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Goodbye, FEMA. Hello, disaster consultants

Pushing more responsibility for disaster response onto the states will mean depending more on private contractors.
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white plastic pellets (nurdles) washed up on sand

Pennsylvania plastics pollution settlement could set a national precedent for control of pellets

The case is the first citizen suit to successfully settle over “nurdles” in an inland waterway. State regulators weighed in to help.

insideclimatenews.org
Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas NV set against a blue sky.

Don Jr. and Eric Trump are investors in a crypto company that calls climate change a threat

A new crypto venture whose largest shareholders include President Donald Trump’s sons disclosed to investors that rising temperatures “pose a threat” to its operations, in contrast to the family’s rejections of climate change.

www.eenews.net
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A judge dismissed the James M. Gavin power plant’s lawsuit challenging EPA rules on toxic waste disposal

Regulators say a coal-fired power plant in southeast Ohio did not comply with federal rules on the safe storage of toxic waste, putting groundwater at risk of contamination. Last week, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit.

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Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong

Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show.

www.theguardian.com
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Meet the Canadian aiding Trump’s 'insane' war on climate science

Ross McKitrick claims his views have long been ‘overlooked.' Now his work is helping guide the MAGA assault on climate regulations.
www.desmog.com
a bunch of houses that have been destroyed by a tornado.

Inside Trump’s unorthodox climate attacks in courts nationwide

The administration is cranking up efforts to kill state laws and legal cases that would force fossil-fuel companies to pay for climate damage.
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Yellow and white wind turbine towers waiting to be installed

Can offshore wind survive the Trump administration?

The Trump administration’s halt on the nearly complete Revolution Wind project could derail offshore wind development for decades, spooking investors and driving up energy costs for consumers.

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A nuclear plant cooling towers along a river.

Takeaways from the big Senate Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing

Commissioners discussed safety concerns, White House reviews, and their relationship with administration officials.

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American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway

American Samoa’s leaders and residents have firmly opposed plans to mine the ocean floor surrounding the islands, citing cultural, economic, and environmental risks. Yet as a U.S. territory, the final decision rests with federal officials in Washington, D.C., not the local community.

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Appeals court sides with EPA in climate grant terminations fight

The court said the claims must be brought before a special court that handles contract disputes involving the federal government.

www.politico.com
Hydraulic fracturing wells burning off methane

Trump says America’s oil industry is cleaner than other countries’. New data shows massive emissions from Texas wells.

Texas regulators rejected just 53 out of more than 12,000 applications from oil companies looking to burn off natural gas in the study period.

www.propublica.org
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As Trump champions LNG exports, Pennsylvania activists fight proposed Delaware River terminal

A proposed $7 billion liquefied natural gas terminal near Chester and Eddystone has sparked fierce local opposition over explosion risks and added pollution in long-burdened communities, even as the Trump administration accelerates LNG exports and rolls back environmental rules.

insideclimatenews.org
Coal energy plant

‘Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the treaty to stop fossil fuel production

Tzeporah Berman’s campaign group believes Cop30 will help its initiative to phase out oil, coal and gas take shape.

www.theguardian.com
Smiling people with signs marching in support of science.

Dozens of scientists call DOE climate report ‘fundamentally incorrect’

The review comes as the Trump administration is leaning on the report as part of its justification to end EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.

insideclimatenews.org
lush green fields beneath Mountain in Indonesia

In Indonesia’s rainforest, a mega-farm project is plowing ahead

The Indonesian government is fast-tracking a massive agricultural project that is turning 7 million acres of tropical forest into rice and sugarcane farms.

e360.yale.edu
A power plant with silver towers, pipes and industrial equipment

‘Enough devastation:’ Mingo, Logan residents worry about proposed power plants, data centers in WV

Residents in Mingo and Logan counties are voicing concerns about the health, environmental, and water impacts of the massive Adams Fork Energy project, which includes methane power plants, data centers, and the world’s largest natural gas-fueled ammonia plant.

westvirginiawatch.com
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Censured Sumatra coal plant blamed for sickening children in Indonesia’s Bengkulu

A Chinese-backed coal power plant in Bengkulu, Indonesia, faces community backlash as residents report widespread respiratory disease among children and damage to coastal ecosystems, despite repeated environmental sanctions.

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