Environmental Politics

Activists Opposing Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show

"Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have for years worked alongside private mine security to surveil the largely peaceful protesters who oppose the mine, called Thacker Pass, according to more than 2,000 pages of internal law enforcement communications reviewed by ProPublica."

Source: ProPublica, 07/24/2025

"Gutting Chemical Safety Board Endangers Millions Of Americans, Groups Warn"

"A coalition of environmental, labor and public safety groups are calling on US lawmakers to reject the Trump administration’s move to eliminate a federal unit that investigates chemical accidents, citing risks to more than 170 million people who lives in zones at risk for such events."

Source: The New Lede, 07/24/2025

"E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change"

"The Trump administration has drafted a plan to repeal a fundamental scientific finding that gives the United States government its authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions and fight climate change, according to two people familiar with the plan."

Source: NYTimes, 07/24/2025

Trump Admin Looks to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches

"A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought." 

Source: ProPublica, 07/23/2025

"FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Chief Resigns, Citing Agency ‘Chaos’"

"The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue unit has resigned, telling colleagues he was frustrated by bureaucratic hurdles the Trump administration imposed that delayed the agency’s response to deadly flooding in Texas, according to three people familiar with his reasoning."

Source: NYTimes, 07/23/2025

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