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"Senate Confirms Zeldin To Lead Environmental Protection Agency"

"The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles."

Source: AP, 01/30/2025

"Lutnick Says He Won’t Dismantle NOAA As Called For In Project 2025"

"President Trump’s pick to lead the Commerce Department assured senators on Wednesday he won’t try to dismantle the nation’s climate, oceans and weather science agency during a largely genial confirmation hearing."

Source: The Hill, 01/30/2025

Trump DOT Orders Reverse Of Miles Per Gallon Rule For Cars And Pickups

"Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks — also a principal way that it regulates air pollution and addresses climate change. Duffy ordered the federal agency in charge of fuel economy standards to reverse them as soon as possible. The standards have been in place since the 1970s energy crisis and were intended to conserve fuel and save consumers money at the gas pump."

Source: AP, 01/30/2025
February 7, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Media Grants To Support Coverage of 30x30 Marine Conservation Targets

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is offering two media grants of US$10,000 each to newsrooms and media organizations in coastal countries to support in-depth and enterprise reporting projects on 30x30 marine conservation targets. Apply by Feb 7, 2025.

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February 3, 2025

DEADLINE: EJN Story Grants to Support Reporting on Climate and Environmental Solutions in Asia Pacific

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is offering 15-20 story grants of up to US$2000 each to support the production of in-depth solutions-focused media reports on environmental and climate challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. Apply by Feb 3, 2025.

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"As Russian Oil Spill Fouls Beaches, Locals Fume Over Official Response"

"Over the past month, the popular Black Sea resort beaches of Russia’s Krasnodar region have been transformed into a scene out of a dystopian sci-fi film, with thousands of workers in white hazmat suits swarming the blackened coast amid dead birds and dolphins."

Source: Washington Post, 01/29/2025

Calif. Regulators Deny Trump’s Claim That US Military ‘Turned On The Water’

"California water officials said this week there’s no truth to President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. military has entered California and “turned on the water.”

Source: AP, 01/29/2025

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