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    ‘The Day Trump’s Big Oil Megadonors Paid for’: EPA Chief Zeldin Announces Rollback of 31 Landmark Environmental Regulations

    ‘The Day Trump’s Big Oil Megadonors Paid for’: EPA Chief Zeldin Announces Rollback of 31 Landmark Environmental Regulations

    In what United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” on Wednesday the EPA chief announced 31 deregulation actions that will roll back Biden-era environmental rules, including those concerning climate change, electric vehicles (EVs) and pollution limits for coal-fired power plants, reported The Associated […]

    Trump’s EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants

    Trump’s EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants

    United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has cut $20 billion in grants awarded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) through a “green bank.” Zeldin notified recipients of the National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator that their grants awarded under the former Biden administration’s “gold bar” program were being […]

    Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright Tells Fossil Fuel Execs He Wants to ‘Play a Role in Reversing’ Biden Climate Policies

    Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright Tells Fossil Fuel Execs He Wants to ‘Play a Role in Reversing’ Biden Climate Policies

    United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday delivered a blunt critique of the energy and climate policies of the Biden administration to a group of oil and gas executives, promising a “180 degree pivot.” The former fracking executive is fully behind President Donald Trump’s plan to expand fossil fuel production in the U.S. while […]

    Climate Change Threatens Earth’s Major Crops, Study Finds

    Climate Change Threatens Earth’s Major Crops, Study Finds

    With global average temperatures expected to continue to rise in the coming decades, scientists have projected that warming will significantly harm global agriculture as it weakens crop yields and disrupts food production. Now, new research finds that warming will disrupt many of Earth’s major crops and harm global crop diversity. The study, conducted by researchers […]