Trump

Representative Image.Photo Source: Coconino National Forest, Ariz (CC BY-SA 2.0)

March 4, 2025

Trump’s Order Opens 280 Million Acres of National Forests to Logging

President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to drastically increase logging and road building across 280 million acres of national forests and public lands. The directive aims to boost domestic timber

Rice’s whale.Photo Source:NOAA Fisheries (wikimedia commonce)

Conservation·Marine Life

Trump Administration Lifts Ship Speed Limits, Endangering Rice’s Whales

In a move celebrated by the oil and gas industry but criticized by environmental advocates, the Trump administration has rescinded guidance that required industry ships to slow down in the habitat of the critically endangered Rice’s whale. The guidance, introduced

March 1, 2025

Trump Halts NYC Congestion Pricing; MTA Fights Back

Public Transportation

New York’s groundbreaking traffic program faces its biggest challenge yet. The Trump administration ordered a halt to Manhattan’s congestion pricing system on Wednesday. The

Trump Reverses Paper Straw Policy in Federal Facilities

Plastic·USA

President Donald Trump wants plastic straws back in civil structures. His February 10, 2025 order stops government services from buying paper straws. The change

News·USA

Trump’s ‘$8M Transgender Mice’ Claim: Unpacking the Research Funding

In his recent address to Congress, President Donald Trump made a notable slip-up that quickly went viral. Trump claimed the Biden administration had spent “$8 million for making mice transgender,” causing immediate

Govind Tekale

March 7, 2025

A Person in stream, gathering samples, surrounded by forest. Photo Source: Kelly Martin/U.S. Forest Service.

Conservation

Environmental Groups Sue Army Corps Over 600+ Fast-Tracked Wetland Permits

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, challenging their decision to expedite 700 pending wetland permits across the country. The permits, which would

Govind Tekale

February 23, 2025

Electric Car Charging at Station in Niğde Photo Source:Faruk Yıldız (Pexels)

Energy·Latest·USA

Trump Administration Suspends $5B EV Charging Network Expansion

The U.S. government has stopped a major program that was building charging stations for electric cars across the country. This decision affects $5 billion worth of charging stations that were planned to

Sunita Somvanshi

February 10, 2025

Representative image Highway traffic at dusk with car lights streaking. Photo Source: Cristhian_Adame_P (Pixabay).

Energy·News·USA

Trump’s Fuel Efficiency Rollback: Higher Costs, Emissions Ahead

The Trump administration is changing how car companies make vehicles, rolling back rules that require better gas mileage. These rules, known as fuel economy standards, affect gas prices and the types of

Sunita Somvanshi

February 4, 2025