USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same

When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state

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New EPA Chief Launches 31-Point Attack on Our Health and Environment Here's what the plans mean for air, water, climate, and more.

"The Trump admin seems determined to take us back to a time when our air was so polluted it was unsafe to breathe and our waters so toxic they caught fire. Should the EPA undo settled law and irrefutable facts, we expect to see this administration in court." - @abbiedillen.bsky.social

Decades after the US buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.

Decades after the US buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it.

A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.

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#Greenland #Nuclear #MarshallIslands #Climate

What if rivers had an inherent right to be protected from pollution, regardless of its utility to humans? This is the idea that drives the “rights of nature” movement grist.org/equity/in-ca...

‘It’s all been scrapped’: Bootcamps for women in wildland firefighting canceled after DEI cuts Women already had an intimidating entry point to the male-dominated field. Trump's orders to dismantle DEI in the federal government could hurt years of progress.

‘It’s all been scrapped’: Bootcamps for women in wildland firefighting canceled after DEI cuts.

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#Climate #Musk #Trump #BlackSky #GreenSky

Trump’s E.P.A. to Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters (Gift Article) The Biden-era rules require thousands of hazardous-chemical sites to adopt new safeguards against storms, spills and other risks.

"Chemical explosions force entire neighborhoods to evacuate. First responders have died rushing into disasters they weren’t warned about. Workers have suffered burns, lung damage, and worse, all because companies cut corners to save money." -Adam Kron, Earthjustice Senior Attorney

Forget about your carbon footprint. Try 'climatemaxxing.' Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.

Forget about your carbon footprint. Try ‘climatemaxxing.’

Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.

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#Maxxing #Climate #GreenSky #Carbon

Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry.

Late on Saturday, Trump issued an executive order to boost timber harvest that could open the floodgates to clear-cutting of federal forests

"It's just about trying to cut as much as our forests as possible to line the pockets of timber industry executives.” -Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Earthjustice

But there is no energy emergency—the U.S. is the world’s top oil & gas producer. This is a power grab to roll back protections.

Trump signed executive orders to expand logging on public lands while bypassing environmental protections. His “energy emergency” declaration lets him override regulations entirely.

TVA doesn’t make public participation easy, but showing up is making a difference On a cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon in mid-February, nearly 20 advocates and community members trudged to downtown Knoxville to speak and show support for our concerns as the Tennessee Valley Auth...

Leah McCord of @AppVoices gives a report back on a recent #TennesseeValleyAuthority Board of Directors listening session where activists reminded #TVA of who it is supposed to serve. Read Leah's blog post ⬇️
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This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.

This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years.

Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.

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#Plants #Biochar #Climate #Solarpunk

By late Sunday night, DOGE had erased or altered more than 1,000 contracts it previously claimed to have canceled—amounting to over 40% of all contracts listed on its site last week.

Additionally, we will soon release an updated list of all DOGE staffers.

After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.

Rural New England needs EV chargers for tourism. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them. Compared to surrounding states, New Hampshire’s rural communities lag in charging stations, threatening the tourism sector. Suspending federal funds could make it difficult to accelerate construction.

Rural New England needs EV chargers for tourism. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them.

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#EV #NewEngland #Maine #NewHampshire #Climate

Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway. The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.

Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.

The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.

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#Trump #NaturalGas #Gas #Bills #Energy

What climate change means for bird flu — and the soaring price of eggs Extreme weather is shifting the migratory patterns of birds, increasing the chances of deadly avian flu outbreaks on farms.

What climate change means for bird flu — and the soaring price of eggs.

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#BirdFlu #Eggs #Climate #Food #Agriculture

Memo to the President: Manhattan Economy Improving, Thanks to Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York City Lower Manhattan's economy has gotten an almost billion-dollar boost in just the first month of congestion pricing's existence, the MTA said on Wednesday.

Children in high traffic areas are breathing in dangerous levels of pollution every day. Lower air pollution means fewer asthma attacks, fewer hospital visits, and fewer deaths.

NYC's congestion pricing is a public health win.

So why would the Trump administration want to take it away?

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is leading a government witch hunt. They are forcing us to take lie detector tests, going through our belongings, searching our PCs, making threats through the attorney general, targeting our judges, deputizing Elon’s staff—the list goes on.

We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸

If you’re at home today, not spending money, and feeling bored, you might be wondering, “What could I do?” Well, task one: you can make random reports on this website: enddei.ed.gov

America's avocado obsession is destroying Mexico's forests. Is there a fix? With deforestation rising and violence a threat, a bold initiative uses satellites to ensure supermarkets sell ethical, eco-friendly avocados.

A greener future for avocados? Amid rising deforestation and cartel violence, a bold initiative is using satellites and strict guidelines to ensure ethical, eco-friendly avocado farming. grist.org/food-and-agr...

America's avocado obsession is destroying Mexico's forests. Is there a fix? With deforestation rising and violence a threat, a bold initiative uses satellites to ensure supermarkets sell ethical, eco-friendly avocados.

America’s avocado obsession is destroying Mexico’s forests. Is there a fix?

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#Mexico #food #Agriculture #forests #Avocado

Farmers depend on climate data. They're suing the USDA for deleting it. Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it.

Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

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#Farmers #Farms #Food #Agriculture

US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: 'It's catastrophic' The U.S. Forest Service stewards 193 million acres of public lands from Alaska to Florida. So why is it so overworked and understaffed?

US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."

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#Climate #GreenSky #USForestService #Environment #Musk

Trump Eviscerates a Bedrock Public Health and Environmental Protection Law President Donald Trump effectively ended the National Environmental Policy Act, but some activists are still fighting.

Last week, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) gutted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — the bedrock law that protects communities by requiring the federal government to disclose environmental consequences of its decisions.

Local communities are already fighting back.

The letter warned the firings could politicize the military and deter talented Americans from serving.

Trump fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., only the second Black Joint Chiefs chairman, replacing him with a little-known retired general. Six Pentagon officials were dismissed, including top Navy and Air Force leaders.

Five former defense secretaries condemned Trump’s firing of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress to reject their replacements.

The people who feed America are going hungry Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.

The people who feed America are going hungry.

Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.

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#Food #Farms #Farmworkers #agriculture