Texas, Trump and Climate Change
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The Trump administration has hired three prominent researchers who over the course of their careers have questioned and even rejected the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change. Each were given positions in the Energy Department, which is led by Secretary Chris Wright, a former oil and gas fracking executive.
Democrats criticize Trump's cuts to the National Weather Service and his approach to climate change after at least 59 people died in major Texas floods that occurred over the July 4th holiday.
The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to climate research and plans to overhaul federal disaster relief are under scrutiny after catastrophic flooding in Texas over the weekend left at least 104 dead.
The broad anti-climate atmosphere of the Trump administration has not prevented very large funding rounds for climate tech companies.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” just signed by President Trump will slash support for clean energy, leaving the US far short of its Paris Agreement pledge
They say the youth-led lawsuit — which targets three of the president's energy-related executive orders — would cost money and jobs.
President Trump’s efforts to freeze climate spending have sparked warnings of rippling consequences in years ahead. For many climate scientists, the consequences are already here.
US retreat from climate commitments under the Trump administration will have “significant consequences” for the planet, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told Euronews at The Europe Conversation.
The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution — has led directly to climate change, driving sea level rise, supercharging weather and destroying food systems.
The U.S. isn’t trying to lead on climate action anymore. And, in this case, other countries don’t want to follow the U.S. example anyway.