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"Trump DOJ To Climate Nonprofits: Hand Over Info And Come To Court"

"The Trump administration has directed nonprofits involved in a $20 billion Biden-era climate initiative to turn over records to the FBI and appear in federal court later this month, according to two people who were granted anonymity for fear of reprisal."

Source: E&E News, 03/10/2025

"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

Contamination Fears Drive Push To Remake California Cannabis Agency

"After a year of product tests that show pesticides in California cannabis products, regulators have yet to update standards. Santa Cruz County commissioners say the delay warrants a “public health emergency” and shifting responsibility to other state agencies."

Source: LA Times, 03/07/2025

"Life-Saving Avalanche Forecasts Could Be Hindered By Trump Budget Cuts"

"Officials in the Western U.S. who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm. They say they’re worried that the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other environmental scientists could hinder life-saving forecasts that skiers and mountain drivers rely on."

Source: AP, 03/07/2025

National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Admin Appear to Want It Kept Quiet.

"America’s national parks saw more than 331 million visits last year, a record. But the Trump administration does not want to call attention to those numbers, according to a National Park Service memo, amid mass firings of rangers and other employees at the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Arches and other popular destinations."

Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2025

"He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It."

"The new head of the Food and Drug Administration division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies."

Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2025

Opinion: "H5N1 Is Spreading. America Is Not Ready."

"With egg prices spiking due to bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced steps last week to control the H5N1 virus, such as increasing financial relief for farmers with affected flocks and exploring vaccines and therapeutics for chickens. While these steps might help stabilize the egg supply in the short term, they’re insufficient for one simple reason: Chickens are not the only animals affected by this disease."

Source: Washington Post, 03/05/2025

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