Immigrants Cleaning Up Wildfire-Stricken LA face Exploitation, Hazards
"Advocates say workers risk their health and fear speaking out about conditions amid Trump’s immigration crackdown"
Source: Guardian, 04/29/2025
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N. Dakota Enacts First US Law Shielding Roundup From Some Cancer Lawsuits
"A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer."
Source: AP, 04/29/2025
Oil Companies Downplayed Extent Of Spills In Gulf Of Mexico: Investigation
"Mongabay Latam and Data Crítica examined and compared official data of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, including satellite images by scientists studying oil spills and evidence compiled by fishing communities. Their analysis found that most oil spills are not reported."
Source: Mongabay, 04/29/2025
#SEJ2025 LIVE — On-the-Ground Coverage From Reporters in Our Student Newsroom
From the climate crisis and the AI revolution to reporting underserved communities and combating disinformation, the #SEJ2025 LIVE student newsroom covered more than two dozen topical sessions and plenaries from the opening day of the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference in Tempe, Arizona, last week. Get key takeaways and top perspectives, in Part 1 of our coverage from April 25’s program. And tune in to next week’s SEJournal for Part 2, with complete coverage including on-the-scene reporting from conference tours and reporting on the second day’s session program, plus a wide range of images.
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"Which Cities Have The Most Trees? See How Yours Stacks Up."
"Why some U.S. cities are so much greener than others." Includes lookup map.
Source: Washington Post, 04/28/2025
"White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On"
"Over the past two months, the Trump administration has taken steps to eliminate regulations addressing climate change, pull back funding for climate programs and cancel methods used to evaluate how climate change is affecting American society and its economy. Now it is directly undermining the science and research of climate change itself, in ways that some of the nation’s most distinguished scientists say will have dangerous consequences."
Source: ProPublica, 04/28/2025
"Interior Plan Slashes Environmental Reviews To 1 Month"
"Leaning on President Donald Trump’s declared energy emergency, the department aims to limit fossil project reviews to 28 days."
Source: E&E News, 04/28/2025
Burgum Confirms Administration Is Reviewing National Monument Boundaries
"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed Friday the administration is reviewing the boundaries of several national monuments — meaning it eventually could move to shrink them."
Source: The Hill, 04/28/2025
"China Says Trump’s Order on Seabed Mining Violates International Law"
"China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that an executive order President Trump signed a day earlier to accelerate the permitting process for seabed mining in international waters “violates international law and harms the overall interests of the international community.”
Source: NYTimes, 04/28/2025
Supreme Court Could Limit Agencies’ Duty To Consider Environmental Harms
"A forthcoming Supreme Court decision is poised to weaken a bedrock law that requires federal agencies to study the potential environmental impacts of major projects."
Source: Grist, 04/28/2025
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