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Pa. Fracking Firm Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow

"A natural gas company has surrendered its permits to pump water from a western Pennsylvania creek in a move welcomed by environmentalists fearful of rising industrial demand for surface water and the growing threat of climate change."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/02/2025

"Is The Oil And Gas Boom Harming New Mexico’s Students?"

"Fossil fuel revenues bankroll education spending in this state, but schools exposed to industry pollution face environmental risks that can affect children’s health and performance." 

Source: Searchlight NM/AP, 06/02/2025

"White House Releases Details About Proposed Budget Cuts"

"EPA’s core workforce would shrink to its smallest size since the mid-1980s, while funding for numerous grant programs would be zeroed out, according to new documents released Friday."

Source: E&E News, 06/02/2025

Analysis: Trump Administration Attacks Science, As Environment Suffers

It’s not just scientists who are being lost to the new administration’s extensive firings of federal workers. A Backgrounder Analysis argues it’s the science itself. It’s happening at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but also across agencies that conduct research to protect health and the environment, whether around toxic chemicals or on the battleground of climate change science. A frank look at the reality and what’s being lost for journalists and the communities they serve.

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