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The fight against climate change, and the judicial legacy of Donald Trump
The Editorial Board
opinion
Supreme Court ruling on EPA case deals another blow to Biden’s climate efforts
Adam Radwanski
u.s. business
Back to the drawing board: U.S. Supreme Court upends Biden climate agenda
FILE PHOTO: A visitor runs across the Supreme Court Plaza while attempting to catch their school group, at the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
u.s. business
U.S. Supreme Court again nixes Bayer challenge to weedkiller suits
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 19, 2018 bottles of Monsanto's Roundup are seen for sale at a retail store in Glendale, California. - The US Supreme Court on June 21, 2022 declined to hear a bid from Bayer-owned Monsanto that aimed to challenge thousands of lawsuits claiming its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer -- a potentially costly ruling. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
food for thought
Three grams of omega-3s a day lowers blood pressure, study finds
Leslie Beck
international business
Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change
President Joe Biden salutes as he steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Biden is returning to Washington after spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
world
EPA to review rules on soot linked to deaths, which Trump declined to tighten
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan testifies on the EPA fiscal year 2022 budget request during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Biden Administration is requesting an increase in funding in an attempt to reverse years of cuts. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
food for thought
Canadians need to boost their omega-3 intake
Leslie Beck
world
Trump’s EPA finalizes last minute limits on science used in rulemaking
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on Sept. 14, 2020.
u.s. business
U.S. EPA finalizing its first airplane emissions rules
The European Union is bringing airlines into the greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme, meaning their operating expenses will rise.
u.s. politics
Biden plans to tap North Carolina’s top environmental regulator to lead U.S. environmental agency
An undated photo provided by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality shows Michael Regan, who heads the agency.
world
Belching cows and endless feedlots: Fixing cattle’s climate issues
A pen rider check the health of the cattle at the Wrangler Feedyard in Tulia, Texas on Sept. 1, 2020. The United States is home to 95 million cattle, and changing what they eat could have a significant effect on emissions of greenhouse gases like methane that are warming the world.
international business
Trump administration’s new rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes
Trump administration’s new rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes
u.s. business
Daimler to pay $1.5-billion settlement in diesel emissions cheating probe by U.S. regulators
The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen before the company's annual news conference in Stuttgart, Germany, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
world
Trump eliminates major methane rule, even as leaks are worsening
A natural gas facility near Coyanosa, Texas, Aug. 12, 2020.
world
U.S. EPA approves new chemical in fight against ticks, mosquitoes
A lone star tick is seen under a magnifying glass at a hospital in Southampton, N.Y., on July 6, 2017.
international business
EPA to propose first-ever U.S. airplane emissions standards
A passenger plane flies through aircraft contrails in the skies near Heathrow Airport in London on April 12, 2015.
world
EPA finds plastic trash contaminates two remote Hawaii beaches
This August, 2018 photo provided by the Hawaii Wildlife Fund shows the beach at Kamilo Point in Naalehu, Hawaii, before a cleanup event.
world
Millions of abandoned oil wells in U.S. are leaking methane, a climate menace
Pressure is released from a natural gas well on the property of Harlen Rowe in Salyersville, Ky. on February 28, 2020.
u.s. business
U.S. EPA orders Amazon, eBay to stop selling unsafe products touted as ‘preventing’ COVID-19
FILE - In this July 11, 2019, file photo, an Ebay app is shown on a mobile phone in Miami. The owner of the New York Stock Exchange has made an offer to buy online marketplace eBay Inc. That's according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
british columbia
U.S. government increasingly concerned with pollution from B.C. mines
Teck Mining Company's zinc, lead smelting and refining complex is seen in Trail, B.C., on Nov. 26, 2012.
u.s. politics
Trump removes inspector-general overseeing government’s coronavirus response
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington, on April 6, 2020.
world
Citing coronavirus, EPA has stopped enforcing U.S. environmental laws
FILE PHOTO: The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020. Photo
u.s. business
U.S. vehicle fleet sets new record for fuel efficiency in 2018: EPA
In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, photo, Chevrolet cars sit on the lot of a dealer in Pittsburgh. Strong demand for pickups and SUVs helped brighten February 2017 for the U.S. auto industry. Overall sales of new vehicles were expected to fall slightly from last February as automakers cut back on deliveries to rental-car companies and other fleets. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
u.s. politics
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg releases list of McKinsey clients, Loblaws included
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigeig speaks during a news conference January 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Buttigeig held a news conference to announce that he is forming an exploratory committee to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)