"The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam in June 2023 exposed lake bed sediment containing more than 90,000 tons of dangerous heavy metals, setting off what researchers say is a toxic “time bomb.”"
"President Donald Trump's administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move intended to help keep some of the nation's dirtiest plants operational."
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated this week that it will steer its environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies."
"The Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks."
"The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as it emerged that the ship failed several safety checks last year."
"Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses."
"Texas widened its lead as the country’s renewable energy leader in 2024, with growth in solar and wind power, according to federal data."
"New England and the Midwest — with critical races next year — are particularly sensitive to the president’s energy tariffs on Canada."
"To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”"
"Wildlife trusts have warned of potential “devastating” impacts of pollution after an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship loaded with highly toxic chemicals collided in the North Sea."
