As Trump Shrinks FEMA, Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By
"In a government survey, state and local officials said they were overworked, underpaid and underappreciated."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/29/2025
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"EPA To Launch Plan Tuesday For Undoing Climate Rule Cornerstone"
"The Trump administration is planning to release a proposal Tuesday that would overturn a 16-year-old scientific finding that has allowed three administrations to regulate climate pollution."
Source: E&E News, 07/29/2025
"EVs Had A Decent Quarter. The Next Could Be Record-Breaking."
"Tesla had another dreary quarter and GM is doubling down on EV production as automakers gear up for the end of federal tax credits."
Source: Canary Media, 07/28/2025
"Controversial Interior Department Aide From DOGE to Leave Agency"
"Tyler Hassen, a former Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who was given sweeping powers to overhaul the Department of the Interior, is leaving the agency, he confirmed on Friday."
Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2025
Climate Advocates Outraged At Trump Admin Plans To Fast-Track AI Sector
"The Trump administration has unveiled plans to speed the development of the highly polluting artificial intelligence sector, sparking outrage from climate advocates. Rolled out on Wednesday, the 28-page scheme pledges to remove so-called “bureaucratic red tape” and streamline permitting for datacenters, semiconductor manufacturing facilities and fossil fuel infrastructure."
Source: Guardian, 07/28/2025
‘Total Infiltration’: How Plastics Industry Swamped Global Treaty Talks
"Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet"
Source: Guardian, 07/25/2025
Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Interior-Environment Spending Bill
"Senate appropriators on Thursday advanced legislation funding environment and natural resource agencies targeted for deep budget cuts by the Trump administration." "The bill’s spending would be higher than a House Republican proposal and the Trump administration’s budget request."
Source: E&E News, 07/25/2025
"On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow"
"Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean them up."
Source: Capital & Main, 07/24/2025
"Court Upholds A Landmark Clean-Heat Rule In Southern California"
"The first-in-the-nation regulation, passed last year, will cut NOx emissions from more than 1 million boilers and water heaters in the smoggy Los Angeles area."
Source: Canary Media, 07/24/2025
"Trump’s EPA Delays Rules Requiring Toxic Coal Ash Cleanup"
"The Trump administration just dealt another blow to U.S. environmental regulations — one that could allow more contamination of drinking water from toxic coal ash contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed on July 17 to extend deadlines for required reporting and groundwater monitoring at coal ash landfills and dumps."
Source: Canary Media, 07/24/2025
