Border Wall Plan Unites GOPers and Dems in Texas: ‘This Is Insane’
"Plans for a wall in Big Bend National Park prompted public protests and behind-the-scenes lobbying to sway the Trump administration to stop."
Source: NYTimes, 03/31/2026
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War Is Pushing Up Energy Prices Now. Trump's Policies Could Hurt For Years.
"If you've opened your natural gas or electric bill lately and bit back a scream, or watched the numbers tick up and up at the gas pump, you're not alone. For many Americans, energy prices feel uncomfortably high right now."
Source: NPR, 03/31/2026
Even When EPA Finds A Pesticide Cancer Risk, It Rarely Requires Warnings
"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is failing to put warnings on pesticides linked to cancer — even when the agency itself determined a product’s ingredients are carcinogenic, according to two new analyses of federal data."
Source: The New Lede, 03/31/2026
"Trump’s First Surgeon General Tries To Stop Nominee From Being Confirmed"
"The president was non-committal when asked Sunday night about Casey Means’s nomination, which has stalled in the Senate."
Source: Washington Post, 03/31/2026
"Federal Court Reverses Trump Administration’s Past Cuts To ESA"
"A federal judge on Monday partially ruled that the first Trump administration erred when it weakened aspects of the Endangered Species Act.
The ruling (attached below) was heralded by environmental groups, saying it underscored that “federal agencies must use the best available science when assessing harm to species, they cannot ignore incremental harm to critical habitat, and the agencies must firmly commit to any measures relied upon to reduce harm to imperiled plants and animals.” (Emphasis added—ed.)
Source: National Parks Traveler, 03/31/2026
"Japan and the U.S. Agree to Team Up on Seabed Mining"
"The United States has spent nearly a year pursuing deep sea mining without cooperation from the rest of the world. Now, Japan has said it will help out." "The arrangement could signal a fracture in the decades-long effort among nations to reach consensus on how to mine the ocean floor while protecting ecosystems."
Source: NYTimes, 03/30/2026
"As Fuel Prices Rise, US Lawmakers Push To Suspend The Federal Gas Tax"
"As the war in Iran pushes U.S. gas prices toward $4 a gallon nationally, some lawmakers are pushing to suspend the federal gasoline tax in the latest attempt to try to control surging energy costs."
Source: AP, 03/30/2026
"Judge Declines To Halt ‘God Squad’ Meeting"
"A federal judge has declined to act on an emergency request from an environmental group to stop the Trump administration from exploring an exemption to the Endangered Species Act for oil and gas drilling, setting the stage for an unusual government meeting to be held next week."
Source: E&E News, 03/30/2026
Trump Appears To Relax Oil Blockade On Cuba As Russian Oil Tanker Arrives
"Donald Trump has signalled a new flexibility in allowing oil into Cuba, hours before a Russian oil tanker under US sanctions arrived in the Caribbean island amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington."
Source: Guardian, 03/30/2026
"Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use"
"In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers."
Source: WIRED, 03/27/2026
