"EPA is now among the agencies facing court orders to reinstate “probationary” employees who were terminated as part of President Donald Trump’s endeavor to shrink the federal government."
"The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect Indigenous groups from oil operations and to leave oil in the ground underneath their lands."
"The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam in June 2023 exposed lake bed sediment containing more than 90,000 tons of dangerous heavy metals, setting off what researchers say is a toxic “time bomb.”"
"President Donald Trump's administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move intended to help keep some of the nation's dirtiest plants operational."
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated this week that it will steer its environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies."
"The Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks."
"The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as it emerged that the ship failed several safety checks last year."
"Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses."
"In his first hours back in the White House in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.” Yet it was immediately clear he was in fact imposing rules on language, ordering the government to recognize only two genders and shut down any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. In one executive order, he redefined “energy” to exclude solar and wind power."
"Texas widened its lead as the country’s renewable energy leader in 2024, with growth in solar and wind power, according to federal data."
Advertisement 
