Trump 47: Environment /tags/trump-47-environment Trump 47: Environment en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT A fired NOAA scientist reflects on the loss of public science /environment/2025-08-25/noaa-fisheries-public-science Fisheries scientist Holden Harris reflects on being fired from NOAA and what the loss of public science means for our oceans, our climate, and our future. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-25/noaa-fisheries-public-science Holden Harris | The Marjorie Young climate activists meet in Miami. Trump has changed their agenda /environment/2025-08-06/young-climate-activists-meet-in-miami-trump-has-changed-their-agenda For the past three years, the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) has collaborated with the federal government to produce a national youth climate statement outlining recommendations for the how the U.S. should deal with spiraling concerns, from rising temperatures to more extreme weather events. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:35:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-06/young-climate-activists-meet-in-miami-trump-has-changed-their-agenda Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald South Florida lawmakers and weather experts warn potential NOAA cuts could hinder progress /government-politics/2025-07-10/south-florida-lawmakers-and-weather-experts-warn-potential-noaa-cuts-could-hinder-progress South Florida weather experts and members of congress are sounding the alarm over a proposed $2.2 billion dollar cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under President Trump's 2026 fiscal year budget. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:55:14 GMT /government-politics/2025-07-10/south-florida-lawmakers-and-weather-experts-warn-potential-noaa-cuts-could-hinder-progress Carlton Gillespie Clean-energy advocates expect an industry fallout in Florida from Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' law /environment/2025-07-07/clean-energy-advocates-expect-an-industry-fallout-in-florida-from-trumps-big-beautiful-law The measure ends tax incentives that pay for nearly a third of the cost of installing solar panels. Maggie Shober and Stan Cross of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy say the change may threaten thousands of jobs. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-07-07/clean-energy-advocates-expect-an-industry-fallout-in-florida-from-trumps-big-beautiful-law Steve Newborn Environmental nonprofit sues to learn effects of cost-cuts on manatee, coral protections in Florida /law-justice/2025-03-10/center-for-biological-diversity-lawsuit-manatee-protections The firing of the only two park rangers to watch over manatees at a federal reserve incensed Kieran Suckling of the Center for Biological Diversity, so he sued. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-03-10/center-for-biological-diversity-lawsuit-manatee-protections Tom Bayles How the federal government plays a big role in weather forecasting /the-florida-roundup/2025-03-10/federal-government-weather-forecasting On "The Florida Roundup," Tom Hudson spoke with Florida Public Radio Emergency Network chief meteorologist Tim Miller about the federal government's role in weather forecasting and communicating dangers. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:00:44 GMT /the-florida-roundup/2025-03-10/federal-government-weather-forecasting Meleah Lyden Florida offices housing Everglades engineers, scientists on the Musk chopping block /environment/2025-03-06/florida-offices-housing-everglades-engineers-scientists-on-the-musk-chopping-block The federal government moved to end its lease for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Jacksonville, headquarters of the Jacksonville district and home to about 800 of the nearly 1,100 Florida-based employees. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:29:16 GMT /environment/2025-03-06/florida-offices-housing-everglades-engineers-scientists-on-the-musk-chopping-block Alex Harris | Miami Herald Layoffs and potential closures of key facilities raise worries about NOAA's future /npr-breaking-news/2025-03-06/layoffs-and-potential-closures-of-key-facilities-raise-worries-about-noaas-future The Trump administration may end leases for some of NOAA's offices while the agency terminates several advisory committees at the important weather and climate agency. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2025-03-06/layoffs-and-potential-closures-of-key-facilities-raise-worries-about-noaas-future Julia Simon, John Ryan, Jenny Staletovich, Ezra David Romero Restrictions on ship speeds removed in endangered Rice’s whales' Gulf habitat /environment/2025-02-27/rices-whale-gulf-ship-speeds-restrictions Protections on ship speeds in the Gulf were removed by the Trump administration in areas where the endangered Rice's whale is known to breed. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:15:00 GMT /environment/2025-02-27/rices-whale-gulf-ship-speeds-restrictions Steve Newborn Increased federal protections are delayed for 'threatened' pillar corals due to a White House memo /environment/2025-02-20/federal-protections-pillar-corals Pillar corals were supposed to become "endangered" on Tuesday, but that was before a recent freeze pushed it back to March. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:21:01 GMT /environment/2025-02-20/federal-protections-pillar-corals Jessica Meszaros