Maxine Joselow

Washington, D.C., United States

Climate Change Reporter at The Washington Post

Climate and environment reporter @WashingtonPost. 🌎 Previously @EENewsUpdates. [email protected]

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White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency

2 days ago | spokesman.com | Maxine Joselow

An independent agency that investigates chemical disasters - including fatal fires and explosions at chemical plants and oil refineries nationwide - would shutter by October 2026 under little-noticed language in White House budget documents released Friday. The proposal to eliminate the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is almost certain to face pushback from lawmakers in both parties.
White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency

3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Maxine Joselow

White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency (washingtonpost.com) White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency By Maxine Joselow 2025060314155800 An independent agency that investigates chemical disasters — including fatal fires and explosions at chemical plants and oil refineries nationwide — would shutter by October 2026 under little-noticed language in White House budget documents released Friday.
Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigns as staffing plunges

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Maxine Joselow

Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigns as staffing plunges (washingtonpost.com) Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigns as staffing plunges By Maxine Joselow 2025060210000000 When Kevin Heatley took over as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park in January, he was excited to oversee one of Oregon's most iconic sites, whose stunning vistas and volcanic formations attract roughly half a million visitors each year.
Supreme Court narrows scope of environmental reviews

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Justin Jouvenal |Maxine Joselow

Supreme Court narrows scope of environmental reviews (washingtonpost.com) Supreme Court narrows scope of environmental reviews By Justin Jouvenal; Maxine Joselow 2025052914120300 The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously narrowed the scope of government-required environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects, overturning a lower-court block on a rail line in Utah that would carry billions of gallons of oil.
Bureau of Land Management ousts official who reportedly resisted DOGE

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Maxine Joselow

Bureau of Land Management ousts official who reportedly resisted DOGE (washingtonpost.com) Bureau of Land Management ousts official who reportedly resisted DOGE By Maxine Joselow 2025052721345800 Security officers escorted a top official at the Bureau of Land Management out of the agency's building Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly.
Clean energy cash gushing into red states puts GOP senators in a bind

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Evan Halper |Maxine Joselow

Clean energy cash gushing into red states puts GOP senators in a bind (washingtonpost.com) Clean energy cash gushing into red states puts GOP senators in a bind By Evan Halper; Maxine Joselow 2025052310002200 Donald Trump campaigned last year on reversing what he called the "Green New Scam," but Republican senators now must grapple with the reality behind the slogan: cutting hundreds of billions of dollars of clean energy subsidies that are flowing to their own states. The House advanced a...
Trump and Republicans are targeting blue states’ climate policies

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Maxine Joselow

Trump and Republicans are targeting blue states’ climate policies (washingtonpost.com) Trump and Republicans are targeting blue states’ climate policies By Maxine Joselow 2025052215394200 The Senate voted Thursday to block California from enforcing a rule that would ban sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035, a move that could have far-reaching implications for auto sales in a dozen states.
Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Maxine Joselow |Hannah Natanson |Ian Duncan

Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like (washingtonpost.com) Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like By Maxine Joselow; Hannah Natanson; Ian Duncan 2025051810000000 At the Transportation Department, enforcement of pipeline safety rules has plunged to unprecedented lows since President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Maxine Joselow |Hannah Natanson |Ian Duncan

11 hours agoTrump’s Wild Plan to Unleash ‘Terrorists’ on Justices’ HomesThe president is not taking the Supreme Court’s rejection of his immigration plan well. President Donald Trump is raging against the Supreme Court …7 hours agoFDA approves Novavax COVID-19 shot but with unusual restrictionsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has issued a long-awaited approval of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine but with unusual restrictions.
CDC reinstates fired health workers for coal miners under court order

3 weeks ago | adn.com | Maxine Joselow

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of nearly 200 fired federal workers who screen coal miners for black lung, a deadly and incurable disease caused by inhaling toxic coal dust. A day later, the workers were back on the job after the Trump administration complied with the order. U.S. District Judge Irene C.