Toyota Motor is set to pay a $180 million fine for longstanding violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. attorney’s Office in Manhattan announced on Thursday, the largest civil penalty ever levied for a breach of federal emissions-reporting requirements….
Read MoreA Late Burst of Climate Denial Extends the Era of Trump Disinformation
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s Twitter megaphone may be silenced, but his administration’s disinformation flows on. David Legates, a climate denialist installed last year by the Trump administration to oversee scientific work on climate change, has posted a series of debunked…
Read MoreBiden Will Pick Deb Haaland to Lead Interior Department
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has chosen Representative Deb Haaland, Democrat of New Mexico, to lead the Interior Department, according to people familiar with the decision, a move that would make history: If confirmed by the Senate, she…
Read MoreWealthier, Whiter Areas Are More Likely to Get Help After Fires, Data Show
WASHINGTON — Wealthier and whiter neighborhoods stricken by wildfires are more likely to get help to reduce the risk of future fires, new data suggest, the latest evidence that racial and economic inequality leave some Americans more exposed to the…
Read MoreAhead of UN climate summit, urgent calls to 'fix the future'
LONDON (REUTERS) – When the Paris Agreement on climate change was finalised after two weeks of fraught negotiations and years of past failures, diplomats hugged and shed tears of joy. They had haggled over verb tenses, cut deals, and in…
Read MoreSurge in greenhouse gases sustained despite Covid lockdowns: UN
GENEVA (REUTERS) – Greenhouse gas concentrations climbed to a new record in 2019 and rose again this year despite an expected drop in emissions due to Covid-19 lockdowns, the World Meteorological Organization said on Monday (Nov 23), warning against complacency….
Read MoreQuebec to ban sale of new gasoline-powered cars from 2035
MONTREAL (REUTERS) – The Canadian province of Quebec said on Monday (Nov 16) it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars from 2035, joining California and others in announcing moves to shift to electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse…
Read MoreThe U.S. Left the Paris Climate Pact. Allies and Rivals Are Pressing Ahead.
WASHINGTON — At the stroke of midnight Wednesday, when the United States became the only country to formally quit the Paris Agreement, the global accord designed to avert catastrophic climate change, it fulfilled a campaign promise that Donald J. Trump…
Read MoreClimate activists — some in penguin suits — protest opening of Berlin airport
Climate activists sought to disrupt the long-delayed opening of Berlin‘s new airport on Saturday, one gluing himself to the door of a plane, others scaling the terminal to hang placards and many crowding the building dressed as penguins. The opening…
Read MoreBiden Pledges Ambitious Climate Action. Here’s What He Could Actually Do.
If elected, Joe Biden and his allies are preparing to pass climate change legislation, piece by piece — knowing full well that the candidate’s $2 trillion plan would be a tough sell. By Coral Davenport Ms. Davenport has covered climate…
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