Environmental Politics

"Trump Spared A New York Wind Project. What Did He Get In Return?"

"President Donald Trump’s sudden decision Monday to reverse course and lift a stop work order on Empire Wind 1 prompted widespread speculation in Albany and Washington that the president had extracted a commitment from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to allow a new gas pipeline to move forward."

Source: E&E News, 05/23/2025

"RFK Jr.’s MAHA Report Targets Food, Drug, Tech Industries: Key Takeaways"

"The Trump administration issued its long-awaited Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission report Thursday, hammering various industries while deviating from mainstream science on key issues including farming practices, vaccinations and psychiatric medications."

Source: The Hill, 05/23/2025

Nations Still Emit Banned Climate Pollutant HFC-23 at High Levels. Now What?

"HFC-23 emissions from chemical plants in eastern China and elsewhere likely violate an international climate agreement despite readily available pollution controls. Advocates are pressing for action."

Source: ICN/Foreign Policy, 05/23/2025

House GOP Passes Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Holdouts?

"Early this morning, the House voted 215-214 to pass a sweeping budget reconciliation bill with provisions that include a cancellation or phaseout for just about everything that was in the Inflation Reduction Act."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/23/2025

"Republicans Flout Law and Precedent to Kill California’s Right to Clean Air"

"In a move Democrats warned would have disastrous consequences for the economy, the environment and public health, the Republican-led Senate Thursday voted to block California’s electric-vehicle mandates, revoking the state’s right to implement the nation’s toughest emissions standards."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/23/2025

James Hansen Decries Trump Plan To Shut Nasa Lab Above Seinfeld Diner

"Perched above the New York City diner made famous by the TV show Seinfeld, Tom’s Restaurant, a small research laboratory became, improbably, crucial to humanity’s understanding of our changing climate and of the universe itself."

Source: Guardian, 05/22/2025

Plea Deal Shutters Watts Recycling Plant Accused Of Spewing Toxics At School

"A South L.A. recycling plant that has been accused of spewing toxic waste and metal projectiles onto the grounds of Jordan High School will be permanently shut down, according to a plea deal agreed to by the plant’s owners in court Tuesday."

Source: LA Times, 05/22/2025

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