Natural Resources

"Trump Opens a Huge Marine Protected Zone to Commercial Fishing"

"President Trump on Thursday said he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more than a decade to a vast area of the Pacific dotted with coral atolls and populated by endangered sea turtles and whales."

Source: NYTimes, 04/18/2025

Group Names Mississippi River ‘Most Endangered,’ Cites Proposed FEMA Cuts

"A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi River the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which plays a key role in federal flood management."

Source: The Hill, 04/17/2025

"US Proposes Looser Interpretation Of Law That Protects Threatened Species"

"The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a major change to how threatened species are considered in agency actions by removing regulatory language that seeks to prevent their habitats from being degraded."

Source: Reuters, 04/17/2025

"Trump Administration Cancels $3 Billion Climate-Friendly Farming Program"

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it had canceled a $3 billion program for climate-smart farming projects after a review found it did not align with the priorities of the Trump administration."

Source: Reuters, 04/15/2025

"Mexico To Send Water To Texas Farmers As US Treaty Threat Grows"

"Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained US relations and prompted tariff threats by Donald Trump, said Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Friday."

Source: Reuters, 04/14/2025

Oil Company Fined $18 Million For Defying State Orders To Stop Pipeline Work

"The California Coastal Commission today fined an oil company a record $18 million for repeatedly defying orders to stop work on a corroded pipeline in Santa Barbara County that caused a major oil spill nearly a decade ago."

Source: CalMatters, 04/14/2025

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