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Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge 12 April 2025 at 15:18

Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

12 April 2025 at 15:18

For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.

NYT > Climate and Environment
E.P.A. Is Said to Plan Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 11 April 2025 at 07:02

E.P.A. Is Said to Plan Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Lisa Friedman

11 April 2025 at 07:02

Officials are moving to eliminate requirements that most big polluters disclose how much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases they emit.

Gutting the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program would effectively leave the federal government blind when it comes to identifying and measuring sources of pollution that are dangerously heating the planet.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster 10 April 2025 at 13:52

Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:David Gelles

10 April 2025 at 13:52

New warnings from financial firms and insurers point to a future defined by profound risks to the global economy from heat, storms and other disasters.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Chemical Industry Asks Trump for Exemption From Pollution Limits 5 April 2025 at 14:25

Chemical Industry Asks Trump for Exemption From Pollution Limits

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Hiroko Tabuchi and Lisa Friedman

5 April 2025 at 14:25

The Biden-era limits were designed to reduce emissions of toxic pollutants, including a cancer-causing ingredient used in antifreeze and plastics.

The OxyVinyls chemical plant in La Porte, Texas.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Republican Plan to Kill California’s E.V. Policies Hits Senate Snag 4 April 2025 at 16:40

Republican Plan to Kill California’s E.V. Policies Hits Senate Snag

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Lisa Friedman

4 April 2025 at 16:40

The Trump administration asked Republicans in Congress to stop California’s ban on new gas-powered cars. The Senate parliamentarian said it wasn’t allowed.

California’s plan requires all new cars sold in the state by 2035 to be free of greenhouse gas emissions.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Trump’s Tariffs Could Threaten His ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda 4 April 2025 at 10:58

Trump’s Tariffs Could Threaten His ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Claire Brown

4 April 2025 at 10:58

A new wave of tariffs could raise costs for energy producers, including oil and gas companies, as well as solar and wind firms.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption 2 April 2025 at 17:32

Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Hiroko Tabuchi

2 April 2025 at 17:32

The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.

The coal plant in Colstrip, Mont., is ranked by the Environmental Protection Agency as the worst emitter of harmful particulate matter.

NYT > Climate and Environment
E.P.A. Hunt for Shady Deals and ‘Gold Bars’ Comes Up Empty 2 April 2025 at 15:26

E.P.A. Hunt for Shady Deals and ‘Gold Bars’ Comes Up Empty

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Lisa Friedman and Claire Brown

2 April 2025 at 15:26

The agency head said a $20 billion Biden climate program was marred by fraud and abuse. A judge said on Wednesday the E.P.A. hasn’t provided evidence.

Almost immediately after he was sworn in, Lee Zeldin issued a news release saying the Trump administration had found “gold bars,” that had been “parked” at a financial institution during the Biden administration.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Why Al Gore Is Shifting His Climate Activism Abroad 1 April 2025 at 14:15

Why Al Gore Is Shifting His Climate Activism Abroad

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:David Gelles

1 April 2025 at 14:15

Given the Trump administration’s recent moves relating to climate, the former vice president is looking to the developing world for the next generation of climate activism.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True. 4 April 2025 at 10:28

Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True.

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Lisa Friedman

4 April 2025 at 10:28

The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives “every day.”

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the United States, accounting for about a third of all of the country’s emissions.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Lee Zeldin, E.P.A. Head, Shuts National Environmental Museum 31 March 2025 at 19:08

Lee Zeldin, E.P.A. Head, Shuts National Environmental Museum

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Lisa Friedman

31 March 2025 at 19:08

The exhibits were dedicated to the agency’s history. Mr. Zeldin said closing the collection would save $600,000 annually.

The museum was inside the agency’s headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.

NYT > Top Stories
The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires 11 February 2025 at 19:06

The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires

NYT > Top Stories

By:Kate Selig， Jesus Jiménez and Mimi Dwyer

11 February 2025 at 19:06

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Lawsuit Seeks to Block New York’s Climate Change Law Targeting Energy Companies 7 February 2025 at 11:02

Lawsuit Seeks to Block New York’s Climate Change Law Targeting Energy Companies

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Hilary Howard

7 February 2025 at 11:02

Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging the Climate Change Superfund Act, which makes corporate polluters pay for past emissions.

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E.P.A. Workers Who Assist Heavily Polluted Communities Are Put on Leave 7 February 2025 at 15:16

E.P.A. Workers Who Assist Heavily Polluted Communities Are Put on Leave

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Coral Davenport

7 February 2025 at 15:16

President Trump is expected to close the office as he cuts programs to help poor and minority communities that are disproportionately affected by pollution.

NYT > Top Stories
After the Los Angeles Fires, Cleanup Is Occurring in Stages 3 February 2025 at 04:00

After the Los Angeles Fires, Cleanup Is Occurring in Stages

NYT > Top Stories

By:Soumya Karlamangla and Mimi Dwyer

3 February 2025 at 04:00

Many fire victims are eager to clear their home sites and move on to rebuilding. The big question is when.

NYT > Science
Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects 1 February 2025 at 04:01

Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects

NYT > Science

By:Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer

1 February 2025 at 04:01

The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states that voted Republican.

NYT > U.S. > Politics
Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A. 29 January 2025 at 17:21

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.

NYT > U.S. > Politics

By:Coral Davenport

29 January 2025 at 17:21

The former New York congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken climate rules.

NYT > Climate and Environment
Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists 25 January 2025 at 13:05

Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists

NYT > Climate and Environment

By:Lisa Friedman， Hiroko Tabuchi and Coral Davenport

25 January 2025 at 13:05

Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.