EPA Says It Will Delay Water Pollution Rules For Coal Plants
"The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants."
Source: The Hill, 07/03/2025
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"5 Things To Know About Trump’s Attacks On The Montreal Protocol"
"The binding climate treaty has been a success, earning the support of businesses and Republicans. It could be in peril under President Donald Trump."
Source: E&E News, 07/03/2025"Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI"
"xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations."
Source: WIRED, 07/03/2025"Federal Exodus Imperils Trump’s Permitting Goals"
"President Donald Trump’s gutting of federal agencies could undermine his pro-fossil-fuel agenda as permit writers and energy experts head for the exit in droves, current and former government employees say."
Source: E&E News, 07/03/2025U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.
"On Tuesday, Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country last year, effectively banned all shipments of plastic waste from the United States."
Source: NYTimes, 07/03/2025"Solar Industry Says Senate Plan Would Cede Production to China"
"A revival of U.S. solar panel manufacturing that began during the first Trump administration could end with the phasing out of tax incentives for clean energy."
Source: NYTimes, 07/03/2025"National Climate Report Website Goes Dark"
"The government website that hosted the federal government’s national climate reports, which are mandated by legislation, went offline Monday afternoon. The website was also one of the main federal sources of information on climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 07/02/2025Senate GOP Removes Tax On Solar And Wind But Dismantles Dem Climate Law
"The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy."
Source: AP, 07/02/2025"Trump Administration Wants To Axe All Of NOAA’s Climate Research"
"The Trump administration wants to zero out climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to a newly released budget document. "
Source: The Hill, 07/02/2025"Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit"
"President Trump had sued over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. The company needs federal approval for a multibillion-dollar sale."
Source: NYTimes, 07/02/2025Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating HazMat Transport Regs
"The waste and wastewater generated by fracking can be highly radioactive and toxic, especially in the Marcellus Shale, the formation beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York that supplies fracking wells with gas."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/02/2025Newsom Signs Housing Bill Overhauling Landmark Calif. Environmental Law
"Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California’s landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state’s critical housing shortage and long-running homeless crisis."
Source: AP, 07/02/2025"Employers to OSHA: Don’t Kill The Heat Rule. Weaken It."
"Seeking to secure weakened federal heat standards for workers, industry representatives this month asked the Trump administration to model federal heat rules after an untested Nevada standard."
Source: E&E News, 07/02/2025"E.P.A. Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work"
"In a public letter, employees of the Environmental Protection Agency accused the administration of engaging in unlawful partisan activity and endangering public health."
Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2025"Data Crucial to Hurricane Forecasts Will Continue, but for One Month Only"
"The Department of Defense on Monday reversed course, temporarily, on canceling the availability of satellite data that is key to monitoring hurricane movements and structures. The data will now be available to hurricane forecasters through July 31, rather than the previous June 30 deadline."
Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2025
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