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Economy & Business

"Trump Administration Cancels $3 Billion Climate-Friendly Farming Program"

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it had canceled a $3 billion program for climate-smart farming projects after a review found it did not align with the priorities of the Trump administration."

Source: Reuters, 04/15/2025

Energy Experts and States Argue Trump Job Cuts Harm US "Energy Dominance"

"President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda will be undermined by steep cuts to federal agencies that are said to be planned by the Trump administration, scientists, lawmakers and energy executives warned on Monday."

Source: NYTimes, 04/15/2025

Nations Agree On First-Ever Global Fee On Greenhouse Gases From Shipping

"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum fee of $100 for every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds, in what is effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: AP, 04/14/2025

"Trump Hits Delete For Energy, Environment Regs"

"The president’s suite of executive orders to decimate environmental regulations will propel his administration into court."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

Firm Cancels Plant To Process Plastic Waste To Be Burned In Steel Mills

"International Recycling Group (IRG) has announced that they will cancel a planned plastic waste processing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, due to President Trump’s federal funding cuts and tariffs, among other reasons."

Source: EHN, 04/11/2025

Trump EPA Will Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

"The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eliminate long-standing requirements for polluters to collect and report their emissions of the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change. The move, ordered by a Trump appointee, would affect thousands of industrial facilities across the country, including oil refineries, power plants and coal mines as well as those that make petrochemicals, cement, glass, iron and steel, according to documents reviewed by ProPublica."

Source: ProPublica, 04/11/2025

Trump’s Nominee for EPA’s Top Lawyer Advances Despite Scant Qualifications

"Sean Donahue’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel advanced on a party-line vote despite Donahue lacking basic legal experience like taking a deposition or drafting a pleading."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/10/2025

Firm Genetically Engineers Wolves With Features Like The Extinct Dire Wolf

"Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the U.S., according to the company that aims to bring back lost species."

Source: AP, 04/09/2025
April 10, 2025

The End of Green Capitalism?

Join a free roundtable discussion, organized by The People’s Forum and co-sponsored by The Natural History Museum, on what some are calling a “crisis in green capitalism.” Attend in person in New York City or watch the livestream. 6-8 p.m. ET.

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