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NPS Proposes Rule That Would Again Allow Bear Baiting In Alaska Preserves

"The National Park Service has proposed a regulation that would defer to state regulations in managing wildlife in Alaska’s national preserves. It is similar to a 2020 regulation put forward by the first Trump administration, which removed bans on bear baiting, using artificial light to spotlight dens to kill black bears, taking wolves and coyotes during denning season, and more."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 03/10/2026

"Judge Rules Kari Lake Unlawfully Ran US Media Agency, Voiding Mass Layoffs"

"A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully led the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year and voided mass layoffs and other actions taken during that period to dismantle the agency."

Source: Guardian, 03/10/2026

State ‘Sound Science’ Bills Limit Environmental Regulations: Scientists

"Bills in four states require state environmental regulations to show “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just increased risk of disease. Scientists say that’s all but impossible."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/09/2026

EPA Staffing Hits 40-Year Low As Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts

"The EPA lost more than 4,000 employees in the first year of Trump’s second term, bringing its staffing down to a total of 12,849—a level not seen since the Reagan administration. That represents a reduction of 24 percent, more than double the rate of losses across the entire federal workforce."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/09/2026

"A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War."

"Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition."

Source: NYTimes, 03/09/2026

‘Fundamental Conflict’: Ethics Holds On Trump EPA Chemicals Officials Lift

"A host of agency appointees will be free to reconnect with past industry clients on upcoming consequential regulatory matters."

Source: E&E News, 03/09/2026

"Oil Tops $100 Per Barrel As Iran War Escalates"

"Oil prices on Sunday crossed into triple digits for the first time since 2022 — a stark sign of how the Iran war is throttling global supplies and raising consumers' costs."

Source: Axios, 03/09/2026

Little-Used Maneuver Could Mean More Drilling and Mining in Southern Utah

"Two Utah Congress members have introduced a resolution that could end protections for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Conservation groups worry similar maneuvers on other federal lands will follow."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/06/2026

Big Tech Signs Trump Data Center Pledge. Fulfilling It Is the Hard Part.

"In an effort to quell blowback on data centers, President Donald Trump announced at a White House roundtable on Wednesday the “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” a set of nonbinding promises that Big Tech companies signed to keep household utility bills from skyrocketing."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/06/2026

"Clean Energy Dominates Plans For New U.S. Power Plants This Year"

"Each year around this time, the federal government releases its expectations for new power plant construction. The latest data drop shows clean energy is going to dominate this year, just as it has for many years running. Even as the Trump administration has employed novel and at times legally dubious means to block renewable energy growth, the power sector keeps choosing clean energy again and again — attracted by its low costs, speed to build, and climate and environmental benefits."

Source: Canary Media, 03/06/2026

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