4. White House. Executive Order 14154: Unleashing American Energy . Washington, DC: January 20, 2025. Executive directive mandating streamlined energy permitting and accelerated infrastructure approvals.
5. White House. Executive Order 14162: Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements . Washington, DC: January 20, 2025. Directive withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement and terminating climate finance contributions.
6. Council on Environmental Quality. “Withdrawal of 2023 Interim Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change under NEPA.” Federal Register , May 28, 2025. Notice rescinding prior climate-analysis guidance for environmental reviews.
7. Congressional Research Service. Environmental Protection Agency: FY2026 Budget Request . CRS Report R48902, Washington, DC: July 2025. Nonpartisan analysis of EPA funding proposals and program eliminations.
8. Reuters. “U.S. EPA Sends Proposal to Reconsider Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding to OMB.” July 23, 2025. News coverage confirming the administration’s move to undermine foundational climate rules.
9. Reuters. “U.S. Weather Service Staffing Shortages Lead to Overnight Forecast Office Closures.” July 9, 2025. Report documenting NWS balloon-launch reductions and night-shift staffing gaps.
10. Associated Press. “Trump Administration Proposes 27% Cut to NOAA Budget.” February 2025. Coverage of NOAA’s proposed cuts, highlighting impacts on climate labs, satellites, and weather service staffing.
11. Federal News Network. “NOAA Workforce Faces Upheaval under 2025 Budget.” March 2025. Reporting on layoffs of probationary employees, union responses, and agency turmoil.
12. Al Roker. NBC News broadcast, March 2025. Comment on the firing of 880 NOAA staffers amid storm season preparations: “It cannot be good.”
13. American Lung Association. State of the Air 2025 . Chicago: ALA, April 23, 2025. Annual report finding 156 million Americans living in counties with unhealthy air quality, a decade-high figure.
14. Environmental Protection Network. EPA Budget Cuts: A Wrecking Ball for Core Functions . Washington, DC: EPN, April 2025. Advocacy assessment describing EPA’s proposed reductions as catastrophic to enforcement and scientific oversight.
15. Occupational Health & Safety. “CSB Reports Show Industrial Chemical Incidents in 15 States.” January 31, 2025. Article summarizing accident data: five fatalities, 17 serious injuries, and $700 million in property damage.
16. Supreme Court of the United States. Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (Uinta Basin Railway). 601 U.S. ___ (2025). Decision narrowing NEPA climate-analysis requirements for energy infrastructure projects.
17. Spectrum News. “Hoosick Falls Celebrates Opening of New PFAS-Free Water Supply.” March 31, 2025. Local report quoting Mayor Rob Allen and resident Michael Hickey on turning on a safe municipal water system.
18. Laredo Morning Times. “Binational Project Tracks Air Pollution across Border.” June 15, 2025. Coverage of low-cost sensor deployment in Laredo/Nuevo Laredo, with scientist Richard Peltier quoted.
19. SFGATE. “California Launches Mobile Monitoring Program to Map Pollution.” August 2025. Report on statewide vehicle-based air-monitoring initiative, supported by UC researchers.
20. Bay Area Air Quality Management District. “Clean Air in Schools Initiative.” August 2025. Announcement of grants funding filtration upgrades in schools near ports and refineries.
21. California Air Resources Board. Clean Air Centers Program . Sacramento: CARB, May 2025. Guidance on public shelters activated during wildfire smoke events.
22. European Chemicals Agency. “Update on Proposed PFAS Restrictions.” June 2025. Regulatory summary of Europe’s staged plan to restrict PFAS in products, with RAC/SEAC review in progress.
23. Reuters. “EU Methane Regulation Enters Force, Bans Routine Venting.” January 20, 2025. News coverage of new EU law requiring leak detection and repair for oil and gas operators.