Environmental Politics

"Kristi Noem Under Fire For $1 Billion Disaster Relief 'Logjam'"

"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has created a "logjam" for roughly $1 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster prevention projects around the country, NOTUS reported on Wednesday morning."

Source: Raw Story, 01/29/2026

Europe’s Supermarkets Packed With ‘Misleading’ Claims About Recycled Plastic

"Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum." "Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based".

Source: Guardian, 01/29/2026

"Trump Admin Clips EPA Oversight Amid Deregulatory Blitz"

"The Trump administration has squelched both external and internal oversight of EPA’s deregulatory agenda with moves that silence forums for critics, among other impacts, a review by POLITICO’s E&E News has found."

Source: E&E News, 01/29/2026

"Fourth Wind Farm Blocked By Trump Is Allowed To Resume Construction"

"A fourth offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration was temporarily allowed to resume construction on Tuesday, marking yet another legal setback for the White House on the issue."

Source: The Hill, 01/28/2026

Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument Under Threat, This Time From Congress

"A recent, non-binding opinion from the Government Accountability Office may pave the way for Congress to begin rescinding management plans for national monuments across the country, environmentalists and experts say, potentially leading to protected areas being further opened up for resource extraction. And Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah is yet again at the center of the renewed threats to the nation’s monuments."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/28/2026

Despite Low Interest in Drilling, USFS ‘Streamlines’ Oil/Gas Leasing Rules

"The U.S. Forest Service announced revisions to its oil and gas leasing rules today that the agency promises “modernizes and streamlines” the permitting process to drill for fossil fuels in the nation’s forests and grasslands. The changes prompted the ire of environmental groups who say it is the latest in a year’s worth of attacks on public lands protections by President Trump’s administration."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/28/2026

"The ‘Biggest Tragedy’ of Trump’s Gutting of the National Park Service"

"With the second coming of Donald J. Trump, the first Native American director of the National Park Service packed up his belongings in Washington, D.C., and retreated here to the sagebrush outback of eastern Oregon."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/28/2026

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