The US EPA has repealed key greenhouse gas emission regulations for power plants amidst broader concerns over climate policy and environmental sustainability.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has formally ended limits on coal and gas plant emissions, effectively gutting key provisions of the Clean Air Act.
Satellite analysis has identified major US energy companies as 'super-emitters' of methane, with Energy Transfer being named as the largest single contributor in recent rankings.
Federal courts have dealt a blow to the Trump administration's efforts to utilize emergency powers to keep coal-fired power plants operational against closure plans.
Climate experts and political analysts are highlighting how environmental issues remain central to midterm elections, particularly regarding disaster insurance and infrastructure resilience.
Scientists have discovered nine new deep-sea sponge species off the coast of Alaska, though they warn that habitat loss from bottom trawling and proposed seafloor mining puts these ecosystems at risk.
A new study demonstrates the potential of innovative solar cell technology capable of generating electricity while submerged underwater.
Researchers emphasize that failing culverts and water diversion infrastructure pose increasingly deadly risks to local populations during extreme weather events.
Conservationists are calling for residents to turn off non-essential lights during peak migration periods to prevent the deaths of over a billion birds annually.