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Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf
#environment
https://apnews.com/article/trump-oil-gas-iran-endangered-species-32484bddd8b28aa3e6ecfd9772429bd9

Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for Gulf drilling

The Trump administration is seeking an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, citing national security as it wages war on Iran. Environmental groups argue the government hasn’t followed proper procedure and they're seeking to block a meeting by the Endangered Species Committee on Tuesday. That committee has been nicknamed the “God Squad” by groups who say it can determine the fate of a species. The Center for Biological Diversity sued last week.

AP News

Thomas Keepout 1d ago

Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees
#environment
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09431-y

Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees - Nature

Genetic engineering of a yeast strain provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybee colonies.

Nature

Thomas Keepout 5d ago

Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds
#environment
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/24/epic-river-migrations-of-fish-rapidly-collapsing-un-report-finds

Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds

Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81%

The Guardian

Thomas Keepout 5d ago

Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms
#environment
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-cancellation

Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms

The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue fossil fuel projects in the US.

CNN

Thomas Keepout Mar 21

New Study Shows Strong Link Between Industrialized Agriculture and Declining Bird Populations
#environment
https://sentientmedia.org/study-shows-link-between-industrialized-agriculture-and-declining-bird-populations/

New Study Shows Strong Link Between Industrialized Agriculture and Declining Bird Populations

Pesticides, fertilizers and habitat destruction are the likely culprits.

Sentient

Thomas Keepout Mar 20

GOP Farm Bill Set to Unleash Pesticide Use and Strip Animal Welfare Protections
#environment
https://truthout.org/articles/gop-farm-bill-set-to-unleash-pesticide-use-and-strip-animal-welfare-protections/

GOP Farm Bill Set to Unleash Pesticide Use and Strip Animal Welfare Protections

The bill protects agrochemicals producers from lawsuits, and overturns food and pesticide safety laws and statutes.

Truthout

Thomas Keepout Mar 18

Uh-Oh—Global Warming Is Actually Speeding Up, Scientists Say
#environment
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a70725829/accelerating-global-warming/

Uh-Oh—Global Warming Is Actually Speeding Up, Scientists Say

In recent years, Earth's average temperature has been rising faster than scientists previously thought.

Popular Mechanics

Thomas Keepout Mar 18

Data-center pollution is linked to asthma, heart attacks, and more
#environment
https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-centers-pollution

AI's Hidden Threat to Public Health

AI's environmental impact is well-known, but its public health cost is often overlooked. Data centers emit harmful pollutants, risking asthma, heart attacks, and cognitive decline. How can we ensure AI's growth doesn't compromise our health? It's time for health-informed AI solutions.

IEEE Spectrum

Thomas Keepout Mar 17

Trump is blowing up national-park land in Arizona to wall off one of the border’s last wild places.
#environment
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/03/trump-border-wall-construction/686403/

The Border Wall Is Back

Trump is blowing up national-park land in Arizona to wall off one of the border’s last wild places.

The Atlantic

Thomas Keepout Mar 17

Administration to Convene ‘God Squad’ With Power to Override Environmental Law
#environment
("Kill the Earth Squad")
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/climate/god-squad-whales-gulf-oil.html

Administration to Convene ‘God Squad’ With Power to Override Environmental Law

The meeting, planned for this month, will focus on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

The New York Times