Florida awarded full $608 million FEMA detention grant as sole applicant on final day before shutdown, days after court dismissed environmental lawsuit because Everglades facility had no federal funding.
Administration cuts $7.6 billion in clean energy grants affecting 223 projects exclusively in 16 states that backed Harris and whose senators voted against the GOP funding bill during the shutdown.
Energy Dept. takes 5% stake in Lithium Americas and its GM joint venture after renegotiating $2.26 billion loan for Nevada mine, marking Trump administration’s latest equity investment in strategic industries.
Trump administration opens 13 million acres of federal land for coal mining, triple what law required, and slashes royalty payments companies owe from 12.5% to 7% while investing $625 million in taxpayer funds to expand the coal industry.
Energy Department bans words ‘climate change’ and ’emissions’ from office whose mission is reducing emissions causing climate change.
Transportation Dept. cancels bike and trail grants in six states, calling projects “hostile to motor vehicles.”
Trump demands up to 10% stake in Nevada lithium mine for renegotiating $2.26 billion loan while opposing automakers’ EV transition.
Former National Park superintendents urge Interior to close parks during shutdown, warning Burgum’s keep-open order endangers visitors without adequate staffing.
Portland State study finds Trump’s spending bill threatens $530 million in federal funding for Northwest tribes’ water, housing and climate programs.
The Interior Dept. secretly plans new layoffs that could push its total staff cuts under Trump to over one-third, after already shedding 11% of its workforce.
