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Daniel Rothman works on the top floor of the building that houses the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, a big concrete domino that overlooks the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rothman is a mathematician interested in the behaviour of complex systems, and in the Earth he has found a worthy subject. Specifically, Rothman …

The Trump Administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 would take an axe to NASA science. Two satellite missions on the chopping block have provided climate scientists, oil and gas companies, and farmers with critical atmospheric carbon data for years. The Orbiting Carbon Observatories are a pair of instruments that map atmospheric carbon on a global scale. NASA launched the …

When the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would roll back regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions — especially from motor vehicles — it touted annual savings for Americans of $54 billion. The EPA said eliminating Biden-era policies, which encouraged higher fuel efficiency standards for cars and electric vehicle adoption to limit tailpipe emissions, would enable consumers to “have affordable choices …

Trump’s EPA targets basis of all US greenhouse gas rules  Reuters E.P.A. Moves to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change  The New York Times Trump EPA proposes revoking pollution limits based in part on document authored by 5 climate contrarians  CNN Trump administration moves to repeal climate ‘holy grail’  Politico EPA chief Zeldin delivers dagger to the heart of Obama’s climate change …

Trump’s EPA targets key health ruling underpinning all US greenhouse gas rules  Reuters E.P.A. Moves to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change  The New York Times Trump EPA proposes revoking pollution limits based in part on document authored by 5 climate contrarians  CNN Trump administration moves to repeal climate ‘holy grail’  Politico EPA plans to overturn scientific finding used to regulate carbon …

In an aerial view, cars travel along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif., on January 16, 2024. The regulations that require automakers to build more efficient, cleaner vehicles are being loosened under the Trump administration. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America For years the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed carmakers to reduce how …

California farmworker who fell from greenhouse roof during chaotic ICE raid dies  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A farmworker who fell from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic ICE raid this week at a California cannabis facility died Saturday of his injuries. Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first person to die in one of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration operations. Yesenia Duran, Alanis’ niece, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Duran has posted …