#environmental-policy

#environmental-policy

The 'AI action plan' released July 23 calls for AI data centers to be waived from typical environmental assessment requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act.

The Trump administration's proposed rule aims to rescind the endangerment finding, undermining the government's legal authority to limit greenhouse gases essential for addressing the climate crisis.

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.

Rep. Troy E. Nehls introduced a resolution to halt a plan to kill 450,000 barred owls over three decades, aimed at protecting threatened spotted owls.

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.

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.

"Supporters of the approach believe the cull is necessary to avert disastrous consequences for the spotted owls. But the coalition argues the effort is too expensive, unworkable and inhumane."

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.

Ursula von der Leyen proposed new EU taxes on large companies, tobacco, and electronic waste as part of a 2tn budget aimed at addressing Europe's challenges.

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.

A group of Republican lawmakers expressed concern over Canadian wildfire smoke negatively impacting summer outdoor activities for Americans, urging Canada to take action for cleaner air.

Nearly two-thirds of England's largest solar farms have been built on productive agricultural land, with 827 hectares of the most versatile farmland taken out of food production.

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.

The EU should slash its planet-heating pollution by 90% by 2040, according to a proposed change to its climate law from the European Commission.

Earlier this month, Donald Trump took his war against California and its web of environmental policies to a new extreme.

"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..."