Environmental Politics

Mamdani Faces Scrutiny on Climate, Parks Budget and Environmental Promises

"During his New York City mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani courted votes from environmentalists. He promised to expand green spaces in public schools and equip them with renewable energy, to meet the demands of the city’s building electrification laws and to increase investments in city parks."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/14/2026

Hungary Election Promises Renewable Energy Investment, Pollution Crackdowns

"Hungary’s landslide election today saw Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years as Prime Minister. Having once described EU climate ambitions as a “utopian fantasy” – blaming them for pushing up energy costs and destroying the middle class – Orbán frequently backed policies that were at odds with the net-zero goals set by his government."

Source: Euronews, 04/14/2026

Trump Admin Agrees To Keep Pride Flag At Stonewall National Monument

"The Trump administration has announced it will keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument in New York City, according to Associated Press. The announcement was made as the administration agrees to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ and historic preservation groups seeking to block the flag’s removal, which occurred in February."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/14/2026

AI Boom Derailed Clean-Air Push In One Of America's Most Polluted Cities

"Trump administration rolled back clean-air rules to support AI-driven electricity demand. St. Louis faces poor air quality and high health costs as coal plants remain online."

Source: Reuters, 04/13/2026

"EPA Sets ‘No Surprises’ Science Policy, Reassigns Researchers"

"The Trump administration is tightening its grip over EPA’s scientific enterprise as it prepares to relocate employees from its once esteemed research arm."

Source: E&E News, 04/13/2026

New Threatened Landscapes Report Will Focus On Erasure Of American History

"The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), a national Washington, D.C.-based education and advocacy organization, announced “Erasing American History” as the subject of its annual thematic Landslide report about threatened landscapes and landscape features and issued a call for nominations. As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches, the United States is simultaneously also witnessing the erasure of irreplaceable cultural resources that reflect and interpret our shared history."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/13/2026

"How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission — And the Message — of the E.P.A."

The job of the E.P.A. chief is to protect human health by safeguarding “the air we breathe, the water we drink and land that grows our food,” as the agency’s founding charter puts it, and most administrators have talked about their work in those terms. Mr. Zeldin, though, speaks more about supporting industry and exporting fossil fuels than about protecting the environment."

Source: NYTimes, 04/13/2026

Why the Silencing of Protest Matters

As the Trump administration and its allies seek to stifle free speech and paint protest as domestic terrorism, Voices columnist Yessenia Funes argues that environmental journalists must heed the impact on the environmental movement we cover. Start with what happened in Standing Rock, which swept back into the news this spring. Funes explains the connection, and where we may be headed.

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