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The environmental organization Center for Biological Diversity<\/a> has filed a lawsuit<\/a> against several federal agencies over President Donald Trump\u2019s so-called Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> (DOGE). The suit is the first of its kind<\/a> and is aimed at protecting government-funded environmental work including climate research and protecting public lands<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brett Hartl, coordinator of the Center\u2019s work on federal legislative issues affecting endangered species, public lands, oceans, climate and energy, spoke with 精东影业 Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on 精东影业 Presents: Rising Up With Sonali <\/em>about the lawsuit and why it is necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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