ROUNDUP: Trump’s Cuts Are Making Us Less Safe and Less Prepared to Respond to Disasters
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Washington, D.C. — In his first weeks in office, Donald Trump has sowed chaos by drastically cutting programs and services that Americans rely on – which is having sweeping, real life consequences across the country.
NBC News: Trump’s freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
“The Trump administration’s federal hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of thousands of seasonal federal firefighters, including those who work for agencies called on to help battle the devastating Los Angeles-area fires, creating a potential shortfall of firefighters ahead of the next fire season.”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Trump funding freeze puts $1 billion investment in Georgia power grid on ice
“At least $1 billion in projects intended to modernize Georgia’s power grid remain in limbo as President Donald Trump seeks to halt congressionally approved funding for infrastructure and climate projects, according to business, state, nonprofit and education officials.”
KTNV: Developing: federal funding freeze places millions for local solar on hold
“The Nevada Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) can confirm that legally obligated EPA funds—ONLY those allocated under the Solar for All, Clean School Bus, and Community Change Grants programs—are currently frozen in the Treasury payment system despite the temporary restraining orders in place.”
CNN: Life-saving weather warnings are on the line as Trump and DOGE target America’s forecasting agency
“Inside the NWS, there are grave fears of what a potential 5-10% cut of staff could mean for their ability to operate weather radar and provide timely and free forecasts for this year’s hurricane season, a person familiar with the situation told CNN.”
ProPublica: How Trump’s EPA Threatens Efforts to Clean Up Areas Affected Most by Dangerous Air Pollution
“President Donald Trump threatens to dismantle the steps his predecessor took to curb pollution. In just over two weeks, the Trump administration has ordered a halt to proposed regulations, fired the EPA’s inspector general, frozen federal funding for community projects and launched a process that could force thousands of EPA employees from their jobs.”
Canary Media: Trump’s climate spending freeze is already causing serious economic harm
“As legal uncertainty looms, hundreds of billions in funding for everything from grid resilience to rural energy projects hangs in the balance.”
E&E News: Climate funding freeze hits states from Arizona to Vermont
“States and companies are feeling the squeeze from President Donald Trump’s decision to shut off access to climate and clean energy programs funded by the Department of Energy.”