EPA had previously said rule reducing fine particle matter from vehicles and industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources. The action follows moves by the administration last week to weaken federal rules protecting millions of acres of wetlands and streams and roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live. In a separate action, the interior department proposed new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics...
The national parks will also be free next year to residents on eight holidays, including President Donald Trump’s birthday.
In 1997, scientists and bureaucrats gathered in Japan to talk about greenhouse-gas emissions. At Lincoln Center, a group of actors rehash all the drama—in front of the original negotiators.
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day An informal stocktake plenary is now underway [see live feed at the top of the blog]. Here the presidency will update parties on the state of the negotiations. My colleague Damian Carrington will be keeping across the main developments. Continue reading...
[Liberian Observer] At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Liberia delivered a powerful national statement that resonated across Africa and the global African diaspora. Speaking at the High-Level Segment, Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), championed a bold vision: African unity as the driving force for climate justice, and Liberia's leadership through concrete action.
[Liberian Investigator] Liberia has made a significant move toward youth-focused climate governance after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and UNICEF signed the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action at COP30, committing both organizations to prioritize young people at the forefront of national and global climate efforts.
"Plan C for Civilization" takes stock of the amateurs and experts who see promise in using technology to cool the Earth.
Future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether, Liberal frontbench decides a day after five-hour party room debate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Liberal party will abandon a firm net zero emissions target, siding with the Nationals to end the Coalition’s commitment to the climate goal. The Liberal shadow ministry agreed a future Coalition government would not withdraw from the Paris Agreement, which was a red-line that could have prompted the resignation of moderate Liberals such as Andrew Bragg and Maria Kovacic. Continue reading...
[New Times] Rwanda has achieved 81 percent of its 'unconditional mitigation target', a milestone that underscores the effectiveness of domestic climate efforts and national frameworks in implementing the Paris Agreement, according to the Minister of Environment.
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk The Trump administration is poised to again approve a new Pfas “forever chemical” pesticide ingredient, a move that is drawing criticism from public health advocates who say the nation’s food and water supply is being put at more risk from the dangerous compounds. The substance would be sprayed on corn, soybeans and wheat, and it marks the fifth Pfas pesticide ingredient the US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed for approval under Donald Trump’s second term as US president. Continue reading...
Greens MP Sue Higginson calls for new approach from NSW police and the premier, Chris Minns, to stop ‘sickening’ rallies. Follow today’s news live The net zero debate has turned into a leadership test for Sussan Ley, who is under pressure for her main rivals Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie to dump the target. But she’s also under pressure from moderates such as Bragg to not simply fall in line behind the Nationals, which have already abandoned the target. I don’t believe that we’ll be leaving the Paris agreement. We’re not a fringe party. I don’t think you can have a fatwa on two words. I think that’s too silly for words, frankly. And I think at the end of the day, this is the international standard on decarbonisation. So Australia cannot sit out of its own international standard...
“The entire Paris Agreement experiment is being challenged.”
Catherine McKenna says the Paris Agreement was an incredible feat. “Now: Do the work.”
With the EPA’s top research office dismantled, America’s ability to respond to toxic spills, floods, and wildfires is in jeopardy. The solution: build an independent environmental science institute. The post Who protects us when the EPA won’t? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A new EPA policy allows companies to begin construction on new plants before actually getting a New Source Review permit.
The administration cited flooding and hurricane season for its move.
Countries that signed the Paris agreement are required to update their plans every five years. A U.N. report shows a limited picture and thus, limited progress.
New rule would prohibit states from banning dangerous chemicals, and could invalidate hundreds of protections A new rule proposed by the Trump administration would dramatically weaken safety reviews for some of the nation’s most toxic chemicals that are already on the market, public health advocates and an EPA employee warn. Many of the chemicals that would receive less scrutiny are among the nation’s most dangerous substances, including PFAS, formaldehyde, asbestos and dioxins. Each poses serious health risks in consumer goods, or for workers handling the substances, advocates say. Continue reading...
The administration earlier this year cut references to transgender people from a national monument dedicated to LGBTQ history.
In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree inquired about a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA.
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: The ranking member of a key House subcommittee demanded answers this week from the Environmental Protection Agency about why it has yet to make public a report documenting the health risks posed by a forever chemical found in the water of millions of Americans. In a letter sent to the EPA on Thursday, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a ProPublica story from last week that quoted government scientists...
The U.S. tried to strong-arm nations into rejecting the measure. Now, the administration is pushing to make adoption harder.
Learn more about these ancient microorganisms that have been buried in permafrost for 40,000 years, and how, as the climate warms, they may be releasing more greenhouse gases.
Agency staffers have been reporting to work as usual while EPA draws down its leftover funds during the federal government shutdown.
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This spring, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency completed a report on the toxicity of a “forever chemical” called PFNA, which is in the drinking water systems serving some 26 million people. The assessment found that PFNA interferes with human development by causing lower birth weights and, based on animal evidence, likely causes damage to the liver and to male reproductive systems, including reductions...
Public land advocates say the shutdown threatens resources but offer advice on how to help. The post Visiting public lands during the shutdown? Be polite and prepared appeared first on High Country News.
The opposition comes after the Trump administration revoked the state's current tailpipe standards.
With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it would rewrite a Biden-era rule aimed at limiting hydrofluorocarbons, a potent greenhouse gas.
As Congress faces a midnight deadline to fund the government, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has put the EPA on the chopping block.
Hong Kong’s development minister has vowed to learn from the experience of Super Typhoon Ragasa and review coastal facilities, saying that flood mitigation measures will be introduced for high-risk areas such as Tseung Kwan O and Aberdeen. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho made the pledge on Saturday, three days after Ragasa inundated low-lying and coastal areas, with restaurants along a Tseung Kwan O promenade and the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Aberdeen among those hit by...
Twenty-six Republican attorneys general argue that EPA got it wrong in 2009 when it found that it could regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
The coalition filed public comments with the agency making the case for continuing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and other sources.
A high-tech greenhouse brings fresh produce to Gjoa Haven, an Inuit hamlet in Canada’s Arctic whose residents have little experience growing plants.
The order is part of the Trump administration's review of content at national parks that is too "negative" about U.S. history.
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Has the greenhouse effect been falsified? The greenhouse effect is basic physics that has been known for nearly 200 years. Without it, the Earth would not be warm enough for life. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide act like an insulating blanket. By preventing some outgoing heat from escaping the atmosphere by absorbing and re-emitting it, they keep Earth around 33°C (59°F) warmer than it would be otherwise. In comparison, the Moon, lacking an atmosphere, swings from 120°C (248°F) in daytime to -130°C (-202°F) at night. Venus’s thick CO2-rich atmosphere always...
The bid to halt greenhouse gas reporting could cause problems for petroleum companies — especially those hoping to sell gas to the E.U.
Critics say the move would erase data that’s needed for future climate rules.
[FrontPageAfrica] Addis Ababa -- The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has called on African leaders, civil society, and international partners to put justice at the core of climate action.
The agency has hinted it plans to eliminate most reporting requirements for major emitters, though some industries want the program preserved.
A team of more than 40 scientists are sounding the alarm bell over risky geoengineering projects being considered at the north and south poles.
The actress tells Page Six she's releasing her first-ever fully nude pictures on OnlyFans to draw attention to "geoengineering."
The ruling regarding environmental justice block grants could be reflected in other grant termination litigation, including over the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
The administration and Congress divert funds away from conservation. The post Trump looks to suffocate public lands appeared first on High Country News.
Public speaks out against EPA plan to rescind Endangerment Finding.
But the agency will allow California to require trucks registered in the state to be subject to an inspection and maintenance program aimed at curbing smog.
[New Dawn] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the auspices of the National Climate Change Steering Committee (NCCSC), headed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, will convene a two-day National Dialogue on the Draft Carbon Trading Policy in Ganta, Nimba County, from August 21 to 22, 2025.
A former Yosemite National Park biologist involved in hanging the flag on El Capitan in May was fired last week.
Three sterilization facilities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties have been granted EPA exemptions to emit cancer-linked ethylene oxide.
The move comes two months before 108 nations will vote on the emissions fee.
Members of an EPA advisory panel welcomed an agency pledge to stop PFAS discharges. But that would not help already contaminated communities.
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Executive Director of Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has strongly opposed a proposal by Hon. Thomas Romeo Quiah, Representative for Sinoe County District #2, to de-gazette Sapo National Park (SNP), warning that such a move would cause "irreversible damage" to Liberia's environmental, economic, and cultural heritage.
In the face of federal cuts, volunteers, businesses and others help keep programs afloat. The post Public lands and wildlife turn to stopgap solutions appeared first on High Country News.
The proposal could compel California to adopt new cleanup plans and levy new pollution fees in one of the nation's areas most plagued by dirty air.
Mike Stoker, who led an EPA regional office from 2018 to 2020, is now a national adviser at law and consulting firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants The Trump administration’s decision to abruptly terminate a $3bn program helping hundreds of communities prepare for climate disasters and environmental hazards is unconstitutional and should be overturned, a court will hear on Tuesday. A coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the agency’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, for terminating the entire Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) block grant program – despite a legally binding mandate from Congress to fund the Biden-era initiative. Continue reading...
The plan follows a proposal in the Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget plan to redirect $276.1 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maintenance of national parks and other public lands.
The Trump administration plans to rescind a long-standing finding by the Environmental Protection Agency that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health. It would end limits on pollution from vehicle tailpipes, power plants, smokestacks and other sources.
The agency has extended administrative leave for staffers who openly criticized EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and the Trump administration through mid-August.
The Trump EPA wants to reverse the “endangerment finding” that’s allowed the government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
[Global Witness] The high ambition articulated by the Brazilian COP Presidency at COP30's opening had notably faded by the end of the second week, reflecting the sobering realities of consensus-based decision-making
The agency's inspector general says EPA has saved $514.5 million by following through on the office's recommendations.
Top End residents told to stay sheltered at home until authorities give the all-clear. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sloane said while it was only in the “final couple of days” she made the decision, now that she is in the job she is “committed”: I was probably finally convinced only in the final couple of days, to be honest, I had colleagues come and have chats. I have a really good relationship with Mark Speakman . It was a friendly chat with Mark. It was a hard chat, but it was a very friendly one. And then when I’m in, I’m in 100%. I think what a lot of people would do in my position is weigh up the pros and cons and think of all the reasons that I shouldn’t do it, but at the end of the day, the reasons I should outweighed...
Former EPA official John Reeder, who sparred with the first Trump administration, agreed to resolve conflict-of-interest allegations.
The park service has long tried to present a wide range of perspectives on historical events. The Trump administration could reverse that.
Kürzungen der Fördermittel treffen Wissenschaftler, die sich mit Geoengineering wie der Modifizierung der Sonneneinstrahlung und der Entfernung von Kohlendioxid befassen. Während Sie dies lesen, werden giftige Abgase aus Kraftwerken, Auspuffrohren von Autos und Verkehrsflugzeugen ausgestoßen. Das von ihnen ausgestoßene Kohlendioxid kann Tausende von Jahren in der Atmosphäre verbleiben. Selbst wenn es uns gelingt, die Nutzung fossiler Brennstoffe in Zukunft weitgehend einzustellen, müssen wir dennoch die Auswirkungen einiger dieser Emissionen rückgängig machen, um unsere Klimaziele zu... Der Beitrag So zerstört Trump mutige Pläne zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Bogi Nils Bogason, CEO of Icelandair, says that the carbon tax the airline must pay puts the company at a disadvantage compared to competitors outside Europe — and stresses that the Icelandic government must respond.
STATEMENT: Mexico Announces Strong New Climate Commitment nate.shelter@wri.org Tue, 11/11/2025 - 13:30 MEXICO CITY (November 11, 2025) – Mexico has officially approved and presented its new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) at COP30. The plan marks a milestone in the country’s climate policy, introducing for the first time an absolute emissions cap for 2035 that covers all greenhouse gases and sectors of the economy. Reinforcing its contribution to the Paris Agreement’s objectives, Mexico has committed to reducing emissions to 364–404 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) unconditionally, and to 332–363 MtCO₂e with international support — a level the government estimates represents a reduction of more than 50% compared to the business-as-usual...
[Global Witness] At COP30 in Belém, Global Witness is driving forwards a policy agenda that puts people - not polluters - first
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg has hinted a future move if his party decided to pull out of the Paris Agreement.
EPA last year sought fines from an Alaska agency over alleged wetlands pollution. An upcoming Trump administration rule could render the case moot.
A cross section of manufacturers and environmentalists raised objections to the agency's plan to repeal its greenhouse gas reporting rule.
Under the Burn Wise program, EPA partnered with industry to help stove owners voluntarily reduce air pollution.
New Brunswick's government says it's cutting a carbon tax that will reduce prices at the pump by about eight cents a litre.
[New Republic] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially launched Liberia's National Mangrove Inventory Report, marking a significant step toward the preservation and sustainable management of the country's blue economy.
STATEMENT: UN Report Finds Country Climate Commitments Falling Short darla.vanhoorn… Tue, 10/28/2025 - 04:41 WASHINGTON, DC (October 28, 2025) — The UNFCCC released its NDC Synthesis Report today, reviewing climate plans from 64 countries, covering roughly 30% of global emissions. The report aggregates submitted plans and their projected emissions reductions, finding that current pledges would reduce emissions by about 17% from their 2019 levels, far short of what’s needed to limit warming to 1.5°C. The analysis reflects submissions received up until September 30, 2025. Countries representing 64% of global emissions still have not formally submitted new NDCs and are not included in this analysis. Following is a statement from Melanie Robinson, Global Climate...
Homes in Kipnuk were washed away on Oct. 12, months after the Trump administration canceled a project to stabilize an eroding riverbank.
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken disciplinary actions against ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), and Monrovia Breweries Incorporated, two major companies operating in the country for violating environmental laws. The EPA's punitive actions, announced at a press conference in Monrovia over the weekend, signal a commitment to stricter compliance.
If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyists The US Senate is poised to approve Donald Trump’s nomination of an industry lobbyist to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety office. If the nominee, Douglas Troutman, is confirmed, the top four toxics office positions at the EPA will be held by former chemical industry lobbyists, raising new fears about the health and safety of the American public, consumers and workers, campaigners say. Continue reading...
A new report found that without the efforts to curb emissions of heat-trapping gases that started 10 years ago with the Paris Agreement, Earth would instead be adding 114 superhot days a year by the end of the century.
Anthony Albanese could be on a collision course with Donald Trump.
PARIS - Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit.
The agency raised “compliance concerns” with fence-line monitoring for airborne emissions of benzene, a cancer-tied compound.
Many parks will stay open, and oil and gas permitting will continue — even as tens of thousands of staff are furloughed at NPS, BLM and USFS. The post What the government shutdown means for public lands appeared first on High Country News.
The EPA will pause research work, grants, permits and inspections while the government is shut down. Nearly all staff will stop working. Some may not be rehired.
I was 16 years old when Super-Typhoon Haiyan tore through my community in Eastern Samar in the Philippines. It remains one of the deadliest storms in history, killing more than 6,000 people and displacing millions. My community lost everything: Loved ones, family homes and land, our ways to earn a living and rebuild, and our […]
The plan shutters the office that handles most climate initiatives and rejiggers the one responsible for regulating power plants and industrial polluters.
The Trump administration has not said whether it will close national park sites if the federal government shuts down.
The Trump administration has not yet made public its plan for the national parks if congressional funding lapses.
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) has intensified its operations in Maryland County, urging residents, businesses, and institutions to strictly comply with environmental regulations to avoid punitive actions, including fines and shutdowns.
“Today is day one of the new EPA,” Administrator Lee Zeldin said. Union officials say the revamp is meant to intimidate scientists and undermine science.
Records show which agency employees huddled with the EPA boss as the Trump administration reconsidered the Obama-era finding.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that it will overturn the rule which underpins virtually all US climate regulations, a Senate committee has launched an investigation into a suspected lobbying push that led to the move. On Tuesday, […]
Supporters of carbon capture and storage say the move would reduce the sector’s revenue and economic activity.
More than 8000 facilities have reported emissions annually since 2010.
The Trump administration wants to reconsider the limits for carbon tetrachloride meant to mitigate workplace exposures.
The Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that it plans to rescind a 2024 Biden rule created to protect public lands with "no use" protections.
The report goes easy on EPA pesticides regulations despite Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past remarks blasting specific farm chemicals.
The agency aims to restructure regional haze reduction requirements, which aim to clamp down on industrial emissions that mar vistas at park sites.
[Premium Times] The UNFCCC official said the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) was not just technical bookkeeping but "a vital enabling tool" for stronger climate action.
Open access notables Evaluating IPCC Projections of Global Sea-Level Change From the Pre-Satellite Era , Törnqvist et al., Earth's Future Open Access 10.1029/2025ef006533 With an acceleration of global sea-level rise during the satellite altimetry era (since 1993) firmly established, it is now appropriate to examine sea-level projections made around the onset of this time period. Here we show that the mid-range projection from the Second Assessment Report of the IPCC (1995/1996) was strikingly close to what transpired over the next 30 years, with the magnitude of sea-level rise underestimated by only ∼1 cm. Projections of contributions from individual components were more variable, with a notable underestimation of dynamic mass loss...
The Department of Justice said it is looking into a hiring policy at the California EPA that is intended to advance racial equity.
Saskatchewan's $349 million deficit could grow to roughly $800 million depending on the industrial carbon tax.
In a glimpse at the Trump administration’s tilt toward polluting industries, EPA embraced the aid of manufacturers in easing a new rule.
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it has developed a national policy on carbon markets -- ahead of a two-day stakeholder's dialogue aimed at enhancing consultation around the policy.
Cummins has to pay one of the largest penalties in U.S. environmental history. Find out why the EPA decided that the engine company had broken the rules.
Electric utilities urged the agency to preserve its ability to regulate power plants for greenhouse gases.
Critics say the agency should have done more following a leak at an Archer-Daniels-Midland facility in Illinois.
Even as the EPA moves to block greenhouse gas reporting, satellites and aircraft are stepping in to expose the truth. The post Climate polluters may be allowed to stop reporting their emissions. That doesn’t mean they can hide them. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
In its first six months, the Trump administration has filed 11 civil cases against polluters compared with the Biden administration’s 30.
Austria tried a combination of taxes and rebates to reduce emissions.
The only way to control most greenhouse gases is to mandate less use of fossil-fuel-derived energy. Absurd federal rules and regulations resulted.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink I’ve been traveling with my family on vacation in Iceland for the past week, so the timing of recent events has been less than ideal. Given that I am cited in both the recent DOE report and EPA proposed rule, I thought it would be useful to address how my work was used and misused in more detail. Expect more on the broader topics covered in the report in coming weeks. Moving away from current policy In their proposed rule titled “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards”, the EPA cites my work (among others) to argue that the original 2009 endangerment finding was too pessimistic. Specifically, they say that: With respect to projected increases in GHG concentrations and...
In today’s newsletter: Inside a critical summit of 179 countries at the UN in Geneva to secure a treaty that will combat plastic pollution Good morning. Not only does plastic waste clog up waterways, beaches and strangle sea life, it also causes havoc inside the human body. Tiny fragments – invisible to the human eye – are probably swimming around your lungs, blood and liver right now. This represents a “growing and underrecognised danger” to human health, the latest report in the Lancet warns , as 10 days of tense talks kick off in Geneva today, with 179 countries due to hash out a kind of “Paris agreement for plastic pollution”. Weather | Gusts of more than 100mph from Storm Floris have brought travel disruption, power cuts and the widespread cancellation of events across large parts...
Documents outlining the EPA's plan to roll back vehicle emission standards reference California by name 27 times.
The US Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump is pushing to reverse a landmark 2009 declaration that deemed CO2 and other greenhouse gases harmful to people's health. What's at stake?
The Trump administration’s latest and greatest assault on climate change mitigation would eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions regulations for motor vehicles and engines.
The United Kingdom says it will recognize a Palestinian state in September if Israel doesn't agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. And, in a win for automakers, the EPA proposes reversing pollution limits.