The Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies’ brains and cause heart disease in adults. Now, the Trump administration is offering […]
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A New Series in The Times, Inspired by You
Under President Trump, the federal government has emphatically turned away from fighting climate change and other environmental problems, rolling back regulations and transforming federal agencies. But across the country, in red and blue states, local […]
Trump Administration Tallies Trade Barriers That Could Prompt Tariffs
President Trump is set to announce on Wednesday global tariffs that he says will combat unfair trade treatment by other countries and make sure American exporters remain competitive. On Monday, the Office of the United […]
How Lee Zeldin Went From Environmental Moderate to Dismantling the E.P.A.
When President Trump’s cabinet secretaries clashed with Elon Musk this month over the billionaire’s chain saw approach to shrinking government, Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, made it clear where he stood. […]