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Affordable housing threatened as Trump halts $1 billion slated for extending life of aging buildings

Affordable housing threatened as Trump halts $1 billion slated for extending life of aging buildings

The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say

A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased.
Endangered salamander to get car-free spring migration routes in parts of GTA

Endangered salamander to get car-free spring migration routes in parts of GTA

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and journey under the cover of night to their spring bree
EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands

EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and likely further limit the wetlands it covers, building on a Supreme Court decision two years ago that removed federal protections
This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas

This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas

KERMIT, Texas (AP) — It's longer than the width of Rhode Island, snakes across the oil fields of the southwest U.S. and crawls at 10 mph – too slow for a truck and too long for a train. It's a new sight: the longest conveyer belt in America.
EPA terminates Biden-era climate grants worth $20 billion

EPA terminates Biden-era climate grants worth $20 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden administration under a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects.
EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit says

EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects has sued President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency, accusing it of improperly freezing a
Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts

Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump's return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether.
Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent

Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent

WASHINGTON (AP) — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language, particularly in places that have been hit by them.
The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation's weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.