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Trump’s cuts bring climate and energy agencies to a standstill, workers say

Tue, 2025-06-17 11:32 — mike kraft
‘Set up for failure’: Trump’s cuts bring climate and energy agencies to a standstill, workers say Federal workers say taxpayers are now getting far less from the government because of the DOGE-led effort to cut the workforce. Zack Colman Politico

Cuts and freezes are jamming up some of the basic functions of government at agencies targeted in President Donald Trump’s rollbacks of his predecessors’ energy and environmental policies, more than a dozen federal employees told POLITICO.

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Climate change: NASA data outlines dramatic rise in intensty of weather events

Tue, 2025-06-17 11:06 — mike kraft
Nasa data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of weather events Extreme events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe, study says The Guardian

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Climate change: A health crisis and atmospshere CO2 levels reach new record

Thu, 2025-06-12 13:22 — mike kraft
Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: the climate crisis is also a health crisis – and it’s already claiming lives. UN News
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FEMA chief says states will have to pay half instead of 25% of costs for countering natural disasters

Fri, 2025-05-16 15:26 — mike kraft
FEMA chief: Agency will raise state burden for disasters to 50% | Honolulu Star-Advertiser David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said today that states would in the future bear half the costs for responding to natural disasters, up from 25% under current cost-sharing levels. Reuters Honolulu Star-Advertiser

 

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Climate change's increasing toll on Africa --United Nations

Mon, 2025-05-12 10:42 — mike kraft
Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change. UN News

 

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U.S. NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database, citing budget cuts

Fri, 2025-05-09 11:14 — mike kraft
NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday it will archive its database of billion-dollar climate disasters, as the Trump administration cuts resource at the agency. Evan Thomas Scripps News
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Cities: Twenty eight major American cities are sinking --study

Fri, 2025-05-09 10:57 — mike kraft
Denver, Dallas among the Major U.S. Cities Sinking into the Ground Cities across the U.S., including inland ones such as Denver and Dallas, are settling into the earth, posing increased flooding risks and potentially damaging urban infrastructure Andrea Thompson Scientific American
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Two scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors

Wed, 2025-05-07 09:51 — mike kraft
Scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed The Guardian
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Air pollution: Nearly half of Americans are breathing unhealthy air --study

Mon, 2025-04-28 09:57 — mike kraft
Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High - Inside Climate News A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate change and Trump administration actions, experts warn, will worsen the trend. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

 

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CDC's firing of experts cited for turning down Milwaukee's request to deal with unsafe lead levels in schools

Tue, 2025-04-15 11:42 — mike kraft
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for assistance in managing unsafe lead levels in the city’s public schools, citing the loss of its lead experts in mass firings last week across federal health agencies. Meg Tirrell, Brenda Goodman CNN

 

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