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Trump EPA Will Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

"The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eliminate long-standing requirements for polluters to collect and report their emissions of the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change. The move, ordered by a Trump appointee, would affect thousands of industrial facilities across the country, including oil refineries, power plants and coal mines as well as those that make petrochemicals, cement, glass, iron and steel, according to documents reviewed by ProPublica."

Source: ProPublica, 04/11/2025

Access Denied: Press Freedom Under the Current Regime

Journalist Brian Karem and Stephanie Sugars of Freedom of the Press Foundation’s U.S. Press Freedom Tracker will join FPF’s Caitlin Vogus to discuss the Trump administration’s attacks on the Fourth Estate. 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT.

"Beautiful Hair": Trump Orders DOE To Repeal Biden Showerhead Flow Limits

"President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to repeal a Biden-era rule restricting water flow from shower heads."

Source: The Hill, 04/10/2025

Rural Human Rights Defenders Face Serious and Growing Risks: UN Report

"When a gold mine in rural Liberia spewed three million gallons of cyanide-laced wastewater into soil and groundwater in 2016, affected Indigenous communities’ calls for accountability went largely unanswered."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/10/2025

Trump’s Nominee for EPA’s Top Lawyer Advances Despite Scant Qualifications

"Sean Donahue’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel advanced on a party-line vote despite Donahue lacking basic legal experience like taking a deposition or drafting a pleading."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/10/2025

Threatened Carbon Pipeline Filed Hundreds Of Lawsuits Against Landowners

"Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit."

Source: AP, 04/10/2025

NOAA Contracts Being Reviewed One By One, Throwing The Agency Into Chaos

"The secretary of commerce is personally reviewing all contracts with commitments above $100,000 at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, causing backups and uncertainty in the agency that is responsible for the country's weather forecasts, marine fisheries management and coastal management. NOAA is housed within the Department of Commerce."

Source: NPR, 04/10/2025

Fact Focus: Trump Misrepresents Coal As He Signs EOs To Boost Its Use

"President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to boost the U.S. coal industry, outlining steps to protect coal-fired power plants and expedite leases for coal mining on U.S. land. But in touting the benefits of coal, he misrepresented several aspects of its safety and use."

Source: AP, 04/10/2025

Trump Admin. Cuts Research Funding, Claiming It Creates ‘Climate Anxiety’

"The Trump administration announced it is cutting nearly $4 million in federal funding for climate change research at Princeton University, saying that the work promoted “exaggerated and implausible climate threats” and increased “climate anxiety” among young Americans."

Source: NYTimes, 04/10/2025

White House Ends Funding For Key US Climate Research Body

"The White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States."

Source: Guardian, 04/10/2025

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