"Reality Check: Hurdles Await EPA’s Deregulatory Spree"
"The Trump administration won’t have an easy time legally defending its massive regulatory rollback. It could still cause major damage."
Source: E&E News, 03/17/2025
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"Judge Orders EPA To Rehire Fired Employees"
"EPA is now among the agencies facing court orders to reinstate “probationary” employees who were terminated as part of President Donald Trump’s endeavor to shrink the federal government."
Source: E&E News, 03/17/2025
"Trump Administration Plans To Give Dirty US Coal Plants A Reprieve On Soot"
"President Donald Trump's administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move intended to help keep some of the nation's dirtiest plants operational."
Source: Reuters, 03/14/2025
Ducks, Once A Conservation Bright Spot, Now Declining In US: New Report
"At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published Thursday. Among the birds showing the steepest declines are Allen’s hummingbirds, Florida scrub jays, golden-cheeked warblers, tricolored blackbirds and yellow-billed magpies."
Source: AP, 03/14/2025
"Criminal Targeting Of Environmental Groups ‘Scary,’ Advocates Say"
"Groups now worry about FBI probes as they struggle to rebound from federal spending freeze enacted under President Donald Trump"
Source: Floodlight, 03/14/2025
"EPA To Steer Environmental Enforcement Officers Away From Energy Companies"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated this week that it will steer its environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies."
Source: The Hill, 03/14/2025
"White House Abruptly Pulls Dave Weldon’s CDC Nomination Before Hearing"
"The former congressman who drew scrutiny for anti-vaccine views did not appear to have the votes for confirmation amid a measles outbreak, according to people familiar."
Source: Washington Post, 03/14/2025
Tribes Worry Trump's Cuts Have Potential To Violate Trust Responsibilities
"Funding for the BIA, IHS and the Bureau of Indian Education represents the lion's share of the government's obligations to tribes and last year those departments made up less than a quarter of 1% of the federal budget"
Source: AP, 03/13/2025
Trump Admin Slams Brakes On Government's Adoption Of Electric Vehicles
"The Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks."
Source: NPR, 03/13/2025
"EPA Likely To Move To Further Limit Federal Protections For Wetlands"
"The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and likely further limit the wetlands it covers, building on a Supreme Court decision two years ago that removed federal protections for significant areas."
Source: AP, 03/13/2025
