Black Farmers Face Setbacks Over Trump Budget Cuts: ‘We Are In Survival Mode’
"A consortium of Black farmers in the north-east take financial hits as harsh USDA cuts threaten their operations"
Source: Guardian, 03/21/2025
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"Lake Tahoe Could Be A Deathtrap During Major Wildfires"
"Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties in South Lake Tahoe are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas."
Source: CalMatters, 03/21/2025
EPA Mulls Giving Drillers More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Toxic Wastewater
"The Trump administration plans to increase “regulatory flexibility” for oil and gas companies trying to find ways to dispose of copious amounts of toxic wastewater."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/21/2025
"Interior To Open Millions Of Acres In Alaska To Drilling And Mining"
"Trump officials said they would open up areas of Alaska that Joe Biden had made off-limits to oil and gas production, and allow for a gas pipeline to be built across the state."
Source: Washington Post, 03/21/2025
DEADLINE: JHU/CLF Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists
This program, established by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), supports early-to-mid-career journalists reporting on issues at the intersection of public health and food systems.
#SEJSpotlight: Lindsey Botts, Digital Editor, Sierra Magazine
Meet SEJ member Lindsey Botts! Lindsey plays a central role in curating Sierra magazine's mix of news articles, opinion pieces, service journalism and current-events explainers. He's always looking to commission stories about the environment, wildlife, public lands and conservation. He loves working with new writers and helping journalists find that special angle that turns topics into stories.
"Why We Should Worry When Whales Stop Singing"
"A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/20/2025
"Canadians Protest Imports Of US Toxic Waste Amid Trump Tariff War"
"The proposed expansion of a Quebec landfill that accepts hazardous waste from the United States has ignited a turf war between the Quebec provincial government and local leaders, who say they oppose putting US trash into a local peat bog."
Source: Guardian, 03/20/2025
Trump EPA Aims To Cut Pollution Rules Projected To Save Nearly 200,000 Lives
"A push by Donald Trump’s administration to repeal a barrage of clean air and water regulations may deal a severe blow to US public health, with a Guardian analysis finding that the targeted rules were set to save the lives of nearly 200,000 people in the years ahead."
Source: Guardian, 03/20/2025
"Fishermen Want To Go Green But Say DOGE Cuts Prevent That"
"Commercial fishermen and seafood processors and distributors looking to switch to new, lower-carbon emission systems say the federal funding they relied on for this work is either frozen or unavailable due to significant budget cuts promoted by President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency."
Source: AP, 03/20/2025
