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Donald Trump · United StatesThe Biden administration finalized a rule on Wednesday that’s expected to make a significant amount of the new car market electric or hybrid. An administration official told reporters Tuesday that under the new rule, 56 percent of the new vehicles on the market in 2032 could be battery electric, while an additional 13 percent could be plug-in hybrids.See the Story
Biden administration unveils strictest ever US car emission limits to boost EVs
41% Center coverage: 166 sources
Climate Activists · United StatesPresident Joe Biden paused pending approvals of exports from new liquefied natural gas projects on Friday, a move cheered by climate activists that could delay decisions on new plants until after the Nov. 5 election.See the Story
Biden pauses LNG export approvals after pressure from climate activists
44% Left coverage: 89 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesU.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cows that has spread to more than 40 herds in nine states.
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US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
72% Center coverage: 32 sources
Joe Biden · CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on Tuesday that top automaker Stellantis has agreed to abide by the Golden State’s strict emissions rules, regardless of decisions made by a future federal administration.
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California signs deal with Stellantis to uphold vehicle emissions rules
54% Center coverage: 46 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesThe Biden administration will ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, the agency said Monday. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that set deadlines for industry to transition away from using the substance, which causes lung cancer.See the Story
Biden administration bans ongoing uses of asbestos
65% Center coverage: 141 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesThe Biden administration greenlit the seventh large offshore wind project in the United States Tuesday. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource plan to build a 924-megawatt project, Sunrise Wind, 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Montauk, New York. They say the wind farm will power about 600,000 New York homes when it opens in 2026.
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Biden administration approves the nation’s seventh large offshore wind project
72% Center coverage: 18 sources
Joe Biden · CaliforniaA Southern California man was arrested Monday on suspicion of smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico and federal prosecutors said he’s the first person to be charged with violating regulations intended to curb the use of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.See the Story
California man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say
39% Right coverage: 41 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesA new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of adults in the United States say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year, including roughly 6 in 10 Democrats and one-quarter of Republicans.See the Story
Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds
56% Center coverage: 23 sources