#environmental-policy

#environmental-policy

New York State is allocating an additional $200 million to expand its electric school bus program, aimed at increasing the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

Fox said his company, Foxy Development, is moving forward with the project after scrapping some of the most ambitious environmental goals and obtaining new state funding to replace some of the lost EPA money.

"It's basically a completely unprecedented massacre of birds of prey," Pacelle said. But the move by Trump officials dismayed other wildlife advocates, who said the jarring plan is nonetheless necessary to save the spotted owl.

Bethanie Carney Almroth described a hostile environment during the UN negotiations on plastic pollution, with personal harassment and intimidation by representatives of chemical companies.

Households will "never again" face huge rises in water bills, the environment secretary has claimed, following a report into reforming the "broken" industry.

Under President Trump's leadership, EPA has taken a close look at our operations to ensure the agency is better equipped than ever to deliver on our core mission of protecting human health and the environment while powering the great American comeback.

Steve Reed expressed that the consistent lead of Reform UK over Labour in the polls reflects public disenchantment with politics and unmet promises over the past 14 years.

Miami-Dade's largest waste incinerator burned down in February 2023 in Doral, prompting county commissioners to agree on building a new facility without deciding its location.

The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project had been intended to rebuild upward of 20 square miles of land in southeast Louisiana to combat sea level rise and erosion on the Gulf Coast.

The UK government has dropped a flagship plan to introduce a green taxonomy designed to standardise carbon emissions calculations and prevent greenwashing.

The motion to rescind the climate emergency declaration in Durham has been condemned as a very dark day for the authority. The council has shifted its focus to a County Durham care emergency instead.

"We hope this departure from Trump's anti-public lands agenda becomes the norm and isn't just a PR ploy to distract voters from the backlash some Republicans received after spending months trying to sell off these same public lands to the highest bidder."

President Trump's EPA head Lee Zeldin promised to address Americans' concerns regarding geoengineering and contrails, stating that those who asked questions in good faith were unfairly vilified.

John Dunlap III criticized California's push for zero-emission car and truck rules, highlighting concern over inadequate charging infrastructure and the impacts on trucking, suggesting a lack of dialogue with technology users.

Traffic in New York City's Congestion Relief Zone has decreased significantly, with backups at bridges and tunnels becoming far less common. The city has also generated millions from the $9 per vehicle toll.

The new 21-mile road between Cambridge and Huntingdon cost £1.5bn and was opened in 2020 to fulfill a familiar political desire: growth.

Small to midsize urban housing developers are the winners in California's rollback of environmental protections this week. The pair of budget trailer bills that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday night exempt housing projects up to 85 feet in height from public review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), so long as they're located in existing neighborhoods.

Some farms in England could be taken entirely out of food production under plans to make more space for nature, as announced by Environment Secretary Steve Reed.

It's an irony that the minerals needed to save the planet may help destroy it. Rare earth elements are at the center of a geopolitical arms race.

Thank you, District 3 voters, for standing up for what's right. Your voices were loud and clear: We will not allow PG&E to buy influence on our City Council.

There's already $2.26 built into the minimum wage which is supposed to go for this exact type of thing: safety equipment, said Joshua Bocian of Grubhub.

"This is a huge step forward for Redbridge. People in Redbridge can enjoy cleaner and healthier air, reducing the risk of respiratory diseases and improving overall quality of life."

"Make no mistake: this administration will do whatever it takes to sell off the places where we hunt, fish, recreate, and partake in long-standing traditions..."