Environmental Studies

"Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA, With Hundreds Said to Be Fired in One Day"

"The Trump administration has begun firing employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science."

Source: NYTimes, 02/28/2025

"Utah Could Become The First State To Ban Fluoride In Its Drinking Water"

"Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water, alarming public health experts and dentists who note the mineral’s role in reducing tooth decay across the nation. The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the legislation to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) last week after both chambers passed it largely along party lines."

Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2025

"EPA Urges White House To Strike Down Landmark Climate Finding"

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged the White House to strike down a scientific finding underpinning much of the federal government’s push to combat climate change, according to three people briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly."

Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2025

"How Trump Could Be Derailing A Major Global Climate Report"

"The Trump administration has blocked work that is central to major international climate change research, and barred federal scientists and diplomats from attending a key global climate event in China this week, according to three officials close to the situation who spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly."

Source: Washington Post, 02/25/2025

NPS Withdraws Black Community In Louisiana From Historic Landmark Running

"A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service."

Source: AP, 02/25/2025

"Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals"

"One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes at the foundation of U.S. climate policy is buried deep in a sweeping Inauguration Day executive order focused on “Unleashing American Energy.” Half way through the lengthy document is a directive that would obliterate an obscure but critically important calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change is imposing on the U.S. economy."

Source: ProPublica, 02/25/2025

"Trump’s CEQ Has No Nominee As It Tears Down NEPA Rules"

"President Donald Trump in recent days has relied on a White House policy shop — the Council on Environmental Quality — to take a sledgehammer to what’s known as the “Magna Carta” of environmental laws."

Source: E&E News, 02/25/2025

BLM Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale

"After stripping consideration of environmental justice issues and climate costs from its final analysis of the project, President Donald Trump’s administration opened one of its first sales of oil and gas leases on federal land Thursday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/21/2025

"Trump Moves To Claw Back Almost 50 Years Of NEPA Regs"

"The Trump administration is moving to pull back almost five decades’ of rules crafted and imposed under the National Environmental Policy Act, a foundational statute widely known as the “magna carta” of environmental laws."

Source: E&E News, 02/20/2025

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