Amudalat Ajasa
Climate and Weather Reporter at The Washington Post
Environmental health reporter @washingtonpost| Past: @Guardian, intern at @nytimes investigations and @MNSpokesman, @news21 |@hofstrau ‘22|
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Maxine Joselow |Amudalat Ajasa
The EPA is canceling almost 800 environmental justice grants, court filing reveals (washingtonpost.com) The EPA is canceling almost 800 environmental justice grants, court filing reveals By Maxine Joselow; Amudalat Ajasa 2025042917082300 The Environmental Protection Agency plans to cancel a total of 781 grants issued under President Joe Biden, EPA lawyers wrote in a little-noticed court filing last week, almost twice the number previously reported.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Leo Sands |Amudalat Ajasa
World’s largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84% of coral reefs (washingtonpost.com) World’s largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84% of coral reefs By Leo Sands; Amudalat Ajasa 2025042314495900 Coral reefs around the world are losing their color at an unprecedented scale as a result of rising sea temperatures, federal marine scientists announced this week, with 84 percent of reefs exposed to bleaching levels of heat since 2023.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Amudalat Ajasa
EPA to fire or reassign more than 450 staffers working on environmental justice, DEI (washingtonpost.com) EPA to fire or reassign more than 450 staffers working on environmental justice, DEI By Amudalat Ajasa 2025042215383500 The Environmental Protection Agency has informed more than 450 employees working on environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion that they will be fired or reassigned, according to an agency spokesman, as part of the Trump administration's broader effort to...
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1 month ago |
detroitnews.com | Amudalat Ajasa
The entire staff of the lead poisoning office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was included in layoffs at the agency last week. And in recent weeks, state water officials have complained that funding for replacing lead pipes had been frozen or delayed. These actions have alarmed public health experts, who worry that decades of progress in eliminating a persistent and preventable threat could be jeopardized.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Amudalat Ajasa
Layoffs and funding delays could slow fight against lead, experts say (washingtonpost.com) Layoffs and funding delays could slow fight against lead, experts say By Amudalat Ajasa 2025041210000000 The entire staff of the lead poisoning office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was included in layoffs at the agency last week.
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RT @eilperin: SCOOP: @EPA is canceling 781 grants, a new court filing reveals, reports @maxinejoselow and @AmudalatAjasa most of which addr…
RT @Joannawalters13: Superb work from @AmudalatAjasa in this segment for PBS on the dismantling of yet another vital government watchdog sy…
I sat down with @AliRogin from @pbsnewshour to discuss the gutting of EPA’s environmental justice offices as part of larger efforts to end “DEI programs” and reduce spending. It’s an honor to be considered an expert in my field! https://t.co/NU48PnOwGq https://t.co/UZLicyhCnX