Pollution

"Trump Orders Removal of EV-Favoring Policies and Subsidies"

"President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider eliminating subsidies and other policies that favor electric vehicles, laying the groundwork for moves that risk slowing adoption of cleaner cars in the US."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/22/2025

"Trump Freezes Inflation Reduction Act And Infrastructure-Law Funding"

"The Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to ​“immediately pause the disbursement of funds” under the landmark federal climate and energy laws passed during the Biden administration, a move that will throw tens of billions of dollars of lawfully designated federal funding into limbo — and one that is likely to be challenged in court."

Source: Canary Media, 01/22/2025

As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Enviros Stress ‘Climate Emergency’

"During his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that could bolster the fossil fuel industry amid mounting losses from the climate crisis."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/22/2025

"Trump Says He’s Withdrawing The US From The Paris Climate Agreement Again"

"President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies."

Source: AP, 01/21/2025

"Zeldin Appears Poised To Carry Out Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda At EPA"

"President-elect Trump’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Lee Zeldin, appears poised to be able to carry out the significant level of climate and environmental deregulation Trump has indicated he plans to pursue after a Thursday hearing moved him toward his likely confirmation."

Source: The Hill, 01/17/2025

12 Texas Counties Exceed Soot Standards. Only Four May Face Consequences.

"Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be required to take action to improve their air quality."

Source: Texas Tribune, 01/16/2025

UNC Could Burn Polluting Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic

"While burning the pellets would reduce greenhouse gases from the university’s physical plant, it would increase harmful levels of nitrogen oxides, lead, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/16/2025

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