September 3, 2025
- Downtown Newsmagazine
- Sep 3
- 2 min read
A new hazardous waste bill passed the Michigan Senate that would prevent certain radioactive materials from being disposed of in the state and doubles fees for dumping hazardous waste. (Colin Jackson/Michigan Public)
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The Trump administration is reducing the number of ocean and air pollution monitoring weather satellites it plans to launch. (Andrew Freedman/CNN)
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Europe's glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else on Earth, showing signs of climate peril and putting the population at risk across the continent. (Molly Hunter, Sara Monetta/NBC News)
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Youth activists are suing Wisconsin claiming state laws exacerbate the climate crisis by perpetuating fossil fuels and impeding the state’s transition to renewable energy. (Dana Drugmand/Inside Climate News)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) suspended employees that signed a letter warning congress the Trump administration is gutting natural disaster responses. (Maxine Joselow/The New York Times)
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A new study finds the Great Lakes are experiencing more than double extreme temperature swings which affect entire ecosystems and threaten wildlife. (Carlyn Zwarenstein/Bridge MI)
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A federal judge ordered Florida to close the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention facility over its environmental impacts on the federally protected Everglades. (Lori Rosza/The Washington Post)
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Environmental groups face “generational setbacks” as the Trump administration dismantles climate change efforts. (David Gelles, Claire Brown, Karen Zraick/The New York Times)
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The aging effects of extreme heat are comparable to smoking or drinking alcohol, according to a newly published study. (Javier Carbajal/Wired)
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An appeals court ruled against nonprofit groups who had $16 billion in climate grants frozen by the Trump administration saying they acted legally. (Claire Brown/The New York Times)
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Then there’s this…
Scientists discovered a whole new type of ecosystem 30,000 feet below the ocean surface, expanding the limits of where we know life can live on Earth. (Dino Grandoni/The Washington Post)
