Trump says government to ‘terminate’ Biden-era methane emissions rules

Critics warn of climate danger as president in Texas claims change will save companies and consumers billions

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/trump-biden-era-methane-emissions-rules-oil-gas

 

New Data Centers in Texas and New Mexico Could Upend Climate Goals — ProPublica

More Emissions: Three new data centers near the Texas-New Mexico border, including two in El Paso, could significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions in the region. 

Across State Lines: Regulators have largely considered the environmental impacts of these data centers separately, partly because they are in two different states. 

Conflicting Goals: Plans for these projects are moving forward even though both places had previously adopted strategies for reducing emissions...

 https://elpasomatters.org/2026/10/14/el-paso-data-centers-meta-project-jupiter-climate-emissions/

 

China’s falling emissions amid Iran war spark hope of decarbonisation watershed

Oil consumption plummets and EV sales soar as analysts say demand may not fully return even if crude price falls…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/china-co2-emissions-iran-war

 

Trump Is Unraveling a Hard-Won Rule to Reduce Toxic Pollution From Chemical Plants – Mother Jones

“Everything that the Biden administration did to help protect us was pretty much just thrown in the garbage,” Tish Taylor said in July, and replaced by “a death sentence.” St. John the Baptist Parish, where her family lives, has the country’s highest risk of cancer from air pollution—nearly 50 times the national average. A disproportionate percentage of those exposed to the highest levels of pollution in the region are Black…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/trump-zeldin-epa-rollback-rules-toxic-chemical-plant-pollution-emissions-cancer-alley/

‘Abdication’: Trump formally takes US out of Paris climate agreement for a second time

Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the 'real economy' shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy… 

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/trump-withdraws-paris-climate-agreement

 

Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn | Environment | The Guardian

Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn't come at a worse time, say experts…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/22/trump-republican-tax-bill 

 

Forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels soar in Trump’s first 100 days

Tariff chaos hampers Trump's pledge to 'drill, baby, drill', but analysis still shows surge in planet-heating emissions…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/trump-drill-baby-drill-tariffs

 

Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties

"Trump promised a room full of fossil fuel billionaires that he'd let them pollute our air and water, let them off the hook for dangerous spills, and fight to make them a fortune, even if it means forfeiting critical health protections," Jones said. 

The leaked documents, obtained by research group Fieldnotes and first reported upon by the Washington Post, outline a comprehensive blueprint to overturn climate policies put in place during Joe Biden's presidency. Trump has called the climate crisis a "hoax", attacked a major climate bill signed by Biden as "one of the great scams of all time" and vowed to undo it if elected, with the aid of Republicans in Congress...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/04/oil-industry-methane-emission-penalties-trump-election

Biden’s clean energy plan would cut emissions and save 317,000 lives

"The cost are much lower than we expected and the deaths avoided are much higher; there really is a huge opportunity here to address climate change and air quality," said Kathy Fallon Lambert, a study co-author and an air quality expert at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/11/biden-administration-clean-energy-climate-crisis

Most European city-dwellers support 2030 ban on combustion car sales, survey finds | Reuters

Of 10,050 survey respondents, 63% said they supported the idea that after 2030, only emission-free cars should be sold in Europe...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-autos-idUSKBN2BY0SK

PolitiFact | Bans on animal ag and gas-powered cars not on the Biden agenda

...There is no scientific basis that the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions would mean the elimination of animal agriculture or gas-powered cars, according to a Stanford University Earth Systems Science professor...

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/18/donald-trump/bans-animal-ag-and-gas-powered-cars-not-biden-agen/

Leaked Docs From Inside 'Omnicidal' ExxonMobil Reveal Plan to Increase Climate-Killing Emissions | Common Dreams News

"To no one's surprise, Exxon is continuing to drive catastrophic climate change by putting profits before people and our planet."....
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/05/leaked-docs-inside-omnicidal-exxonmobil-reveal-plan-increase-climate-killing

Wheeler seeks to paint EPA regulatory rollbacks as environmentally friendly | TheHill

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Monday sought to portray some of the agency’s most significant regulatory rollbacks as environmentally friendly. During a speech at the right-wing think tank American Enterprise Institute, the country’s top environmental official touted rules governing regulation from power plants, vehicle emissions and methane emissions as actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He also praised the agency’s move to regulate aviation emissions.....
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/517390-wheeler-seeks-to-paint-epa-regulatory-rollbacks-as-environmentally

Democrats to unveil bold new climate plan to phase out emissions by 2050

House Democrats will unveil an aggressive climate crisis “action plan” on Tuesday to nearly eliminate US emissions by 2050, according to summary documents reviewed by the Guardian. The net-zero emissions goal is what United Nations leaders and the scientific community say the world must achieve to avoid the worst of rising temperatures, and it’s what the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, says he would pursue if he were to win the White House in November. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/29/democrats-climate-crisis-carbon-emissions

The Trump Administration Will Prevent California From Setting Its Own Fuel Efficiency Standards - Mother Jones

The Trump administration is expected to announce on Wednesday that it will strip California from having any legal authority to require stricter tailpipe pollution standards than the federal government, the New York Times reported Tuesday. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/09/the-trump-administration-will-prevent-california-from-setting-its-own-fuel-efficiency-standards/

Trump slams auto execs as 'foolish' after they bucked his emissions rules rollback - POLITICO

Trump appeared to be referring to reports that his plan stands threatened by automakers planning to adhere to stronger regulations anyway....
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/21/donald-trump-auto-executives-emissions-1470635

Automakers say Trump pollution rules could mean “untenable” instability and lower profits - The New York Times

In a letter signed by 17 industry giants including Ford, General Motors and Toyota, the firms asked Mr. Trump to go back to the negotiating table.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/climate/trump-auto-emissions-rollback-letter.html

Wobbling jet stream seen flowing from black hole - CBC News

Researchers think they may have stumbled upon a clue to how new galaxies are formed after observing rapid and unexpected emissions from a massive black hole.....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/black-hole-jet-stream-1.5118567

Oilsands CO2 emissions may be far higher than companies report, scientists say - CBC News

A number of major oilsands operations in Alberta seem to be emitting significantly more carbon pollution than companies have been reporting, according to a new study from federal scientists.....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/oilsands-carbon-emissions-study-1.5106809

U.S. Shows Flagrant Disregard for Science Once Again - Truthdig

A report by a private research company finds that U.S. emissions, which amount to one-sixth of the planet's, didn't fall in 2018 but instead skyrocketed. ...
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/u-s-shows-flagrant-disregard-for-science-once-again/