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Trump’s FEMA Guts Disaster Mitigation While Funding Migrant Jails
As climate disasters increase, the hamstrung agency’s response efforts will be impeded when they’re needed most.
By Revoking Core Climate Finding, Trump Puts Black Neighborhoods at Risk
The EPA has spent months gutting key regulations, but repealing the Endangerment Finding could be the worst blow yet.
As Temperatures Skyrocket, Oil Production on Federal Lands Reaches Record High
The Trump administration has made fossil fuel production and use a central theme of its deregulatory agenda.
Trump’s Coal-Friendly EPA Rolls Back Rules Meant to Prevent Water Contamination
The move delays base-level reporting and monitoring, and actual cleanup will be punted even further into the future.
Trump’s EPA Aims to Drop Key Agency Finding That Greenhouse Gases Are Harmful
Last year was the hottest year on record, several climate studies have demonstrated.
Public Health Experts Sound the Alarm as Trump EPA Eliminates Research Arm
Scientists warn the closure will obstruct the agency's ability to protect the environment and public health.
EPA Has Terminated Over $15 Million in Funding for “Forever Chemicals” Research
The EPA said in May that it will delay enforcement on the drinking water limits for PFOA and PFOS until 2031.
Chicago’s Water Runs Through Lead Pipes. Why Are They Taking Decades to Replace?
Chicagoans face continued exposure to toxic drinking water as the city struggles for funding to remedy the system.
New Mexico Governor’s Drought Order Avoids the Words “Climate” and “Emergency”
The order didn’t say what is making the drought as bad as it is, but scientists in New Mexico have.
Trump EPA Drops Case Against GEO Group Over Disinfectant Misuse in ICE Jail
The complaint filed under the Biden administration alleged over 1,000 employee uses of the chemical without proper protection.