Tag: Trump administration

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Trump Administration’s Plan to Weaken Standards on Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in US Drinking Water...

The Trump administration decided to take a step back on Wednesday, revealing plans to undo and postpone regulations put in place by the Biden administration to restrict "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Lee Zeldin,...
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US Foreign Energy Funding Redirected to Fossil Fuel Expansion

From Africa to Southeast Asia, the Trump administration is cancelling US support for projects designed to replace coal, oil, and gas with clean energy, pushing instead for the use of American taxpayers’ money to...
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Trump Removes Acting FEMA Head; Agency’s Future Uncertain

One day after the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that eliminating FEMA was not “in the best interest of the American people,” the Trump administration ousted him. Now, as the...
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Trump Closes 25 USGS Centers Monitoring Drought and Flooding

Hammer Creek in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program and the Pennsylvania Water Science Center targeted for closure. Scott Heidel, PADEP / USGSSo, like, these more...
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Trump’s Policies Cause Loss of 62,000 U.S. Clean Energy Jobs

So, like, on April 25, 2024, Elin Energy's solar panel manufacturing facility in Brookshire, Texas was looking pretty impressive, you know? Brett Coomer from Houston Chronicle via Getty Images captured the whole vibe. Trust...
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Trump’s Promise Fails: Big Oil’s Revenues Plummet

President Donald Trump came into office swearing to "drill, baby, drill," and, on day one, signed an executive order aimed at “Unleashing American Energy.” Just over 100 days later, oil companies released their first...
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US Food System Transformation in 100 Days

So, like, who knew that the Department of Agriculture was about more than just farming, am I right? Established way back in 1862, this federal agency has a ton of different subagencies and offices,...
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Canceling 781 Environmental Justice Grants: Trump EPA’s Controversial Move

An American flag flies amid burned structures at the Altadena Town & Country Club during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on Jan. 8, 2025. Mario Tama / Getty ImagesAlright, so you know how...
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Sen. Collins Criticizes Trump for Cutting Scientific Research

So, like, Sen. Susan Collins, the one from Maine, started this hearing on Wednesday, right? And she was totally bashing the Trump administration for cutting science funding, firing federal scientists, and causing all this...
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Trump Administration Dismisses 400 Climate Experts: What’s Next?

So, like, every few years for the past 25 years, the big shots at the federal government have been putting out this huge report on how climate change is messing with the country. States,...