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White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled

✇NYT > Science
By:Austyn Gaffney
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.

© Michael A. McCoy/Bloomberg

Weather analysis at NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Md., in December.
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New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee

✇NYT > Science
By:Somini Sengupta
A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.

© Alana Paterson for The New York Times

The industry produces about 3 percent of planet-warming emissions globally, on par with aviation. A cargo ship near Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut

✇NYT > Science
By:Brad Plumer
The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.

© Michael Swensen/Getty Images

Flooding in Frankfort, Ky., this month. The next National Climate Assessment is due in 2027 or 2028.
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Five Takeaways From Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal

✇NYT > Science
By:Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer
To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and burn more coal for electricity.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Miners made up the backdrop of the president’s “Unleashing American Energy” executive order signing event at the White House on Tuesday.
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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

✇NYT > Science
By:Austyn Gaffney
In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.

© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

Salmon caught on the opening day of the spring Chinook salmon run in Washougal, Wash., in 2020.
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Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reviving U.S. Coal Industry

✇NYT > Science
By:Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul
The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

President Trump signed several executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reviving the coal industry. But a major coal revival seems unlikely, some analysts say.
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White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Austyn Gaffney
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.

© Michael A. McCoy/Bloomberg

Weather analysis at NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Md., in December.
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New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Somini Sengupta
A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.

© Alana Paterson for The New York Times

The industry produces about 3 percent of planet-warming emissions globally, on par with aviation. A cargo ship near Vancouver, British Columbia.
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E.P.A. Is Said to Plan Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Lisa Friedman
Officials are moving to eliminate requirements that most big polluters disclose how much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases they emit.

© Gerald Herbert/Associated Press

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.
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Kathleen Sgamma Ends Bid to Lead the B.L.M.

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Lisa Friedman
Kathleen Sgamma abruptly withdrew from consideration days after a memo surfaced in which she sharply criticized President Trump.

© Mariam Zuhaib/Associated Press

Kathleen Sgamma at a hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources in 2023.
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Trump Threatens Climate Policies in the States

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Lisa Friedman
After halting federal attempts to combat global warming, President Trump is now targeting efforts by states to reduce greenhouse gases, setting up a legal clash.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

President Trump’s executive order appeared to be directed at state measures that limit use of fossil fuels or hold fossil fuel companies liable for environmental damage.
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Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Brad Plumer
The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.

© Michael Swensen/Getty Images

Flooding in Frankfort, Ky., this month. The next National Climate Assessment is due in 2027 or 2028.
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Five Takeaways From Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer
To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and burn more coal for electricity.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Miners made up the backdrop of the president’s “Unleashing American Energy” executive order signing event at the White House on Tuesday.
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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Austyn Gaffney
In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.

© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

Salmon caught on the opening day of the spring Chinook salmon run in Washougal, Wash., in 2020.
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Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reviving U.S. Coal Industry

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul
The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

President Trump signed several executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reviving the coal industry. But a major coal revival seems unlikely, some analysts say.
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Republican Plan to Kill California’s E.V. Policies Hits Senate Snag

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Lisa Friedman
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.

© Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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