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- How a First Nation’s housing project could spark a home-rescue revolutionA small First Nation in British Columbia is showing how salvaged homes can become sustainable housing — and a blueprint for greener development.David Beers and Quinn Kelly report for The Tyee.In short:The shíshálh Nation partnered with Renewal Development to relocate 10 houses from Port Moody to their coastal reserve, converting each into two-level homes with […]
- Michigan reimagines its toxic land as a solar-powered futureMichigan wants to clean up its polluted past by turning contaminated industrial sites into a new solar-powered frontier.Douglas J. Guth reports for Inside Climate News.In short:Michigan has over 24,000 contaminated brownfield sites, many left behind by heavy industry, and advocates see solar energy as a powerful way to reclaim these spaces.A recent survey found residents […]
- Mushrooms are cleaning up wildfire ruins — and may revive toxic land across AmericaAfter the deadly Los Angeles wildfires turned homes into chemical-laced rubble, one scientist is using mushrooms and native plants to detoxify the land and rethink how to clean up after disaster.Mattha Busby reports for Atmos.In short:Environmental toxicologist Danielle Stevenson is pioneering a sustainable cleanup method by planting native fungi and plants that naturally extract toxins […]
- Trump’s EPA quietly backs off from enforcing pollution lawsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically scaled back enforcement against major polluters, raising fears about the future of public health protections.Tom Perkins reports for Grist.In short:In the first three months of Trump’s second term, the EPA has filed no major pollution cases and is initiating around 100 fewer civil enforcement actions per month than […]
- Trump administration sued by 17 states over frozen funds for electric vehicle charging networkSeventeen states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for halting billions in federal funding intended to expand the national electric vehicle charging infrastructure.Sophie Austin and Alexa St. John report for The Associated Press.In short:The Trump administration ordered a stop to electric vehicle charger funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, blocking an estimated $3.3 […]
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- States fight back against Trump’s wind and EV attacksThis analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has antagonized the clean energy industry, putting crucial federal funding on ice, rolling back key regulations, and even coming after state climate laws . …
- Chart: Tesla is losing its grip on EV buyers in the USSee more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . For years, Tesla has been the defining EV brand in not only the U.S. but the world. That’s changing. The company’s iron grip on the U.S. EV sector began to loosen back in 2023 as competition picked up. As of the first quarter of […]
- ‘It’s bleak’: Trump prepares to gut investments to clean up heavy industryPresident Donald Trump vowed to bring industrial manufacturing back to the United States. But in the coming weeks, his administration plans to gut a key program at the Department of Energy that promised to rapidly revitalize domestic production of materials such as cement, aluminum, and steel. Slashing funding and…
- Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to build clean energyThis story was originally published by High Country News . Eric Eriksen puts in long nights and weekends to keep the lights on in southern Colorado. As the CEO of the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Eriksen leads a member-owned nonprofit that provides electric service to more than 7,500 people across…
- New California bill would undo some 20-year rooftop solar contractsCalifornia lawmakers are considering a bill that would renege on decades of commitments to customers who’ve installed solar panels on their homes — all to shrink only a tiny fraction of the utility costs that are driving electricity rates through the roof. The bill in question is AB 942 , introduced by…
Recovery Diva
- New Acting FEMA Director Gives Arrogant First MessageFrom Politico: New FEMA head says he will “run right over” staff who resist his changes. “David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will “run right over” anyone that resists changes … Continue reading →
- Efforts Are Underway to Restructure FEMAFrom Politico: Congress counters Trump with massive FEMA restructuring plan. Republicans and Democrats are trying to give Congress a voice in the future of the disaster agency. “A bipartisan group of House members is drafting a sweeping bill to overhaul … Continue reading →
- FEMA Director Was Dismissed – After Saying Agency Was Vital!From the NY Times: Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/fema-cameron-hamilton.html The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told … Continue reading →
- Expect Record-Breaking Heat and Many Hurricanes this SummerFrom Grist: Homeland Security News Wire: Coming This Summer: Record-Breaking Heat and Plenty of Hurricanes. Forecasters are predicting higher temperatures across the U.S. and up to 10 hurricanes. Cutting federal programs could leave people even more vulnerable.See more details in … Continue reading →
- Trump Continues to Want FEMA to Go AwayFrom USA Today: Trump administration continues to suggest FEMA could go away https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/06/donald-trump-kristi-noem-fema-abolish-helene-wildfire/83474589007/ “I think we’re going to recommend that FEMA go away,” Trump said while touring flood damage in North Carolina in January, before continuing on to Los Angeles, … Continue reading →
