Justine Calma

We saw this coming with President Trump and Elon Musk pummeling federal agencies including the EPA with budget and staffing cuts. DOGE kneecapped the agency after it cracked down on Musk’s companies, we reported last month. Health and environmental advocates are fighting the deregulatory spree at the EPA. [Link: The Trump administration has all but stopped enforcing environmental laws

The Trump administration announced its decision Thursday to retire the database of billion dollar weather and climate disasters, part of an ongoing purge of federal scientific data. The number of billion dollar disasters hitting the US has increased over the years as climate change fuels stronger storms, floods, and fires — a trend the US is no longer tracking. [Link: Why Trump’s Plan to Stop Tallying Weather Losses Matters to the Insurance Industry

“It’ll only raise costs for consumers.”

The Department of Energy announced its “largest deregulatory effort in history.”

House Republicans proposed cutting crucial Biden-era tax credits for wind, solar, and geothermal energy even though Republican districts have the most to gain from investments in renewables. [Media: https://www.nytimes/2025/05/13/climate/ira-repubican-tax-bill-clean-energy.html]

“It feels good to win one, right?”

Projects aren’t dead in the water, but they’re sitting ducks.

Teen Vogue points out the irony of turning to water-intensive and energy-hungry generative AI in a recent op-ed. The rush to build massive new AI data centers is driving up electricity demand, prolonging the use of fossil fuels, and hitting nearby communities with more pollution. [Link: ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?

The Trump administration announced plans to undo recently-set limits on forever chemicals in drinking water.

“This flies in the face of Meta’s climate commitments.”