Last week’s nomination hearing of Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shed little light on how he would chart the future of PFAS and other “forever chemicals” regulation. President Donald Trump began action on his pledges to deregulate environmental protections, promote fossil fuel production, and withdraw from the […] Continue reading ->
Hours after reclaiming the presidency, Donald Trump moved swiftly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement and unleash a barrage of executive orders aimed at dismantling US climate policy, boosting fossil fuel production, and undercutting green energy technologies. The sweeping actions, which are expected to trigger months of legal challenges […] Continue reading ->
Global temperatures increased by 1.6ºC above pre-industrial levels.in 2024, the first year that they have crossed the 1.5ºC threshold set by the global Paris Agreement. Last year was the hottest since temperatures started being recorded in 1850, with a global average temperature of 15.1ºC. This was 0.12ºC hotter than 2023, the previous record-holder. “Multiple global […] Continue reading ->