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Environmental Justice

"Flood Risks Getting Worse Along U.S. Coastlines, New Analysis Shows"

"Flooding in coastal areas of the United States is projected to occur 10 times more often over the next 25 years, with about 2.5 million people and 1.4 million homes facing severe property damage from sea level rise, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by Climate Central."

Source: Floodlight, 04/03/2025

Calif., 23 States Sue Trump HHS Over Cuts To CDC Infectious-Disease Funds

"California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants designed to make states more resilient to infectious disease, and accused the administration of overreaching its authority by clawing back funding already allocated by Congress."

Source: LA Times, 04/03/2025

"Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy"

"The National Institutes of Health has rescinded a scientific integrity policy intended to protect research and communications from political interference, citing the policy's commitment to diversity and inclusion."

Source: E&E News, 04/03/2025

HHS Fires Entire Staff That Helps Low-Income People Afford Heat, AC

"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has fired all of the workers in its program that seeks to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills. Everyone who had been working on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) was let go on Tuesday, according to now-former employee Andrew Germain."

Source: The Hill, 04/03/2025

"How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt"

"A faith-based Indiana group and heating contractors in Maine are among hundreds of businesses and organizations stymied by EPA’s attempt to claw back $20 billion of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/02/2025

"Big Banks Predict Catastrophic Warming, With Profit Potential"

"Top Wall Street institutions are preparing for a severe future of global warming that blows past the temperature limits agreed to by more than 190 nations a decade ago, industry documents show."

Source: E&E News, 04/02/2025

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