."

Source: E&E News, 08/06/2025

"E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy"

"The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter."

Source: NYTimes, 08/06/2025

Trump May Destroy NASA Climate Satellites That Scientists And Farmers Rely On

"The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. If the plans are carried out, one of the missions would be permanently terminated, because the satellite would burn up in the atmosphere."

Source: NPR, 08/05/2025

"New Data Center Proposals Would ‘Kill’ Michigan’s Strong New Climate Laws"

"New Michigan data center plans are on the verge of triggering an “offramp” in the state’s nation-leading climate laws that would effectively halt the shift to renewables less than two years after the plans were approved."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

"NOAA Officials Who Led ‘Sharpiegate’ Investigation Placed On Leave"

"Two top officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who led the investigation into the so-called “Sharpiegate” scandal, were placed on leave amid clashes with the Trump administration, according to a report." "The move comes days before a Senate committee votes on the nomination of Neil Jacobs, who was found to have violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy"

Source: Independent, 08/05/2025

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