EPA repeals the finding that underpins U.S. climate rules
The 2009 endangerment finding said greenhouse gases threaten public health. Its repeal also scrapped every vehicle emissions standard for them.
Environment & energy
Rollbacks, wind-farm fights and fossil-fuel deals.
After losing in court, the administration froze five offshore wind farms, and lost again
Two weeks after a judge struck down Trump's wind order, Interior halted five projects under construction, citing unspecified security risks. Courts let all five resume.
Paying a French oil major nearly $1 billion to walk away from U.S. wind
TotalEnergies gets its lease money back as it invests in oil, gas and a Texas LNG plant, and promises never to build U.S. offshore wind.
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