"An independent agency that investigates chemical disasters — including fatal fires and explosions at chemical plants and oil refineries nationwide — would shutter by October 2026 under little-noticed language in White House budget documents released Friday."
Meet SEJ member Ainsley Platt! Ainsley is a reporter for the Arkansas Advocate based out of Little Rock, where she covers state government with a focus on environment reporting. She covers everything from environmental regulations to lithium extraction efforts to big dam controversies.
"An environmental group filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue over staffing concerns at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, established specifically to protect the sea cows."
"A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States."
"The Japanese steelmaker has pledged to extend the life of U.S. Steel’s dirty blast furnaces if Trump greenlights a deal, potentially locking in decades of pollution."
"Two teams of high-powered lawyers clashed this week in Charleston, S.C., over a global-warming question with major implications: Do climate lawsuits against oil companies threaten national security, as President Trump has claimed?"
"US renewables stand to lose big in a trade war, but the sting extends to oil and other energy industries, say researchers from Wood Mackenzie."
"With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to hurricanes."
