News Beep<p>EPA terminates federal union contracts, effective immediately</p><p>EPA terminates federal union contracts, effective immediately EPA’s announcement makes it the second known agency to officially cancel…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Topstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Topstories</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/americanfederationofgovernmentemployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>americanfederationofgovernmentemployees</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/collectivebargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectivebargaining</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/collectivebargainingagreement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectivebargainingagreement</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/departmentofveteransaffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>departmentofveteransaffairs</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/environmentalprotectionagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalprotectionagency</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/TopStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TopStories</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/48595/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/48595/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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News Beep<p>Repealing rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions will increase gas prices, Trump administration’s own analysis finds</p><p>When the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would roll back regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions — especially…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Topstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Topstories</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricvehicles</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/environmentalprotectionagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalprotectionagency</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/GasPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GasPrices</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/TopStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TopStories</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/34796/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/34796/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
News Beep<p>As The EPA Moves To Gut A Key Climate Rule, The Risks To Public Health Intensify</p><p>WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30: A bronze sign marks an entrance to the US Environmental Protection … More…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/endangermentfinding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangermentfinding</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/environmentalprotectionagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalprotectionagency</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/greenhousegasemissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenhousegasemissions</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/greenhousegases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenhousegases</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/IL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IL</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/28144/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/28144/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Politico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politico</span></a> @ 1:18pm ET on July 29, 2025</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration on Tuesday proposed repealing the federal government’s bedrock scientific declaration on the dangers of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenhouseGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGases</span></a> — a move that would run afoul of decades of research and topple most of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> regulations.</p><p>The rollback is the most audacious attempt yet by President Donald Trump to undo federal restrictions on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/29/epa-to-revoke-2009-finding-that-climate-pollution-endangers-humans-00476166" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/07/29/e</span><span class="invisible">pa-to-revoke-2009-finding-that-climate-pollution-endangers-humans-00476166</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>“Another Big Lie”: Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Regulating Greenhouse Gases</strong></p>
<p>Donald Trump is coming for the “holy grail” of climate regulations. As multiple media outlets reported this week, the administration plans to roll back the “endangerment finding,” an Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency decision at the center of the government’s ability to address climate change. On paper, the endangerment finding states that greenhouse gases like methane […]</p>
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DrWeb<p><strong>Trump administration shuts down EPA’s scientific research arm : NPR</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Politics</a></strong></p><p><strong>Trump administration shuts down EPA’s scientific research arm</strong></p><p>Updated July 20, 20257:13 PM ET</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/146944972/rob-stein" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/146944972/rob-stein" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rob Stein</a></p><p>The United States Environmental Protection Agency building is seen in August 2024 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration is shutting down the agency’s unit for scientific research.</p><p>Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images</p><p>The <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5385272/epa-environmental-protection-agency-cuts-trump-zeldin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Environmental Protection Agency</a> is planning to shutter the agency’s scientific research arm that provides expertise for environmental policies and regulations, as part of the Trump administration’s continuing downsizing of the federal government.</p><p>The agency is closing the <a href="https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-research-and-development-ord" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Office of Research and Development</a>, which analyzes dangers posed by a variety of hazards, including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, indoor air contaminants, water pollution, watershed destruction and drinking waterpollutants. The office also manages grant programs that fund universities and private companies.</p><p>“Under President Trump’s leadership, EPA has taken a close look at our operations to ensure the agency is better equipped than ever to deliver on our core mission of protecting human health and the environment while powering the great American comeback,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in a <a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-reduction-force-reorganization-efforts-save-taxpayers-nearly-three" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">statement</a> announcing the plan Friday. “This reduction in force will ensure we can better fulfill that mission while being responsible stewards of your hard-earned tax dollars.”</p><blockquote><p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/20/nx-s1-5474320/trump-epa-scientific-research-zeldin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump administration shuts down EPA’s scientific research arm : NPR</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/environmental-protection-agency/" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/epa/" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/national-public-radio/" target="_blank">#NationalPublicRadio</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/npr/" target="_blank">#NPR</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/scientific-research/" target="_blank">#ScientificResearch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Add <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SovereignTribalNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SovereignTribalNations</span></a> to the list of 25 states resisting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BudgetCuts</span></a> !</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeCommunities</span></a> could lose $24.5B under <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration proposal<br>If upheld by the courts, the proposed freeze on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGrants</span></a> would affect nearly every tribe </p><p>by Amelia Schafer </p><p>Excerpt: " 'Nearly all Tribes would be affected by a federal grant freeze, with many facing the prospect of losing tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars — funding that is critical for supporting some of the most historically underserved communities in the United States,' the report concluded. </p><p>" 'When the federal government withholds funding from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tribes</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> people, it’s not just a policy change. It’s a violation of those commitments — putting essential services at risk and undermining Tribal governing capacity.'</p><p>"A federal appeals court will decide if the administration has the legal authority to mass-suspend the grants, with arguments set in coming months in a lawsuit filed by the state of New York against President Donald Trump and his top administrators.</p><p>" 'as litigation around OMB’s funding freeze continues, it is essential that federal decisionmakers recognize the unique basis of funding for Tribes and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> people,' the report states. 'Funding to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndianCountry</span></a> is rooted in longstanding, legally-binding agreements between the United States and sovereign Tribal nations — not race, climate, or DEI.'</p><p>"At the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, the OMB issued a sweeping order announcing a halt to federal grants nationwide, throwing tribal programs into turmoil.</p><p>"Although the grant freeze was temporarily halted, the administration continues to push for its implementation, and tribes continue to report difficulties in accessing the already-approved funds, the report notes.</p><p>"The bulk of the at-risk funding is dispersed through programs such as the Department of Health and Human Services [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHHS</span></a>], the Bureau of Indian Affairs [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BIA</span></a>] and the Bureau of Indian Education under the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a>. </p><p>"If the funding freeze clears legal hurdles, critical projects across the country will be at risk, the Brookings report said. These projects include a $35 million grant to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OglalaSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OglalaSioux</span></a> Tribe for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> development, a $3 million grant to urban <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeHealth</span></a> board for community health worker training, and a $200,000 grant to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chickahominy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chickahominy</span></a> Indian Tribe for preliminary <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> work towards a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childcare</span></a> center. </p><p>" 'This is the building block of how the U.S. government pays back tribes for the land it took,' Maxim said.</p><p>"The report does not include the sweeping cuts approved under Trump’s so-called '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBeautifulBill</span></a>' by Congress, which includes cuts to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodStamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodStamps</span></a> and other social programs that include Native people as well as others, Brookings officials said.</p><p>"The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. Maxim co-authored the report with Glencora Haskins, research associate and applied research manager."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://ictnews.org/news/tribes-could-lose-24-5b-under-trump-administration-proposal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ictnews.org/news/tribes-could-</span><span class="invisible">lose-24-5b-under-trump-administration-proposal/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RespectTheTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RespectTheTreaties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpBudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpBudgetCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StolenLand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeCommunities</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Hundreds of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> employees have asked their boss, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a>, to stop lying<br>Nearly 500 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> employees published a “Declaration of Dissent” opposing actions of current EPA head, Lee Zeldin, who is working to politicize the agency, ignore <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>, and spread <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a>.<br>It details concerns by EPA employees who have worked to advance agency’s mission of actually protecting environment, and who see current leadership as working against that.<br><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/07/01/hundreds-of-epa-employees-have-asked-their-boss-lee-zeldin-to-stop-lying/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/07/01/hundred</span><span class="invisible">s-of-epa-employees-have-asked-their-boss-lee-zeldin-to-stop-lying/</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>From Public Health Watch: In the first 5 months of his 2nd term, President Trump changed federal environmental regulations, and the agencies that enforce them, in ways that will directly affect Texans who live near oil refineries and petrochemical facilities. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publichealthwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealthwatch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/25/524839/7-federal-policy-changes-that-will-hurt-polluted-communities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/06/25/524839/7-federal-policy-changes-that-will-hurt-polluted-communities/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirAllianceHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirAllianceHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirPollutionInHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollutionInHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Channelview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Channelview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonShipChannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonShipChannel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is asking Texas residents for input on a new rule change that environmental advocates say would use money paid by motorists to offset pollution caused by industry.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/09/523449/activists-say-new-rule-puts-cost-of-air-pollution-on-texas-motorists/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/06/09/523449/activists-say-new-rule-puts-cost-of-air-pollution-on-texas-motorists/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Galveston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Galveston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KERANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KERANews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ozone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ozone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicCitizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasCommissionOnEnvironmentalQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasCommissionOnEnvironmentalQuality</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Slashed federal grants under President Donald Trump’s administration affected $62 million in grant funding for Houston’s health department along with $67 million for environmental justice projects across 13 coastal counties. </p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/05/30/522706/federal-grant-cuts-hit-environmental-justice-and-health-equity-projects-in-houston/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/houston/2025/05/30/522706/federal-grant-cuts-hit-environmental-justice-and-health-equity-projects-in-houston/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirAllianceHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirAllianceHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirPollutionInHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollutionInHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGrants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonHealthDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonHealthDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpFundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpFundingCuts</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>As Trump’s administration slashes federal spending deemed wasteful, the EPA cancelled $1.5 million in funding for a project to build out a solar energy farm, create a resilience hub and plant trees in Houston’s long-polluted Fifth Ward.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/04/25/519873/epa-cuts-for-houston-expected-deregulation-of-pollution-could-create-perfect-storm-for-worse-air-quality/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/04/25/519873/epa-cuts-for-houston-expected-deregulation-of-pollution-could-create-perfect-storm-for-worse-air-quality/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirAllianceHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirAllianceHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FifthWardHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FifthWardHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonHealthDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonHealthDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SolarFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarm</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s Pick To Lead The <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> is An Anti-Environmentalist<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> is little more than a Trump sycophant, and he's about to do a ton of damage to the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a>.<br>Trump campaigned on pledges to “kill” and “cancel” the EPA’s rules and regulations meant to combat <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a> by regulating how much <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> our cars, businesses and industries are pumping into the atmosphere, according to the New York Times <br><a href="https://jalopnik.com/trump-s-pick-to-lead-the-epa-is-an-anti-environmental-b-1851695812" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jalopnik.com/trump-s-pick-to-l</span><span class="invisible">ead-the-epa-is-an-anti-environmental-b-1851695812</span></a></p>
Darth Tiktaalik<p>With the Republican hostility towards environmental regulations and regulatory bodies I feel like reminding people why the environmental protection agency exists to begin with. </p><p>That thing that's on fire here is a river, which caught fire the year before the founding of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> due to heavy pollution. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/environmentalprotectionagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalprotectionagency</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CuyahogaRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CuyahogaRiver</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cleveland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cleveland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohio</span></a></p>
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