NYTIMES (Maxine Joselow) - Trump Administration Moves to Drop Protections for More Wetlands
The proposed rule could strip federal protections from most U.S. wetlands, many of which help feed drinking water systems.
NYTIMES (Francesca Paris and Ben Blatt) - Behind on 2030 Climate Goals, States Are Cutting or Even Scrapping Them
Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over rising costs for consumers.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - National Academies of Sciences faces growing scrutiny as docs reveal deep climate-advocacy bias
A trove of thousands of documents include an email from Marcia McNutt, who was then-president of the National Academies of Sciences, asking to use funding to block the EPA from rescinding the endangerment finding, which she said was supported by “climate deniers.”
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Vance: 'Biden administration radically underestimated' risks in East Palestine
"The Biden administration radically underestimated the risks to the people of East Palestine": Vice President JD Vance is calling for the Biden administration and Biden-era EPA officials to be investigated over the 2023 train derailment. Vance says he wants to find out "whether they were hedging, whether they were lying, whether they were doing something malicious." Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Biden admin 'radically underestimated' East Palestine risk: Vance
A 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has left many residents complaining of long-term health problems.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans
A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked a backlash in communities across the country and become a key election issue
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Trump Administration Set to Dramatically Reduce Biden-Era Fuel Economy Requirements
The Trump administration is rolling back vehicle fuel-economy standards to a fleetwide average of 34.5 miles per gallon by 2031, down from the 50.4 miles […] Source
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Jonathan Lemire pokes fun at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s rally remarks
At a rally in Michigan, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells a crowd he hates stop-start technology in cars and praises Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for getting “rid of it.” Jonathan Lemire pokes fun at the moment before pointing out that the stop-start technology change is just one example in which personal feelings about something in the Trump administration result in policy change.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Federal court strikes down New York's climate 'superfund' law, arguing it's preempted by federal law
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, signed the bill in 2024. It would have required oil companies to pay a total of $3 billion a year for the next 25 years.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Court strikes down New York law making fossil fuel companies liable for climate change
The 2024 bill was part of a broader attempt by Democratic-leaning states to pursue climate change policy by attacking fossil fuel companies.