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EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they publicly criticized Trump’s environmental policies

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The Environmental Protection Agency has placed 139 employees on leave after they signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s environmental policies. The letter, titled a “Declaration of Dissent,” accuses the Trump administration of undermining the EPA’s mission of protecting the environment by promoting “harmful deregulation” and showing”disregard for scientific expertise.” The document, which was released…

Senate removes excise tax on renewable energy industry from Trump domestic policy bill

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The Senate bill containing President Trump’s domestic policy agenda at the last minute eliminated a new excise tax that would have hammered the renewable energy industry, a move that likely ensured Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska would back the measure. The excise tax would have been imposed on wind and solar energy projects constructed…

Senate version of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would pummel renewable energy industry with new tax

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The latest version of the bill containing President Trump’s second term agenda would hobble the renewable energy industry with a new excise tax, in addition to speeding up the sunsetting of tax credits and other benefits. The additional tax on wind and solar projects, which appeared on page 558 in the version of the bill…

How to keep cool in extreme urban heat

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How to keep cool in extreme urban heat – CBS News Watch CBS News As the first major heat wave hit the Northeast this week, city dwellers experienced what is known as the “island effect.” Here’s how one neighborhood plans to stay cool amid the extreme heat. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…

Chile moves to hold clothing importers accountable for fast fashion waste

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Chile has expanded its producer responsibility law to include textiles, aiming to clean up massive clothing dumps in the Atacama Desert and shift the country toward a circular economy. John Bartlett reports for The Guardian. In short: Chile’s environment ministry now requires importers to report the volume of clothing they bring into the country, as…

Boston area city blocks become test cases for beating urban heat

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Boston area city blocks become test cases for beating urban heat – CBS News Watch CBS News In Chelsea, Massachusetts, one city block is being transformed to test solutions for extreme urban heat. Ben Tracy from Climate Central reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting….

How a “cool block” in one Massachusetts city could provide a template for combatting extreme heat

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Boston — For Arwa Ait-Chaib and her mother, Wafa El Hidar, summertime in Chelsea, Massachusetts, means trying to beat the heat. “There are always some days that I feel like we live in the middle of the Sahara desert,” Ait-Chaib told CBS News. Their Chelsea neighborhood, located just across the river from Boston, offers little…

Climate movement strikes back with first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit against EPA

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When Donald Trump won reelection, Jennifer Hadayia knew she’d need a good lawyer. As the executive director of Air Alliance Houston, an environmental nonprofit advocacy organization that works to reduce the risks of air pollution on public health, she had fought the first Trump administration in court already on a variety of issues. But when…

Elon Musk only wishes he made America’s biggest, most absurd car. I drove it—and lost my mind.

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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Joe—my commanding officer for the day, all buzz-cut and uniform—pulled the vehicle around. It was big, all right. He had chosen this one from a fleet of 10, staged in formation, different colors, awaiting…