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‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Undo Biden’s Climate Progress
A single “reconciliation” bill, promised by House Speaker Mike Johnson in the first 100 days of the new Congress, could wipe out the outgoing administration’s climate ambitions. EJ TransitionWatch explains the budget process and spotlights a half dozen energy and environment provisions — affecting offshore drilling, methane emissions, electric vehicle incentives and more — that could be in the measure if the Trump administration gets its way.
"A Forgotten Farming Technique Is Making A Big Comeback – Here’s Why"
"Farmer Rafik Danwade had been pumping more pesticides on his acre-long field in Jambhali village in India’s Maharashtra state, but the chemicals were getting less effective at protecting his 3,200 chili plants from nematodes and other bugs. So Danwade, 56, turned to a practice his grandfather taught him in the 1970s: He planted 1,000 marigolds on the border and alternating rows of the field."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 01/17/2025
Biden NMFS Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Right Whales
"The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a proposal to expand protections for an endangered whale species. The rules would have required some ships along the Eastern Seaboard to slow down." "The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales."
Source: NYTimes, 01/17/2025
House Bill Would Strip Presidents Of Authority Under Antiquities Act
"Legislation was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives to strip presidents of their authority under The Antiquities Act to designate national monuments. The measure, introduced by Reps. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, and Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, would rewrite the act to say only Congress has the authority to designate national monuments."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 01/17/2025
"Texas Is Unprepared for Compound Climate Disasters"
"Sandra Edwards awoke on the morning of July 8 to the sounds of howling winds and gushing water. As she made her way from the bedroom to the living room, she stepped in a puddle. She turned on her phone’s flashlight and saw a hole in the roof, wooly insulation hanging off the ceiling and water pouring in. Hurricane Beryl had just made landfall in Houston."
Source: Public Health Watch, 01/17/2025
"As Bird Flu Affects More People And Animals, CDC Urges Faster Testing"
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health-care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional test for bird flu within 24 hours of admission."
Source: Washington Post, 01/17/2025
"Indirect Death Toll From The L.A. Fires May End Up In The Thousands"
"The toxic smoke from the fires, combined with disruption to the economy, health care system, and mental health may lead to thousands of deaths over the coming years."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 01/17/2025
Doug Burgum, Trump Interior Pick, Questions Reliability Of Renewable Power
"President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and voiced concerns about the reliability of renewable power sources promoted under the Biden administration."
Source: AP, 01/17/2025
"Zeldin Appears Poised To Carry Out Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda At EPA"
"President-elect Trump’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Lee Zeldin, appears poised to be able to carry out the significant level of climate and environmental deregulation Trump has indicated he plans to pursue after a Thursday hearing moved him toward his likely confirmation."
Source: The Hill, 01/17/2025
