Environmental Groups Face ‘Generational’ Setbacks Under Trump

As President Trump dismantles the country’s efforts to fight climate change, environmental groups are back on their heels.

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Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To

But automakers can’t absorb the cost forever and will soon begin to raise new car prices, analysts say.

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Truck Companies Sour on California’s Strict Clean Air Rules

A deal designed to force compliance with tougher emissions standards is as risk after the Trump administration intervened.

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Trump’s E.P.A. Filing Fewer Lawsuits Against Polluters

In its first six months, the Trump administration has filed 11 civil cases against polluters compared with the Biden administration’s 30.

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Canada Wildfires Cause Poor Air Quality for Toronto, Minneapolis and New York

Wildfires burning in Canada were causing unhealthy air quality across parts of North America on Monday.

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How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

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Coal Plants Emailed the E.P.A. to Avoid Clean-Air Rules

Sites including at least 15 coal plants sought exemptions from environmental rules using a new Trump administration system to fast-track requests, documents show.

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E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change

The agency’s administrator said in a podcast that the move would be “the largest deregulatory action in the history of America.”

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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Wafts Over New York City

Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has been drifting across the border.

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Microforests in Elizabeth, N.J., Help Clear the Air

A nonprofit planted five “microforests” to tackle environmental problems in Elizabeth, N.J. Scientists say they’re making a big difference.

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