"Texas Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Generation by a Country Mile"
"Texas widened its lead as the country’s renewable energy leader in 2024, with growth in solar and wind power, according to federal data."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/12/2025
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"Trump Cuts Target World-Leading Greenhouse Gas Observatory In Hawaii"
"The Trump administration is considering canceling the lease of the support office for a renowned Hawaii climate research station, sources said, raising fears for the future of key work tracking the impact of carbon emissions on global warming."
Source: Reuters, 03/12/2025
Efforts Prevent CO2 Pipeline Leaks? Trump Admin Quietly Derailed Them.
"Nearly five years after a pipeline spewed poison gas across a Mississippi town, federal regulators appeared ready in recent weeks to institute new safety rules aimed at preventing similar accidents across the U.S.’s fast-growing network of carbon dioxide pipelines.
But the proposed rules, unveiled five days before the end of Joe Biden’s presidency, were quietly derailed during the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term."
Source: Grist/Verite, 03/12/2025
"Trump Just Weakened One Of The Nation’s Oldest Environmental Laws"
"The Interior Department has suspended a legal opinion that held companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls and hundreds of other bird species."
Source: Washington Post, 03/12/2025
"States Float PFAS Drinking Water Limits as EPA Weighs Biden Rule"
"State lawmakers are proposing new limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water as questions emerge about the Trump administration’s stance on regulating the chemicals."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/11/2025
Atomic Detectives Who Inspect Iran Sites Are Affected by Trump Aid Freeze
"The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs."
Source: NYTimes, 03/11/2025
"Trump Oil Tariffs Threaten Vulnerable Republicans"
"New England and the Midwest — with critical races next year — are particularly sensitive to the president’s energy tariffs on Canada."
Source: E&E News, 03/11/2025
DOJ Says Ending La. Petrochemical Case Helps ‘Dismantle Radical DEI Programs’
"The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community, saying the dismissal showed that officials are “delivering on President (Donald) Trump’s promise to dismantle radical DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs and restore integrity to federal enforcement efforts.”"
Source: AP, 03/11/2025
"U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change"
"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.”"
Source: NYTimes, 03/11/2025
"US Withdraws From UN Climate Damage Fund"
"Establishment of the fund in 2023 was a victory for climate change activists from developing nations."
"The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations climate damage fund that was established in 2023 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change when natural disasters strike.
Source: Politico, 03/10/2025
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