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"Senate Committees Advance Trump’s Energy, Environment Nominees" [1]

"President Trump’s picks to lead the nation’s energy and environment-focused agencies all sailed through committee votes on Thursday morning."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [9], 01/24/2025

"Tohono O’odham Nation Signs Co-Stewardship With BLM Over Sacred Lands" [10]

"The Tohono O’odham Nation signed a co-stewardship agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for federal lands with deep cultural and religious ties for the tribal nation."

Environmental Justice [11]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: States Newsroom [18], 01/23/2025

Trump’s No. 2 Pick for EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm [19]

"The man tapped by President Donald Trump to be second-in-command of the federal agency that protects the public from environmental dangers is a lawyer who has represented companies accused of harming people and the environment through pollution." "David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s first administration."

Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: ProPublica [23], 01/23/2025

"Mother of Missing U.S. Journalist Asks Syria’s New Leaders for Help" [24]

"The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist abducted in Syria, said on Monday that she had met with Syria’s new leader in Damascus and expressed hope that “a page will be turned” in the more than decade-long search for her son."

Government [6]
Journalism & Media [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Middle East [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 01/21/2025

"EPA Staff Directory Reveals Trump Appointees" [28]

"Former Trump administration officials and allies of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead EPA have popped up in that agency’s online staff directory as political appointees."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [29], 01/21/2025

‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Undo Biden’s Climate Progress [30]

A single “reconciliation” bill, promised by House Speaker Mike Johnson in the first 100 days of the new Congress, could wipe out the outgoing administration’s climate ambitions. EJ TransitionWatch explains the budget process and spotlights a half dozen energy and environment provisions — affecting offshore drilling, methane emissions, electric vehicle incentives and more — that could be in the measure if the Trump administration gets its way.

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EJ TransitionWatch [31]
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Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [32]
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National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [7]

Doug Burgum, Trump Interior Pick, Questions Reliability Of Renewable Power [33]

"President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and voiced concerns about the reliability of renewable power sources promoted under the Biden administration."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [34], 01/17/2025

"Zeldin Appears Poised To Carry Out Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda At EPA" [35]

"President-elect Trump’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Lee Zeldin, appears poised to be able to carry out the significant level of climate and environmental deregulation Trump has indicated he plans to pursue after a Thursday hearing moved him toward his likely confirmation."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [36], 01/17/2025

Speaking Up for the First Amendment [37]

Many journalists can’t imagine themselves writing an opinion piece, but veteran reporter Tim Wheeler suggests they reconsider. With public distrust of news media mounting and government willingness to inform plummeting, Wheeler says it’s more important than ever for journalists to explain what they do and why it matters. Advice and an annotated example: How to put on the opinion writer’s hat.

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Features [38]
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Government [6]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
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National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [7]

"Trump Revives Threats To Withhold Disaster Aid For Political Foes" [39]

"The deadly Los Angeles area wildfires were turned into a political conflagration on Wednesday as President-elect Donald Trump rekindled past threats to withhold disaster aid to Democratic opponents in California."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
People & Population [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [41]
Source: E&E News [42], 01/13/2025

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