Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to remain open

The Trump administration has issued an emergency order directing a coal-fired power plant in Michigan to remain open for operation through at least the end of summer. The J.H. Campbell Plant in West Olive was originally slated to shut down May 31 as part of a transition to cleaner energy. But the Department of Energy...

Duffy says climate science will ‘move aside,’ with NASA only focusing on space exploration

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said Thursday that climate and earth science at the agency will “move aside” as it refocuses solely on space exploration. “All the climate science and all of the other priorities that the last administration had at NASA we're going to move aside, and all of the science that we do...

Most US Christian leaders believe climate change is real: Study

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DHS halts some FEMA travel amid partial shutdown

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Trump administration sets up portal for polluters to request exemptions to clean air rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set up a portal allowing polluters to request exemptions to nine Clean Air Act rules. The Clean Air Act allows the president to exempt polluters from complying with regulations if he determines that the rules are based on technology that does not yet exist. The EPA posted online this...

When free to roam, Yellowstone’s bison are fueling ecosystem recovery: Study

Free-moving herds of migratory bison in Yellowstone National Park are stimulating the regrowth of flourishing grasslands and reshaping ecosystems, a new study has found. Contrary to conventional grazing wisdom, the findings suggest that encouraging large-scale migrations of these massive mammals could help enhance landscapes across North America, according to the research, published Thursday in Science. “With...

What to know about Venezuela’s ‘dark fleet’ of oil tankers amid US blockade

President Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela on Tuesday, continuing his escalations against the Latin American country and its leader, Nicolás Maduro. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Maduro’s “illegitimate” regime is using oil to “finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping,” designating the...

What to know about the disastrous Potomac sewage spill

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