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"EPA Likely To Move To Further Limit Federal Protections For Wetlands"

"The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and likely further limit the wetlands it covers, building on a Supreme Court decision two years ago that removed federal protections for significant areas."

Source: AP, 03/13/2025

The US Agency That Monitors Weather Will Cut Another 1,000 Jobs: AP Sources

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday began plans to lay off 10% of its current workforce, people inside and outside the agency said, with some of them requesting anonymity due to fear of retribution."

Source: AP, 03/13/2025

"E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose"

"Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses."

Source: NYTimes, 03/13/2025

"In Trump’s New Purge Of Climate Language, Even ‘Resilience’ Isn’t Safe"

"In his first hours back in the White House in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.” Yet it was immediately clear he was in fact imposing rules on language, ordering the government to recognize only two genders and shut down any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. In one executive order, he redefined “energy” to exclude solar and wind power."

Source: Grist, 03/12/2025

"Trump Cuts Target World-Leading Greenhouse Gas Observatory In Hawaii"

"The Trump administration is considering canceling the lease of the support office for a renowned Hawaii climate research station, sources said, raising fears for the future of key work tracking the impact of carbon emissions on global warming."

Source: Reuters, 03/12/2025

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