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The Daily Climate
- Twenty years into fracking, Pennsylvania has yet to reckon with its radioactive wasteFormer government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.
- Trump keeps Dakota Access pipeline runningThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final environmental impact report Friday recommending that oil keep flowing through the controversial pipeline.
- What a crumbling power grid means for disabled AmericansAngela Frederick's new book calls to put disability at the center of disaster planning.
- One word sums up climate politics in 2025: GreenlashIn a year shaped by Trump's return to the White House, the new administration touted "energy dominance" and protesters threw eggs at "swasticars."
- The US has a power crunch. Congress is still far from solving itA House-passed bill aimed at speeding approvals of energy projects includes language that wind and solar supporters call unacceptable. Now it goes to the Senate.
Recovery Diva
- GAO Report on Disaster Assistance: State and Local ResponsibilitiesFrom the GAO: Disaster Assistance High-Risk Series: State and Local Response Capabilities (18 pp) “Preparing for and responding to disasters, like hurricanes and wildfires, begins with state and local governments. But, their ability to do so varies widely. The federal … Continue reading →
- FEMA Staff Worried About Pending ChangesFrom Notus.org: ‘People Will Die’: Suspended FEMA Employees Say Their Agency Isn’t Delivering Federal emergency management employees who were suspended, reinstated, then suspended again fret over the agency “failing the American public.”
- Another Setback for Administration’s FEMA PlanFrom E&ENews: Judge faults Trump admin for scrapping FEMA program. The decision is a win for Democratic-led states that sued to save the program, which helps states gird for natural disasters. ” The Trump administration unlawfully revoked a grant program that helped … Continue reading →
- Key Decision Postponed AgainFrom the WashPost: White House officials just canceled a meeting set to help chart FEMA’s future. Officials postponed a meeting where a panel was slated to outline how to reform the agency, according to individuals familiar with the matter. “White … Continue reading →
- Yet Another Unqualified Appointee at FEMAFrom the WashPost: Election denier tapped for FEMA leadership role. Gregg Phillips, who claimed that millions of “noncitizens” voted illegally in the 2016 election, will head FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery. “Gregg Phillips, who served as a top human … Continue reading →


