For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.
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For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The 36-page official national strategy document bears the presidential seal and involves 10 agencies from across the federal government. It isn’t the government’s policy on tariffs or border security. It’s President Trump’s master plan to eradicate paper straws and bring back plastic. “My…

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

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers. They…

Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government
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Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump instructed a broad swath of government agencies on Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal unions, a major escalation in his effort to assert more control over the federal work force. Mr. Trump framed the order as critical to protect national…

The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use
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The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last year was the hottest on record, and global average temperatures passed the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times for the first time. Simultaneously, the growth rate of the world’s energy demand rose sharply, nearly doubling over the previous 10-year average….

E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
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E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a barrage of pronouncements on Wednesday the Trump administration said it would repeal dozens of the nation’s most significant environmental regulations, including limits on pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks, protections for wetlands, and the legal basis that allows it to regulate the…

E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
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E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration intends to eliminate Environmental Protection Agency offices responsible for addressing the disproportionately high levels of pollution facing poor communities, according to a memo from Lee Zeldin, the agency administrator. In the internal memo, viewed by The New York Times, Mr….

Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent
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Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Trump casually mentioned that Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, intended to fire 65 percent of employees, an incision so deep that officials said it would hobble the E.P.A. Mr. Trump said Mr….

Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars
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Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are preparing an unusual legislative maneuver in an effort to eliminate one of the country’s most ambitious climate policies, an order that was designed to shift the auto industry toward electric cars. They plan to vote…