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This Researcher Studied How Climate Change Hurts Children — Trump Shut Her Down
Jane Clougherty spent years studying how extreme weather affects kids’ health. Trump’s EPA cancelled her work.
Trump Admin Waives Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall in TX Wildlife Refuge
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem waived the Endangered Species Act and several other statutes to permit the plan.
Tribes Condemn Trump for Backing Out of Columbia River Deal for Salmon Recovery
Tribal leaders and environmental advocates warn salmon populations will go extinct without remediation efforts.
Trump Admin Is Using Environmental Protections to Throttle Renewable Energy
The Interior Department is turning laws meant to protect land and wildlife into tools to hamper solar and wind projects.
Judge Says State Violated Cop City Protester’s Rights, Dismisses Terror Charge
“The State's delay appears to be deliberate, weighing heavily against it,” the judge wrote in his ruling.
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired
Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether.
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Is Top Fossil Fuel Donor to Trump’s War Chest
Energy Transfer is battling a federal pipeline safety agency after being fined $2.5 million for a deadly accident.
Arctic Ecosystems Are Falling Apart Under Strain of Warming Climate
Arctic environments are entering dangerous feedback loops that accelerate the climate crisis.
World’s Governments Fail to Agree to a Moratorium on Deep-Sea Mining
“Exploiting the seabed is not a necessity — it is a choice,” said Palau’s president. “And it is reckless.”
FL Miccosukee Tribe Joins Environmental Groups Suing Over “Alligator Alcatraz”
The tribe will keep fighting to “protect the land and save the land that saved us,” said the tribal council secretary.