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"Johnson Backs Virginia Wind Project In Break With Trump"

"House Speaker Mike Johnson is going to bat for an offshore wind project located off Virginia Beach at a time when the Trump administration has halted the construction of similar projects and the president himself has warned that support for the industry could cost politicians their careers."

Source: E&E News, 09/12/2025

"RFK Jr. Wants More Air Pollution Research, But EPA Shut Down Its Lab"

"Researching air quality is key to improving kids’ health, according to a new strategy from the Make America Healthy Again Commission unveiled Tuesday by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. There’s just one problem: EPA, under Zeldin’s leadership, has shuttered the preeminent laboratory in the country studying air pollution’s impact on people."

Source: E&E News, 09/12/2025
September 18, 2025

DEADLINE: Firelight Fund

The new Firelight Fund will provide grants up to $50,000 to support Black, Brown and Indigenous filmmakers for stories from development through distribution, with a focus on those who are telling urgent stories and using their craft to advance social justice. Deadline: Sep 18, 2025.

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"California’s First Solar-Covered Canal Is Now Fully Online"

"A novel solar power project just went online in California’s Central Valley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region." "The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide."

Source: Canary Media, 09/11/2025

MAHA Report Critics Say Corporate Pressure Wins Over Public Health

"A long-awaited and highly controversial report issued on Tuesday by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission provides a few “crumbs” for public and environmental health advocates, but big wins for powerful food and chemical industries seeking to skirt limits on their products and practices."

Source: The New Lede, 09/11/2025

US Bans on some Fish Imports Could Help Save Marine Mammals Worldwide: Experts

"The Trump administration set strict import bans on fisheries in more than 40 nations that do not meet standards for conserving marine mammals like whales and dolphins." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/11/2025

Trump DOI Wants To Cancel Biden Rule For Conservation As ‘Use’ Of Public Land

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday proposed canceling a public land management rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to open more taxpayer-owned tracts to drilling, logging, mining and grazing."

Source: AP, 09/11/2025

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