The US government is closed for non-essential business. Today’s newsletter looks at the impacts on climate and weather programs, and at how the shutdown could delay real estate transactions within flood zones. At least some National Parks will be spared, according to an internal memo.

The EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program is an important source of data collection and an important tool used to cut pollution, minimize wasted energy, and save money. It provides real data to the public about how much climate pollution is being created and who is creating it. However, the Trump EPA proposed removing the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, a move that would prevent public access to this important information. This is part of their Polluters First Agenda, making oil and gas CEOs richer while we pay the price. Trump, Lee Zeldin, and their polluter buddies would keep the public in the dark about the amount of deadly, dangerous and expensive pollution they produce. If they succeed, the nation’s biggest polluters will spew climate-wrecking pollution without accountability. Join us by delivering a comment to the Trump EP to keep this important information available to the public.

Pope Leo XIV is taking aim at skeptics who he says “ridicule those who speak of global warming.” Leo presided over the 10th anniversary celebration of Francis’ landmark ecological encyclical,

Environmental Defense Fund released a new interactive map showcasing the extensive national presence of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Drive Electric Month events feature plug-in electric vehicle owners sharing their experience with others interested in driving electric. #NDEW2025

The EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program is an important source of data collection and an important tool used to cut pollution, minimize wasted energy, and save money. It provides real data to the public about how much climate pollution is being created and who is creating it. However, the Trump EPA proposed removing the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, a move that would prevent public access to this important information. This is part of their Polluters First Agenda, making oil and gas CEOs richer while we pay the price. Trump, Lee Zeldin, and their polluter buddies would keep the public in the dark about the amount of deadly, dangerous and expensive pollution they produce. If they succeed, the nation’s biggest polluters will spew climate-wrecking pollution without accountability. Join us by delivering a comment to the Trump EP to keep this important information available to the public.

The lion’s share of the agency would go dark if funding runs out at midnight, but work would continue for emergency response, litigation and programs with alternative funding sources.

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Hurricane Imelda is barreling toward Bermuda as forecasters warn it would swipe past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm.

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The Department of the Interior today announced the opening of 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, tripling the benchmarks set by the landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act and delivering on President Donald J. Trump’s directive to restore American Energy Dominance

Wildfire smoke harms human health and is reversing progress made through the Clean Air Act.