A third EPA employee said they were not discouraged by the proposal. “If forced, I will sign their illegal nondisclosure agreement and continue to leak to the press,” the employee said. “Despite what they may think of us, we will not let our democracy go that easily.”

Feds told @hmnorthey.bsky.social and I Trump's NDA is unnecessary — they're trained to not share sensitive info Instead, it's intimidation to plug press leaks and stem reporting to Congress and IGs One EPA staffer had sharp words for what's coming next More here: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

The Trump administration on Friday narrowed the definition of an “assistance animal” allowed to live with disabled tenants in housing, a move that could lead to thousands of animals and their owners being evicted.

Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed more than 110

Trump officials are exploring funding a Calif. coal export terminal using the Defense Production Act, possibly opening the spigot for coal shipments out of the western U.S. -- per docs reviewed by POLITICO's E&E News. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Across six locations in Indonesia, NPR spoke with locals about how nickel mining is changing the land and daily life. It's brought jobs, but also concerns about environmental damage and public health. n.pr/42kzcjM

I'm visiting my parents this weekend and I just watched my dad pull a styrofoam Whataburger cup out of the trash and wash it for future use. Why???? because he "needs a travel cup" for coffee but *doesn't want one with a lid* 😱😭

Exclusive: President Trump’s expansion of the wall along the southern border with Mexico damaged a rare Native American archaeological site in the Arizona desert. Satellite imagery shows a disturbance crossing the intaglio area. https://wapo.st/3QCHReN

The average American family paid $1,700 in tariffs last year, according to the bipartisan Congressional Joint Economic Committee. Few will ever see any of that money back. The refunds will go to companies, if doled out at all. What a joke.

Update: President Trump said the U.S. is returning to Pakistan for a second round of talks with Iran, led by Vice President Vance. But Iran's state media claims their government will not be taking part.

DOE is circulating a list of "retained" Biden-era awards that took months to review. Folks inside the agency say only politicals conducted that review and it was rushed in time for the budget hearing. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...

It would be useful if the NYT explicitly stated that the pilot, if captured, would be a POW, that there are laws governing how POWs can be treated, that respect for international law on war shapes how the enemy approaches it, and this is why the US conduct of this illegal war has been so dangerous.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are among those on a target list released by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. www.wired.com/story/iran-t...

Update: A high-ranking Iranian official has accused the U.S. of planning a ground invasion as part of the next stage in the Iran war, and said such an intervention would be met with force.

Here it is, the other shoe many of us have been waiting to see drop

How incredible: “The full delivery took about 30 minutes. For hours afterward, pairs of whales held the baby above the water until it was able to swim… What struck the researchers was how many mother, sister and daughter whales united to support the new calf, even ones that weren’t related.”

WSJ - Pentagon looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran. www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran...

As Kennedy overhauls America’s approach to vaccines, deadly and disabling diseases could return. “I think there always was a worst-case scenario. I don't think I imagined it could or would be this bad,” one expert said. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

Canadian energy minister Tim Hodgson called the Canada-U.S. relationship "the best partnership in the history of the world." "In any relationship you have irritants," he told our Debra Kahn at the POLITICO Pub at #CeraWeek.

The First US #Coal Plant In A Decade Is On Shaky Ground @hmnorthey.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.eenews.net/articles/the...

Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films in the 1980s, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger. n.pr/40MCIm7

Going to miss so many of these incredibly talented colleagues. After being with E&E for more than a decade, it’s easy to see what a loss this is.

At least 19 of our @eenews.bsky.social Politico Pro colleagues have decided to take the buyout and leave us this week. It's no small amount. Not everyone was offered a buyout @politico.com 1/4

Lots of E&E News greats are walking out the door today. A true tragedy.

A federal judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration must let more than 1,000 sidelined Voice of America employees return to work by next week.

The federal government has officially transferred land in Arizona - known as Oak Flat, or Chí'chil Biłdagoteel in Apache - to Resolution Copper, per legal docs, after yrs of litigation and political fights. W/@pamelalauren: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

For more than a year, ProPublica’s journalists have been gathering the financial disclosures of federal officials appointed by Trump. You can now explore those records using our new online tool.

A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying… “Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her. Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

Scoop: FEMA Cancels All Emergency Manager Trainings #Climate

thinking about this video for no reason in particular

NOEM TAKING QUESTIONS - DOES NOT APPEAR TO KNOW SHE WAS FIRED

The theater of war is expanding to like 25% of the globe as Mike Johnson continues to call this a mere "operation" 20+ nations have now been drawn into this... "operation"

Heavy traffic choked the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital city after a series of Israeli strikes hit the country.

NEW: Four federal judges have formed a firewall against ICE in West Virginia — and say they’ll punish state and federal officials of they continue detaining people in ways they have ruled illegal and unconstitutional. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Iranian state media reported explosions in various cities after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes across the country. The total number of casualties in Iran was not immediately clear, but satellite imagery and videos show damage to civilian areas.

US Customs & Border Protection statement: “He showed no signs of distress, mobility issues or disabilities requiring special assistance." The man was nearly blind and did not speak English. www.reuters.com/world/us/nea...

Lost in the shuffle on a busy Friday: Trump officials claim all is well with their mineral agenda and FORGE, but Canada denies claims its already part of the effort. How Trump's feud w/mineral-rich Ottawa could undermine his push for mineral dominance: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics. "It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This rollback is especially notable as more coal plants are staying online past previous retirement dates to power data centers and AI. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Climate denialists claimed victory when the Trump administration published an unprecedented report reliant on decades of debunked claims. The administration just proved it has no confidence their work could withstand scrutiny in a legal fight over climate regulations www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

I love this song. The art of the f%&* deal. Read, listen, so good 👇

#Coalie still kickin': shows.acast.com/696572d375c0...

Exclusive: Senate appropriators are investigating DOE's repurposing of this climate, CCUS money to prop up coal plants (Trump awarded yesterday). I dug deep into this last month 👇@eenews.bsky.social: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Important.. and tough to stomach..