Why Coal Has Been So Hard to Quit in the U.S.

Why Coal Has Been So Hard to Quit in the U.S.

In the United States at least, coal is a terminal case. While it once dominated the nation’s power grid, hundreds of units have shuttered over the last two decades and have been largely replaced by natural gas and renewables like solar and wind. More than half of the remaining coal units in the United States…

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How Trump’s Trade War Could Affect Climate Change

How Trump’s Trade War Could Affect Climate Change

President Trump’s trade war has begun, with tariffs against all Chinese imports going into effect today. Levies against Mexican and Canadian imports were paused at the last minute, for 30 days, after Trump said both countries had offered concessions to his demands, though how significant these were is unclear. But the threat of steep tariffs…

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E.P.A. Demotes Career Employees Overseeing Science, Enforcement and More

E.P.A. Demotes Career Employees Overseeing Science, Enforcement and More

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to demote career employees who oversee scientific research, the enforcement of pollution laws, hazardous waste cleanup and the agency’s human resources department and replace them with political appointees, according to two people familiar with the approach. The move would give Trump administration loyalists more influence over aspects of the agency…

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