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"EPA Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals"

"The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by children in rural America, among other health issues, according to internal emails written by senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency."

Source: NYTimes, 04/23/2025

"The Hidden Climate Costs of Exporting US Liquefied Natural Gas"

"An exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found that a single year of greenhouse gas emissions from tankers carrying LNG from the United States more than cancels out the annual reductions achieved through driving all the electric vehicles currently on U.S. roads."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2025

Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Climate Change and More

"By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades."

Source: ProPublica, 04/22/2025

"Interior Secretary Puts DOGE Representative In Charge Of Department Cuts"

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has given a former oil executive and aide to Elon Musk broad latitude to cut costs and consolidate work within his vast department, which oversees more than 500 million acres of land across the United States."

Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2025

"Trump Touts ‘Clean Coal’ — But Cuts Programs That Protect Miners"

"A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts."

Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2025

"Zeldin A ‘No’ On Targeting Climate Groups’ Tax-Exempt Status"

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said he does not think the government should broadly reconsider climate advocacy groups’ tax-exempt status." "The EPA administrator also signaled that he was not in a rush to announce reduction-in-force plans, saying,“We’re just trying to get it right.”" 

Source: E&E News, 04/22/2025

"Wave of Earth Day Protests As Americans Mobilize Against Trump"

"Hundreds of marches, pickets and cleanup events are taking place across the US in the run-up to Earth Day on Tuesday, as environmental and climate groups step up resistance to the Trump administration’s authoritarianism and its “war on the planet”."

Source: Guardian, 04/22/2025

Everglades Restoration Would Protect Florida Keys Amid Drought

"The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida’s east and west coasts. Florida Bay, a body of water located between the southern end of mainland Florida and the Florida Keys, makes up about a third of Everglades National Park."

Source: AP, 04/21/2025

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