U.N. Mourns Trump Taking U.S. out of W.H.O., Paris Climate Deal
United Nations agencies expressed regret on Monday and Tuesday after President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday night withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO). Trump, who began his second term as president on Monday, withdrew the United States from both the world's most powerful public […]
We cannot hide from climate change — we must stop producing oil and gas now
From the fires in Lahaina and Los Angeles to the recent flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, America's record-setting weather disasters have a few things in common. Communities are unprepared for them, people are insisting on living in unsafe places, and cities are forcing them to do so in order to generate property tax revenue. But […]
Trump issues orders aiming to drill in contentious Alaska areas, revisit Biden climate rules
President Trump issued two executive orders late Monday aimed at ramping up oil and gas drilling, including in disputed areas of Alaska. One of the orders calls for drilling to begin in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Refuge. The other would begin a review of all policies that “burden the development of […]
Trump inauguration live: president pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders | Donald Trump inauguration
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature President Trump's January 6th pardon President Donald Trump on Monday granted “full, complete and unconditional” presidential pardons to approximately 1,500 people involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including some who were convicted of violent acts. He has […]
Trump scraps Biden drilling, electric vehicle and climate policies in bid to lower prices
WASHINGTON – President Trump on Monday signed a series of orders on energy policy that he said would combat inflation after consumer prices soared 22% during former President Joe Biden's four years in office. “The biggest thing and driver of inflation is energy. They ruined my energy policy,” the 78-year-old President Trump told reporters in […]
Trump tosses pens to audience after signing executive orders on climate change, free speech, inflation, and others
Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump has made good on his promise to issue a slew of executive orders on the first day of his second term. After taking the oath of office, the president signed the order in front of a large audience at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. “With these actions, we will […]
Climate warrior Leonardo DiCaprio slammed as hypocrite for fleeing LA fires in private jet
This isn't the first time Leonardo DiCaprio, Hollywood's foremost climate change advocate, has been accused of being a hypocrite. The three-time Golden Globe winner has taken on the role of an environmental warrior, giving hard-hitting speeches at climate change conventions and donating a portion of his billionaire fortune to environmental causes. I love it. Just […]
Why the climate and sustainability economy will thrive in a Trump presidency
James Carville, former President Clinton's legendary strategist, summed up his electoral and governing success with the following slogan and observation: “It's the economy, idiot.” like him these days I wrote“Many Americans don't give a rat's tail about this.” [President-elect Donald] Trump's indictment, even if justified, is about his anti-democratic impulses and social problems when he […]
President Biden’s climate standards for walk-in freezers could face reckoning under new GOP resolution
exclusive: Republicans in Congress are pushing back against President Biden's regulations on consumer electronics by introducing a resolution that seeks to avoid new green energy standards for freezers. In December 2024, the Biden administration's Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final rule setting stricter climate standards for walk-in coolers and freezers. The new regulations are […]
Trump’s EPA pick, Lee Zeldin, recognizes climate change without declaring it an urgent crisis during confirmation hearing
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin (R), who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appeared in the Senate. confirmation hearing Thursday morning. In his nomination announcement, President Trump highlighted Zeldin's “very strong legal background” and called him a “true warrior for America First.” “That's what the scientists say.” “President […]