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Environmental Health

"Trump’s CEQ Has No Nominee As It Tears Down NEPA Rules"

"President Donald Trump in recent days has relied on a White House policy shop — the Council on Environmental Quality — to take a sledgehammer to what’s known as the “Magna Carta” of environmental laws."

Source: E&E News, 02/25/2025

"What The Firings At FEMA Could Mean For The Next Hurricane Or Wildfire"

"More than 200 employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been fired, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA. ... The loss is likely to hinder FEMA's ability to respond to disasters, according to several current and former FEMA employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity over concerns of reprisal."

Source: NPR, 02/25/2025

"Trump Administration Drops Work On Stronger Building Codes For Disasters"

"For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work."

Source: NPR, 02/24/2025

Fla. Plan to Build Road With Radioactive Waste Prompts Suit Against the EPA

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a legal challenge after approving a controversial plan to include radioactive waste in a road project late last year."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/24/2025

"Trump Team Plans Deep Cuts at Office That Funds Recovery From Big Disasters"

"Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent."

Source: NYTimes, 02/21/2025

"Trump Moves To Claw Back Almost 50 Years Of NEPA Regs"

"The Trump administration is moving to pull back almost five decades’ of rules crafted and imposed under the National Environmental Policy Act, a foundational statute widely known as the “magna carta” of environmental laws."

Source: E&E News, 02/20/2025

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