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MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire Lee Zeldin at the E.P.A.

5 December 2025 at 17:08
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.

Β© Eric Lee for The New York Times

A petition to fire Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, had more than 2,800 signatures by midday Friday.

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a β€œscam.”

Β© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump, surrounded by executives from the auto industry, in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules

2 December 2025 at 18:58
Executives from top automakers were invited to attend the announcement at the White House on Wednesday.

Β© Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Biden-era auto emissions rules have significantly reduced the planet-warming greenhouse gases from transportation, which is the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States.

FEMA Won’t Reinstate Suspended Workers Who Signed Letter Criticizing Trump

1 December 2025 at 16:54
Employees suspended in the summer after signing a letter critical of the president were told they could return to work. But the reinstatement was short-lived.

Β© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

A FEMA search and rescue worker in Swannanoa, N.C., after Hurricane Helene last year.

E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

26 November 2025 at 17:52
Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement.

Β© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

A gas flare at an oil facility in Midland, Texas.

Trump Moves to Weaken the Endangered Species Act

19 November 2025 at 16:15
Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live.

Β© David Goldman/Associated Press

An endangered red wolf in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge near Manns Harbor, N.C., in 2023.

Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling

13 November 2025 at 02:57
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal β€œdead on arrival.”

Β© Mike Blake/Reuters

An oil rig off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif. The plan would also require new oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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