Trump budget aims to kill ‘crazy’ climate science
25 May 2017
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THE TRUMP administration's 2018 fiscal year budget has made good on its promise to target deep cuts to federal spending on programmes widely seen as critical to America’s ability to adapt to a warming world and reduce its impact on the climate.
Climate scientists and republican lawyers are taking aim at Big Tech’s emissions
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Judge dismisses suit by young climate activists against Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies
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Plaintiffs had ‘overwhelming evidence’ of climate crisis but a court injunction would be ‘unworkable’, ruling says.
Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action
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In his rambling speech to the United Nations last month, United States President Donald Trump described climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”.
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More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows
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Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy.
US Energy Department to slash nearly $24 billion in green project funding
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The US Energy Department is slashing nearly $24 billion of funding for climate projects, as the Trump administration moves to further unwind Biden-era climate policies during the government shutdown.
Plan to reflect sunlight to power solar panels at night upsets astronomers
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Groups sue E.P.A. over cancelled $7 billion for solar energy
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The lawsuit accused the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally revoking the money without congressional approval.
In a new era of climate disaster, a tiny, resilient mountain village in New Mexico is teaching the world how to adapt
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Rather than risk the destruction of their village with every flood, Ruidoso’s leaders are plotting for survival.
End of EV tax subsidy sparks worries of collapse in US electric car sales
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Automotive executives are bracing for a freefall in U.S. electric-vehicle sales following the disappearance of a critical $7,500 tax break for buyers.
