Since 1970, the EPA has regulated air pollution from passenger vehicles, heavy-duty trucks and buses, and many other sources. These standards have improved air quality despite increased economic activity and more miles traveled on average per person. Credit: EPA From the time you get up in the morning until you go to bed at night, … Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order temporarily suspending landmark environmental laws to allow victims of wildfires to rebuild their destroyed homes and businesses faster. Newsweek has contacted Newsom’s office for comment via email. Why It Matters Wildfires have devastated communities across the Los Angeles area, burning through an area larger than San … Read more
With the environment secretary having recently announced plans for a “new deal for farmers” (Report, 8 January), he must also pay close attention to the relationship between climate change and food security. Some 70% of land across the UK is farmed, and together with forestry and fishing, our industries employ 300,000 people. Any “new deal” must … Read more
In response to concerns that environmental protection efforts might delay reconstruction in the coastal area, environmental laws that could have posed obstacles to rebuilding structures destroyed by the Southern California wildfires will be temporarily suspended. Houses along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway in California burned down in a monstrous fire that destroyed more than 10,000 … Read more
Advocates behind a voter-backed “right to clean water” charter amendment for the City of Titusville filed a motion Thursday with the Fifth District Court of Appeal, asking for a rehearing in the court’s recent decision against the measure. RELATED: Appeals court denies ‘right to clean water’ in Titusville Nearly 83 percent of Titusville voters in … Read more
London CNN — Environmental activists in the UK painted Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey on Monday with the words “1.5 is dead,” referencing the critical climate threshold that the world temporarily passed in 2024. The two Just Stop Oil activists entered London’s Westminster Abbey, where Darwin is buried alongside some of Britain’s most famous … Read more
PROVIDENCE — Lawmakers will return to Smith Hill on Tuesday to two very different chambers, and one big problem. In the Senate, the leadership drama that had been simmering since the last session came to a head during the annual leadership vote, when 12 senators, all Democrats, voted “present” instead of voting to re-elect Senate … Read more
Greenstein Bill to Study Air Quality in Public Schools Clears Environment Committee TRENTON – The Senate Environment and Energy Committee advanced legislation sponsored by its Vice Chair, Senator Linda Greenstein, which would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to study indoor air quality in public schools, develop a list of common indoor air … Read more
Greenstein Bill to Study Air Quality in Public Schools Clears Environment Committee TRENTON – The Senate Environment and Energy Committee advanced legislation sponsored by its Vice Chair, Senator Linda Greenstein, which would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to study indoor air quality in public schools, develop a list of common indoor air … Read more