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$75 million in grants to help plant trees canceled in Trump’s anti-DEI push

The U.S. Forest Service terminated a $75 million grant to the Arbor Day Foundation aimed at planting trees in disadvantaged areas, citing a shift in agency priorities regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
The cancellation will halt the efforts of 105 nonprofits, municipalities, and Indigenous organizations that were set to receive funding, including the Sustaining Our Urban Landscape in New Orleans, which has paused plans to plant 900 trees.
Dan Lambe, CEO of the Arbor Day Foundation, expressed disappointment over the loss, stating that these projects were meant to benefit all community members and not just the disadvantaged.
The funding loss jeopardizes essential environmental initiatives aimed at restoring tree canopies and combating climate issues, particularly in areas hit hard by events like Hurricane Katrina.

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Arizona Mirror

Following Trump’s playbook, Arizona Republicans target remote work and DEI

Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Following the lead of the Trump administration, Republicans in the Arizona legislature moved forward with proposals that would force government workers back to the office and ban diversity, equity and inclusion. Both chambers of the state legislature are led by small Republican majorities, and many of them, especially members of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus, are MAGA diehards. As Trump and un…

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News & Record

Pentagon orders DEI purge from websites

WASHINGTON — Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork became the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers face a broad mandate to purge all of…

13 hours ago·Cherokee County, United States

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The Spectator World

The harm that DEI has done to public safety cannot be overstated

Firefighters do not run into a blaze like you see on TV. We crawl with purpose like rats in a maze, which is what a well-involved structure fire feels like, the smoke so thick our high-powered flashlights can’t cut through it. We are trained to locate windows and leave furniture in place as reference points while we conduct search and rescue then scurry to the nearest walls. It makes it all the more vital to have another firefighter with you. Th…

21 hours ago·United Kingdom

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RedState

Trump's DEI Cuts Are Killing Trees in New Orleans' Poorest Neighborhoods

1 day ago·Washington, United States

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The Independent

Trump anti-DEI push strips communities of $75 million to plant much-needed trees

The US Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to help disadvantaged communities plant trees

2 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Nevada Globe

Las Vegas Library District Drops DEI Programs to Comply with Trump Administration Orders - Nevada Globe

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has announced it will be eliminating its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) program to ensure compliance with federal executive orders. The move follows the Trump administration’s policy to end taxpayer-funded DEI initiatives within government agencies, a decision aimed at prioritizing merit and neutrality over ideological mandates. Library District Executive Director Kelvin Watson …

2 days ago

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