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Trump issues order to block state climate change policies

Trump issued an order claiming that state climate change policies threaten American energy dominance and national security, citing laws in New York and California as examples.
Democratic Governors Kathy Hochul and Michelle Lujan Grisham stated that they will continue to pursue solutions for climate issues despite Trump's executive order.
The American Petroleum Institute expressed support for Trump's actions, asserting they would protect American energy from state climate regulations.
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Trump's order, claiming it would not stop efforts to reduce pollution in his state.

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New Trump Administration Directives to Repeal Environmental Regulations En Masse Make ‘No Sense,’ Legal Experts Say - Inside Climate News

Experts in environmental and energy law said the effort “reflects a complete lack of understanding of how government works.”By Kiley BenseEnvironmental lawyers say two new White House directives—designed to greatly expand executive power to strike down federal energy and environmental regulations—are not likely to hold up in court and represent an attempt to move far beyond the established boundaries of presidential authority.

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Albuquerque mayor pushes back against President Trump's coal production executive order

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is pushing back against President Donald Trump's latest executive order on coal production. During the Electrify New Mexico conference Friday morning, the mayor signed his own executive order to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels at city buildings. That includes fully converting to renewable energy for all city operations by the end of the year. Rio Grande in Albuquerque co…

22 hours ago·Albuquerque, United States

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WA prepares to defend climate policies against Trump’s latest order

SEATTLE – President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday to find ways to block climate laws across the country, putting Washington in his crosshairs once more.

23 hours ago·Spokane, United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

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Trump administration takes aim at California’s cap and trade program

There’s another battle brewing between the Trump administration and California. A White House executive order issued earlier this week wants to roll back what it calls “all illegitimate impediments” by various state to develop U.S. energy resources and called out California’s cap and trade program that has been in place since 2012. But Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials say cap and trade is here to stay. “California’s efforts to cut har…

1 day ago·San Diego, United States

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Trump's new energy order puts states' climate laws in the crosshairs of the DOJ

Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's governor wants to make power plant owners pay for emissions, and New Jersey is considering charging polluting companies to fund toxic cleanups.

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Trump’s Justice Department Goes to Bat for Offshore Wind in Maryland

1. Waldo County, Maine – The Republican-led bid to stop an offshore wind industrial site on Sears Island has failed.As we told you, GOP legislators introduced a measure to extend an existing conservation easement to stop construction of an assembly site for floating offshore wind projects that political leaders hoped to build in the Gulf of Maine.This bill failed yesterday, garnering less than a majority of support in a vote before the state Sen…

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