"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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"Burn Pit Fund For Veterans On Chopping Block In GOP Spending Bill"
"Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over a provision in a stopgap federal spending bill passed by House Republicans this week that would cut a Department of Veteran Affairs fund meant to cover costs for illnesses linked to military burn pits and other chemical exposure."
Source: The Hill, 03/17/2025
"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
Tornadoes, Winds And Wildfires Killed At Least 39 People Across U.S.
"A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses."
Source: AP, 03/17/2025
New Angle for Reporting on Oil and Gas Industry — Radioactive Waste
Industry experts and government regulators have long known that radionuclides reside in oil and natural gas. Yet radioactive emissions and waste continue to threaten the lives of workers and community members across the country. Investigative journalist Justin Nobel on the opportunities and urgent need for reporters to drill into a story steeped in questions of accountability, health and justice.
Drawdown Nexus: How We Can Create a Triple Win for Climate, Nature and People
In this briefing, Project Drawdown Senior Scientist Paul West, Ph.D., will highlight how the Drawdown Nexus program can guide businesses, funders, policymakers and others toward the most impactful technologies and practices that address climate change and biodiversity loss while improving human well-being. 2 p.m. ET.
DEADLINE: East-West Center's Jefferson Fellowships
The East-West Center's Jefferson Fellowships comprise a three-week reporting and study tour with the goal of leveraging news media to enhance public understanding of cultures, issues, and trends in the Indo-Pacific region. 2025 theme is The Future of Food Security: Lessons from Southeast Asia. Deadline: Apr 13.
SciLine Experts on Camera: Light Pollution With Dr. James Lowenthal
Reporters can book a 15-minute Zoom interview with Dr. James Lowenthal of Smith College on Tues, Mar 18 between noon-2 p.m. ET to discuss the negative effects of light pollution on human health and wildlife; what types of states laws have been created to protect the night sky; why solutions may be relatively simple; and more.
"12 Books That Demonstrate Women’s Leadership On Climate"
"From explorations of motherhood to climate fiction, women are setting the tone in climate literature and action." "The Yale Climate Connections bookshelf for March, also known as Women’s History Month, began to take shape when I saw the announcement for “Mother Creature Kin: What We Learn from Nature’s Mothers in a Time of Unraveling” by Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/14/2025
Landmark Ruling on Uncontacted Indigenous Rights Strikes at Oil Industry
"The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect Indigenous groups from oil operations and to leave oil in the ground underneath their lands."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/14/2025
