Climate Disasters Are Driving a School Crisis. Black Kids Are Hit Hardest
"Black students are losing classrooms, homes, and support systems after climate events."
Source: Capital B, 04/02/2025
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Trump’s DOE Targets Calif. And Other Blue States For Cuts: Leaked Docs
"The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle environmental protections and roll back nationwide progress toward clean energy disproportionately target California and other blue states, internal documents show."
Source: LA Times, 04/02/2025
"Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True."
"President Trump announced on Monday that he planned to relax limits on pollution from cars, saying that the move wouldn’t “mean a damn bit of difference to the environment.” But decades of science show that the pollution from automobile tailpipes has harmed the environment and public health, from the days when leaded gasoline sent neurotoxins into the air and soil to the carbon dioxide emissions that are heating the planet right now."
Source: NYTimes, 04/02/2025
Faith Leaders Push Back After EPA Head Slams Climate Action as ‘Religion’
"When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin made a defiant reference to “climate change religion” in order to justify a plan to roll back environmental protections, American faith leaders and scholars reacted with confusion, sadness and anger." "Jewish and Christian faith leaders responded to Lee Zeldin’s comments with “righteous anger” and called for policies that support a more just, livable world."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/01/2025
"Fumed Episode 4: Locked and Loaded"
"This season, two stubborn Texans try to salvage what’s left of their working-class community. That’s a problem, though, because they live in East Harris County, where the petrochemical industry calls the shots — and where pushing back can be dangerous."
"Set in Channelview, Texas, in the heart of the nation's petrochemical industry, Fumed follows Carolyn Stone and Greg Moss as they risk everything to fight for their community’s future."
Source: Public Health Watch, 04/01/2025
West Africa's Hazardous Winds: Harmattan Carries Dust, Spreads Disease
"Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti. ... The Harmattan's effects go beyond reduced visibility and dryness. It has an impact on human health, agriculture and ecosystems."
Source: The Conversation, 04/01/2025
"‘Forever Chemicals’ From Nearby Factory Found In Dust Of NC Homes: Study"
"Researchers have identified “forever chemicals” in household dust nearby a North Carolina factory — indicating that dust may be an additional source of exposure to these compounds."
Source: The Hill, 04/01/2025
"Exclusive: Global Ad Giant WPP Shutters Sustainability-Focused Agency"
"Global ad giant WPP has closed AKQA Bloom, a Miami-based communications agency specialising in sustainability campaigns, according to an email to staff obtained by DeSmog, and merged its operations with parent agency AKQA."
Source: DeSmog, 04/01/2025
CA Suspends Environmental Laws To Speed Rebuilding Of Utilities After Fires
"In a continued effort to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles' devastating firestorms, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week suspended California environmental laws for utility providers working to reinstall key infrastructure."
Source: LA Times, 04/01/2025
"Calif. Snowpack Is Near-Average — What Does This Mean For Water Supplies?"
"At 90% of the state historical average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is nothing like record-smashing 2023. But it ‘s the third year in the row with near-average or above-average snowpack."
Source: CalMatters, 04/01/2025
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