Mar 28 Watch 2:36 Trump launches aggressive campaign to dismantle Obama climate agenda By PBS News Hour In his first salvo against Obama-era climate policy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend, rescind or open review more than a half dozen major regulations, in an effort to help the coal,… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 6:23 Barrasso: Trump climate rollback helps U.S. as an energy superpower By PBS News Hour One of President Trump's major campaign promises was to roll back his predecessor's plans for coping with climate change, a pledge he began to fulfill by signing an executive order that targets such regulations. Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Sen. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 6:40 ‘Difficult slog’ ahead to undo Obama climate legacy, says former EPA chief By PBS News Hour In President Obama's second term, Gina McCarthy essentially led government efforts to curb climate change and its effects. Now President Trump is rolling back those policies. Former EPA administrator McCarthy joins Judy Woodruff to give her reaction to President Trump’s… Continue watching
Mar 27 Trump executive order seeks to reverse Obama’s clean energy regulations By Matthew Daly and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen Obama-era measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form of fossil fuels. Continue reading
Mar 23 Google Street View can now map invisible gas leaks in your city By Andrew Wagner Ecologists at Colorado State University outfitted Google’s fleet of Street View cars with special methane detectors to spot gas leaks. Continue reading
Mar 16 How California is preparing for a future full of extreme weather By Michael Rios There's no end in sight for California's extreme weather. Gov. Jerry Brown has requested $437 million to prepare for it. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: White House calls climate change efforts a “waste of your money” By Associated Press Watch Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer addressed President Donald Trump's budget proposal in a Thursday briefing. Continue reading
Mar 15 Trump set to challenge Obama-era fuel standards in Detroit By Associated Press Moving forcefully against Obama-era environmental rules, President Donald Trump is set to announce in Michigan plans to re-examine federal requirements that regulate the fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks. Continue reading
Mar 14 Tillerson used alias in emails on climate change, New York AG says By David Koenig, Associated Press The AG is investigating whether Exxon, where Tillerson was CEO, deceived investors and the public by hiding for decades what it knew about the link between fossil fuels and climate change. Continue reading
Mar 07 Want to cut carbon emissions? Try growing cement bricks with bacteria By Nsikan Akpan, Matt Ehrichs A North Carolina startup grows "biocement" bricks to circumvent the hefty load of fossil fuels needed for normal cement. Continue reading