Water & Oceans

Trump Ends Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Black Alabama Communities

"The Trump administration announced Friday that it was terminating a historic settlement aimed at improving wastewater treatment services for Alabamians in majority-Black communities harmed by raw sewage, calling the agreement an “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025

"Researchers Identify US Counties With Worst Drinking Water Violations"

"The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found."

Source: The Hill, 04/16/2025

"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

Nations Agree On First-Ever Global Fee On Greenhouse Gases From Shipping

"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum fee of $100 for every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds, in what is effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: AP, 04/14/2025

"Trump Hits Delete For Energy, Environment Regs"

"The president’s suite of executive orders to decimate environmental regulations will propel his administration into court."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

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