Environmental Health

Mexico’s Push For US Natural Gas Sparks Community Opposition

"The sun has set and the clouds are washed in purple as Mauricio Contreras and his daughter Eunices head out to fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Eunices casts the heavy net for snapper, pollock or cabrilla while her father pilots their small boat."

Source: AP, 02/05/2026

Trump's EPA Issues Record Low Legal Actions Against Polluters: Watchdog

"The Environmental Protection Agency enforces the country's environmental laws. But a new report shows the Trump EPA has initiated a record low number of actions against polluters, compared to past administrations."

Source: NPR, 02/05/2026

NYC Congestion Pricing Improves Air Quality, but Trump Threatens Its Future

"A toll program in New York City has resulted in environmental gains across all five boroughs. The Trump administration is seeking to end it."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/04/2026

"What One Year Of Trump’s Climate Censorship Reveals"

"President Donald Trump has gone beyond policy overhauls to fundamentally alter the way the government talks about climate change and the environment, limiting or outright deleting countervailing language and evidence during the first year of his second term in office."

Source: Context, 02/04/2026

"Staff Exodus, Case Gridlock: DOJ Environment Division Under Trump 2.0"

"One year after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, at least a third of the lawyers on staff at the Justice Department’s environment division have walked out the door, gutting the government’s capacity to defend its own energy and climate policies and kneecapping its power to keep polluters in check."

Source: E&E News, 02/04/2026

"Global Aid Cuts Could Lead To 9.4 Million Deaths By 2030, Study Projects"

"A new study published Monday in the Lancet puts a number on the potential human toll as the global humanitarian system cracks apart, projecting an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if the current trends persist." "The Lancet study examines how the dismantling of international aid by the U.S. and other countries could undo decades of health gains."

Source: Washington Post, 02/04/2026

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