"Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests"
"The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry."
Source: NYTimes, 03/04/2025
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Tracking the Trackers in the Trump 2.0 Onslaught
Keeping up with the Trump administration is tricky, given the speed and volume with which the action is unfolding. But the new Reporter’s Toolbox has a handy list of more than a dozen Trump trackers, watching everything from campaign promises and executive orders to litigation launched against the administration. There’s even a tracker watching his time spent on the golf links.
"Crews Battle Wildfires In North And South Carolina Amid Dry Conditions"
"Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas."
Source: AP, 03/03/2025
Nations Agree On Plan To Finance Nature Protection, At Second Attempt
"A gathering of countries in Rome this week agreed a plan to generate $200 billion in finance a year by 2030 to halt and begin to reverse the destruction of the natural world."
Source: Reuters, 03/03/2025
"Coming Soon: Trump Plans To Boot Agencies From Washington"
"President Donald Trump, who pledged to send up to 100,000 federal workers outside of Washington, could move quickly to eject energy and environmental agencies from the nation’s capital."
Source: E&E News, 03/03/2025
"US Lobster Catch Drops As Crustaceans Migrate To Colder Canadian Waters"
"The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans."
Source: AP, 03/03/2025
"Hawaiian Bird Species At Risk Of Extinction From Halt In Federal Funding"
"A federal hold on funding could upend a novel approach to preventing mosquitoes from sending a number of Hawaiian bird species into extinction."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 03/03/2025
"Over-Planting Of GM Corn Costing Farmers Billions, Study Finds"
"A new study adds to evidence that farmers in the US corn belt have over-planted a type of genetically modified (GM) corn, leading to estimated losses of more than $1 billion as the pests the corn was designed to repel have grown resistant over time."
Source: The New Lede, 03/03/2025
Media Spar With Trump Over ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’" and Press Freedom
"President Donald Trump’s executive order was clear: The Gulf of Mexico was out after hundreds of years. The Gulf of America was its name now. But The Associated Press decided to keep the original name for its style and also note that Trump changed it. Trump limited the global news outlet’s access to some presidential events. The AP sued."
Source: AP, 03/03/2025
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