Trump Is Harming National Parks for Future Generations, Former NPS Director Warns
May 2, 2025, 6:35 pm By By Kiley Price
Jonathan Jarvis ran the U.S. National Park Service under former President Barack Obama. He has serious concerns about the future of public lands under Trump. By Kiley Price In 1976, Jonathan Jarvis began his career in the National Park Service beside a statue…House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands
May 2, 2025, 6:24 pm By By Jake Bolster
Environmentalists call the draft text for the energy, tax and national security bill a handout to oil companies and warn of impacts to wildlife and protected landscapes. By Jake Bolster Sacred Native American sites, public lands and undeveloped landscapes on…Hawaii Sues Big Oil for Alleged Climate Deception After Trump Administration Tried to Block the Litigation
May 2, 2025, 4:53 pm By By Dana Drugmand
The state joins over three dozen cities, counties and states that have sued the oil industry for selling products it allegedly knew would warm the planet and amplify sea level rise, hurricanes and wildfires. Legal experts called the Trump administration’s…California Toxic Algal Bloom Blamed for Months-long Marine Life Poisoning
May 2, 2025, 5:00 am By By Teresa Tomassoni
Wildlife rescuers are struggling to keep up with the demand to help stranded and sick marine life along the West Coast. By Teresa Tomassoni Inside the Marine Mammal Care Center in Los Angeles, more than 80 sea lions and seals lounge lethargically in outdoor…Inside Climate News Series Is a Scripps Howard Finalist
May 2, 2025, 4:55 am By By ICN Editors
“Cashing Out” investigated a system that lets companies win multimillion or even billion-dollar penalties against countries trying to protect the environment and public. By ICN Editors An Inside Climate News investigation into the wide-ranging…An Insurance Crisis Compounded by Climate Change Threatens the Broader U.S. Economy
May 1, 2025, 6:51 pm By By Lisa Sorg
One expert speaking at a forum on insurance and housing says climate change could soon mark a “death spiral” for the financial industry in parts of the country. By Lisa Sorg A trifecta of crises—accelerating climate change, a scarcity of affordable…Ignoring Federal Law, House GOP Targets California’s Nation-Leading Vehicle Pollution Rules
May 1, 2025, 5:42 pm By By Liza Gross
House moves to repeal the Golden State’s authority to set higher car and truck emission standards, which have long been targeted by Trump. By Liza Gross On a warm July morning in 1943, in the middle of World War II, a thick cloud of acrid smoke blanketed…EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows
May 1, 2025, 3:13 pm By By Marianne Lavelle, Peter Aldhous
In its bid to resist a court order to unfreeze grants, the Trump administration reveals a laser focus on eliminating environmental justice aid. By Marianne Lavelle, Peter Aldhous As the nation marked the 55th anniversary of the environmental movement on Earth…Will Tariffs on Solar Cell Imports Invigorate the U.S. Manufacturing Market?
May 1, 2025, 9:00 am By By Arcelia Martin
Four nations face tariffs of up to 3,500 percent on solar cell imports, seen as counterproductive to some solar industry observers and thrilling to others. By Arcelia Martin The U.S. Department of Commerce determined last week solar cell imports from four…In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
May 1, 2025, 5:05 am By By Charles PaullinDominion Energy wants to power a “hyperscale” data center a stone’s throw from a residential subdivision in Fairfax County, Virginia. The state’s leaders are bullish, but the center’s would-be neighbors are not thrilled. By Charles Paullin…Plans Advance for Huge New Exxon Plastics Plant in Texas
May 1, 2025, 5:00 am By By Dylan Baddour
Officials at a rural school district voted on Tuesday to begin developing a tax break agreement intended to draw Exxon to their stretch of the Gulf Coast. By Dylan Baddour Plans for a large new plastics plant on the Gulf Coast of Texas crept forward on Tuesday…Consumer Watchdog Accuses Regional Grid Operator of Overcharging Marylanders for Power
May 1, 2025, 4:55 am By By Aman Azhar
PJM’s energy market and grid rules face legal challenges from the state consumer advocate, which says the grid operator unfairly charges local customers for out-of-state power needs and for bloated capacity costs. By Aman Azhar The Maryland Office of…Sen. Susan Collins Blasts Trump for Cuts to Scientific Research
Apr 30, 2025, 6:47 pm By By Arcelia Martin
Meanwhile, a new study from American University shows budget cuts to public research would significantly hurt the economy in the long run, with large negative effects on GDP, investment and government revenue. By Arcelia Martin Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)…N.C. Treasurer Names Conservative Climate Skeptic to State Utilities Commission
Apr 30, 2025, 4:23 pm By By Lisa Sorg
Donald van der Vaart also served as N.C. environment secretary before joining the EPA’s Science Advisory Board during the first Trump administration. He’s been a proponent of fracking and offshore drilling. By Lisa Sorg Donald van der Vaart—the state’s…For Alabama’s Spotted Salamanders, a Win and a Warning
Apr 30, 2025, 12:27 pm By By Lee Hedgepeth
A grassroots effort successfully pushed back on a development in Homewood that would have destroyed a critical salamander habitat. Still, amphibians face constant risks. By Lee Hedgepeth HOMEWOOD, Ala.—Nine-year-old Ruby Banta thought it was a pretty simple…In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment
Apr 30, 2025, 5:00 am By By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Dennis Pillion, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Maria
Compared to his first term, the threat posed by Trump’s second administration is on a “new level,” environmental groups and legal experts say. By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Dennis Pillion, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Marianne Lavelle, Wyatt Myskow One…Wyoming Has Been Slow to Transition From Fossil Fuels, but Is Moving Fast Toward New Nuclear Technologies
Apr 30, 2025, 4:55 am By By Najifa Farhat
The state is eyeing advanced nuclear plants to put electricity on the grid and power energy-intensive industries like mining. Some business leaders dream of a Wyoming supply chain for atomic energy. By Najifa Farhat Wyoming has the largest uranium ore reserves…USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States’ Water Management
Apr 29, 2025, 7:33 pm By By Wyatt Myskow
The Trump administration has terminated the leases of 25 U.S. Geological Survey Water Science Centers, which inform the water decisions of local and state governments across the country. By Wyatt Myskow Across the country, the data collected at stream gauges…EPA Head Pushes Mexico to Address Tijuana River Sewage in Recent San Diego Visit
Apr 29, 2025, 5:17 pm By By Kiley Price
San Diego County communities have lamented public health impacts of sewage pollution in the watershed, which crosses from Mexico into California before flowing into the ocean. By Kiley Price Water knows no borders. Unfortunately, neither does sewage.Citing Trump Emergency Order, Army Corps Expedites Review for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Great Lakes’ Wetlands
Apr 29, 2025, 5:00 am By By Carrie Klein
The Corps approved a fast-track permitting process for the review of a new 3.6-mile proposed oil and gas section of the pipeline sought by Enbridge Energy under the Straits of Mackinac. The Interior Department is also moving to expedite energy reviews, over…
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