Tag: Environmental policy

Trump Reinstates Some EPA Workers Fired in Chicago OfficeRecently, a group of employees at the Chicago office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received surprising news: they were told they could return to work....

Environmental Protection Agency Head Accuses Biden Administration of Green Bank FraudIn a recent video posted on social media, former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, who now leads the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), made a startling...

Japan's Missed Opportunity: A Closer Look at the 2035 Emissions TargetJapan recently found itself in the global spotlight after missing a UN deadline for submitting its updated 2035 emissions reduction target. The government's proposal...

President Trump recently made headlines by signing an executive order to halt the federal procurement of paper straws. In a move that undoes part of a previous Biden-era initiative to eliminate single-use plastics, Trump's...

A coalition of mayors and local leaders representing 39 states have penned a letter urging Congress to safeguard all clean energy tax credits that have been instrumental in fostering job creation and substantial investments...

The Impact of Trump's USAID Cuts on Communities: Insights from a Sudanese ActivistIn 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a beacon of American soft power...

In 2015, the Paris Agreement set ambitious goals to limit global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and strive for 1.5 degrees Celsius. However, recent studies in the journal Nature Climate Change...

J.D. Vance: A Beacon for Great Lakes Conservation or Trump Ally?Over the past year, Vice President J.D. Vance, previously an Ohio senator, has played a crucial role in advocating for the Great Lakes Restoration...

Pennsylvania Climate Programs Face Cuts in Lawsuit Against TrumpIn a recent turn of events, Pennsylvania's environmental and climate-related programs have faced a significant setback due to a freeze on federal funding by President Donald...

In a recent speech, Chris Wright, the newly appointed Secretary of Energy and former fossil fuel executive, shared his views on Germany's energy transition. Wright, known for his role in hydraulic fracturing and oil...