Environmental Politics

FEMA Was Starting To Fix Long-Standing Problems. Then Came Trump Admin.

"Recent fixes to long-standing problems at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in jeopardy as the Trump administration slashes programs and cuts staff, emergency experts warn."

Source: NPR, 06/06/2025

"Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas"

"Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with the coming of power-hungry AI platforms, they’re bypassing the grid, building their own gas-fired power plants on site." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/06/2025

Trump EPA Rolling Back Rules Projected To Save Thousands Of Lives

"When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion” and introduce a “Golden Age” for the American economy. What Lee Zeldin didn’t mention: how ending the rules could have devastating consequences to human health."

Source: AP, 06/06/2025

"The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research."

"President Trump has ordered what he called a restoration of a “gold standard science” across federal agencies and national laboratories. But the May 23 executive order puts his political appointees in charge of vetting scientific research and gives them the authority to “correct scientific information,” control the way it is communicated to the public and the power to “discipline” anyone who violates the way the administration views science."

Source: NYTimes, 06/06/2025

"USDOT Seeks Comment on Pipeline and Hazmat Regulatory Relief"

"The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public comment on two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the energy sector."

Source: Pipeline Technology Journal, 06/05/2025

"Lutnick Says Hurricane Center Is Fully Staffed Despite Key Vacancies"

"Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional committee that the US National Hurricane Center was fully staffed even though key positions are going unfilled as hurricane season begins."

Source: Bloomberg, 06/05/2025

"Top CDC Covid Vaccine Adviser Quits After RFK Jr. Ended Recommendations"

"A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after federal health officials rescinded long-standing recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women."

Source: Washington Post, 06/05/2025

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