6 h. ago Muir urges MLAs to back bid for independent environmental protection agency

Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said Northern Ireland should have its own environmental protection agency.

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8 h. ago Set up independent agency to protect NI environment now, says Muir

Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said Northern Ireland should have its own environmental protection agency.

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1 week ago Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar

Doris Brown’s home in Northeast Houston becomes a refuge for neighbors during power outages thanks to her solar panel and battery system

Politics

1 week ago Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through Caribbean as residents warned of floods

Storm brings risk of landslides to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola as dozens in shelters in Dominican RepublicTropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola. Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground.The storm was blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti, while five other people were injured in flooding in the central Artibonite area, according to the Civil Protection Agency. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA

If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyistsThe US Senate is poised to approve Donald Trump’s nomination of an industry lobbyist to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety office.If the nominee, Douglas Troutman, is confirmed, the top four toxics office positions at the EPA will be held by former chemical industry lobbyists, raising new fears about the health and safety of the American public, consumers and workers, campaigners say. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency’s cancellation of the Solar for All program violated federal law governing federal agencies and constitutional doctrine on separation of powers

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2 w. ago Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program

States who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communitiesNearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7bn grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.In a statement on Thursday, California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program. The EPA’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the termination of the program in August. The agency said in an email that it would not comment on pending litigation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago VR headsets show teenagers reality of knife crime in Liverpool

Policing Minister Sarah Jones visited Merseyside on Tuesday, 7 October, to see first-hand how police and partner agencies are using Virtual Reality (VR) to protect young people from knife crime.

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3 w. ago More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policyDonald Trump has placed dozens of people with ties to the fossil fuel sector in his administration, including more than 40 who have directly worked for oil, gas or coal companies, according to a new analysis.The report from Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy and ethics non-profit that has been critical of the Trump administration, alongside the Revolving Door Project, a corporate watchdog, analyzed the backgrounds of nominees and appointees within the White House and eight agencies dictating energy, environmental and climate policy. That includes the Environmental Protection Agency, the interior and energy departments and others. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

Several groups and nonprofit organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans

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