Environment

Who will Trump side with on Paris climate decision?

In the coming weeks, various factions within the White House will debate whether the U.S. should leave the Paris climate agreement—the global plan signed by nearly 200 countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Clean water, not deregulation, will help farmers in the long run

This op-ed originally ran in AgriNews on World Water Day.

Trump’s rollback of Clean Power Plan a major setback for climate and rural communities

An Executive Order issued by President Trump today begins the process of dismantling the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan is the first regulation in the U.S. to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants, but the rule has been stalled in the courts since February 2016.

Clean water: One of the first causalities of partisan attacks to roll back regulations

Earlier last week it was reported that President Donald Trump is about to issue the next set of executive orders, this time targeting environmental safeguards for water and climate put in place in 2015.

Trump’s EPA Pick Protects Corporate Backers over the Environment

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a record of hostility for environmental and public health protection at both state and federal levels.