"Supreme Court Rejects Red States’ Bid To Quash Climate Cases"
"The Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by 19 red states to end a set of climate lawsuits against the oil and gas industry."
Source: E&E News, 03/11/2025
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Fuel Leak From US Tanker Crash Could Hit UK Coast And ‘Devastate’ Wildlife
"Wildlife trusts have warned of potential “devastating” impacts of pollution after an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship loaded with highly toxic chemicals collided in the North Sea."
Source: Independent, 03/11/2025"U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change"
"To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”"
Source: NYTimes, 03/11/2025DOJ Says Ending La. Petrochemical Case Helps ‘Dismantle Radical DEI Programs’
"The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community, saying the dismissal showed that officials are “delivering on President (Donald) Trump’s promise to dismantle radical DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs and restore integrity to federal enforcement efforts.”"
Source: AP, 03/11/2025"Trump Oil Tariffs Threaten Vulnerable Republicans"
"New England and the Midwest — with critical races next year — are particularly sensitive to the president’s energy tariffs on Canada."
Source: E&E News, 03/11/2025Atomic Detectives Who Inspect Iran Sites Are Affected by Trump Aid Freeze
"The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs."
Source: NYTimes, 03/11/2025"Indian Slums Get Cool Roofs To Beat The Summer Heat"
"In the informal settlements of India’s western Gujarat state, hundreds of roofs have been painted in a reflective, white coating over the last two months to try to keep their occupants cooler as the hottest time of year approaches."
Source: Reuters, 03/11/2025Florida State Rules Concentrate Toxic Smoke in Underserved Communities
"Growing research suggests that “black snow,” a byproduct of the sugarcane harvest, is harming residents’ health. The politically powerful sugar growers say the air quality meets standards."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/11/2025"States Float PFAS Drinking Water Limits as EPA Weighs Biden Rule"
"State lawmakers are proposing new limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water as questions emerge about the Trump administration’s stance on regulating the chemicals."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/11/2025"How A Dog's Nose Became A Powerful Tool For Science And Conservation"
Jack is a blue heeler mix and [Collette] Yee is his bounder, a term for people who work with conservation detection dogs at Rogue Detection Teams in Rice, Washington. Bounders and their dogs assist biologists in locating hidden, hard-to-find and invisible samples in the wild, from plants to pangolins to poop. And Yee and Jack proved to be the quite the duo."
Source: NPR, 03/11/2025"NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent"
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, has been told by the Trump administration to prepare to lose another 1,000 workers, raising concerns that NOAA’s lifesaving forecasts might be hindered as hurricane and disaster season approaches."
Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2025"Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump"
"On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. “I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world,” she wrote in a post on Bluesky, a social media platform."
Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2025EPA Says Spending Items Greater Than $50,000 Must Get Approval From DOGE
"The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing that spending items greater than $50,000 now require approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency."
Source: AP, 03/10/2025Judge Blocks Trump Funding Freeze for Climate Work. Will White House Comply?
"A federal judge Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s freezing of congressionally approved federal funding, which has affected a variety of services and programs across the country, including climate and conservation work approved under the Inflation Reduction Act."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/10/2025"EPA Reverses Course, Reinstating Dozens Of Environmental Justice Workers"
"Less than a month after placing the entire staff of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights on administrative leave, the Environmental Protection Agency has reinstated dozens of employees in offices across the country."
Source: Washington Post, 03/10/2025
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