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"Mexico To Send Water To Texas Farmers As US Treaty Threat Grows"

"Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained US relations and prompted tariff threats by Donald Trump, said Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Friday."

Source: Reuters, 04/14/2025

"Trump Hits Delete For Energy, Environment Regs"

"The president’s suite of executive orders to decimate environmental regulations will propel his administration into court."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

Haze Rule Helped Clear Air Over American Parks. Trump EPA Wants To Kill It

"During a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across the valley below. All he saw was a wall of gray haze. Today, he said, he can see some 50 miles (80 kilometers) across that same valley to the Cumberland Mountains."

Source: AP, 04/11/2025

1000s of US Water Systems Show Dangerous Levels Of Cancer-Causing Chemicals

"Millions of people across the United States could be drinking water contaminated with dangerous levels of substances created when utilities disinfect water tainted with animal manure and other pollutants, according to a report released Thursday."

Source: The New Lede, 04/11/2025

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

RFK Jr. Directs CDC To Stop Promoting Fluoridation; EPA Will Re-Assess

"Citing health concerns, newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he will direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending that states add fluoride to their water, and will convene a federal taskforce of independent health experts to study the health risks presented by the practice while establishing a new “optimal” level."

Source: The New Lede, 04/09/2025

"Neurodivergent People Find Solace in Wild Places"

"On a recent trip to Mexico City, I marveled at some small, speckled Inca doves, which are almost as common as pigeons in the United States. Nearby, grackles bathed their long, gorgeous blue-black tails in a fountain. Ever since I got the Merlin Bird ID app, my partner has become accustomed to my stopping midwalk, pausing the conversation, and holding up my phone to catch a bit of birdsong or do a step-by-step visual search. Ideally I add a new species to my “life list” in the process."

Source: Sierra, 04/08/2025

"Trump Administration Orders Half Of National Forests Open For Logging"

"The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the president’s aim to significantly bolster the U.S. logging industry."

Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2025

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