Environment
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EPA's Lee Zeldin signals end to controversial start-stop feature in cars will be announced this week
The feature is designed to be climate-friendly by automatically turning off a car when it has stopped in order to save fuel and reduce emissions, and then starting it back up again when the driver releases the brake or hits the accelerator.
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Mamdani says 18 died in New York City from extreme cold
Another person over the weekend "lost their life on the streets of our city," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said
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US completes formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the historic agreement last year, which committed signing nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions to 1.5 degrees celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels.
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You Vote: With Trump mocking climate change activists as major winter storm arrives, what say you?
Some climate scientists link extreme weather incidents to some form of climate change, though the effects of general climate trends on individual instances are disputed.
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Biggest culprits of wildfires like California's include arson, power companies – not climate change
This isn’t just California’s story—nationwide, about 85% of U.S. wildfires are human-caused, from accidents and equipment failures to arson.
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Trump taunts climate activists over coming snowstorm
The Weather Channel projects the expected snowstorm to impact as many as 230 million Americans.
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MAHA Win: EPA to regulate dozens of phthalate chemicals after finding they could pose health risks
The move comes after the review concluded that exposure to an unsafe level of the chemicals in certain settings could cause reproductive health issues in men and women.
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Freight train derails and leaks hazardous chemical in Kentucky, no injuries reported
One of the cars was transporting the molten sulfur, which is commonly used in industrial applications, such as fertilizer production.
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California gets break from heavy, historic rain, but threats of flash flooding, high surf remain
The rain and accompanying strong winds are from strong storm systems known as atmospheric rivers that carry massive plumes of moisture from the tropics.
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Historic floods hit Washington state, evacuation orders issued
"If you have instructions to evacuate from your local authorities, please evacuate," Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said
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Cross country winter storm to dump snow and rain during Thanksgiving travel weekend
In some areas, like parts of eastern Iowa, snow totals could exceed one foot, making travel nearly impossible.
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Trump admin revamps Biden-era water rule that caused pricey permits for landowners
The EPA said its latest actions clarify the WOTUS rule and makes good on the Trump administration's promise to provide clarity on regulatory actions while still protecting America’s waterways.
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In Europe, conservative political parties backing environmental policy with pragmatism, not protest
In U.S., younger conservative voters, business leaders are increasingly acknowledging climate risks and are "working to reframe environmental responsibility as compatible with free-market principles."