"Trump Ally Seeks To Topple Pipeline Safety Enforcement"
"The pipeline company led by President Donald Trump’s biggest energy donor is trying to upend the way the federal government enforces pipeline safety law."
Source: E&E News, 03/27/2025
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Is Planting Trees 'DEI'? Trump USFS Cuts Nationwide Tree-Planting Effort
"The Trump administration's efforts to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs has hit an unexpected target: In February, communities around the country learned that funding was canceled for a nationwide tree-planting program aimed at making neighborhoods cooler, healthier and more resilient to climate change."
Source: NPR, 03/26/2025
"California Launches First-In-Nation Satellite Tech To Curb Methane Leaks"
"California air quality regulators announced the launch of a first-in-nation satellite data project Friday, with the aim of monitoring and minimizing methane emissions."
Source: The Hill, 03/26/2025
Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, although battered by Trump administration attempts to impose massive staff and budget cuts on the agency, nevertheless continues to publish critical climate information, including some dire drought warnings in the spring outlook published March 20 by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/26/2025
EPA Cuts Grants For Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions
"The Trump administration has eviscerated a grant program designed to make U.S. industry cleaner and more competitive by improving measurement of emissions from building materials. The Environmental Protection Agency says it has canceled $116 million in grants to 21 recipients that include universities and trade groups, according to information obtained by the Sierra Club through a public records request."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/26/2025
"Republicans Helped Some Environment Programs Dodge DOGE"
"Republican lawmakers have succeeded in back-channeling with Trump officials to save energy and environment programs and workers from the wrath of Elon Musk."
Source: E&E News, 03/26/2025
Utilities Don't Want To Clean Up Their Toxic Coal Ash. EPA Grants Their Wish.
"Advocates fear the agency will “justify avoiding any enforcement whatsoever” of millions of tons of coal ash nationwide."
Source: Grist, 03/26/2025
"Trump Wants States To Handle Disasters. States Aren't Prepared"
"President Trump has signed an executive order directing state and local governments to "play a more active and significant role" in preparing for disasters. For months, Trump has said he's considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the country's disaster response arm."
Source: NPR, 03/26/2025
EPA Knew It Wrongfully Canceled Dozens Of Environmental Grants: Documents
"Trump officials knew their legal justification for terminating dozens of Environmental Protection Agency grants was flawed, according to documents and internal emails reviewed by The Washington Post."
Source: Washington Post, 03/26/2025
"NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change"
"The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica."
Source: ProPublica, 03/25/2025
