Category: climate

Rep. Comer Threatens to Subpoena State Department Over John Kerry’s Role Under Biden

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding he shed more light on what John Kerry has done as climate envoy or face a possible subpoena. “Envoy Kerry is engaging in activities that skirt congressional authority, threaten foreign policy under the guise of climate advocacy, and could undermine…


Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Tailpipe Standards

U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…


Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Emissions Standards

U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…


Brecon Beacons National Park Changes Name as ‘Giant Burning Brazier Is Not a Good Look’

The Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales has changed its name, which its management says goes against the climate-friendly ethos of the park. On Monday, the park formally dropped its well-known English name in favour of the Welsh name of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, or the Bannau for short. Bannau is the Welsh plural for…


China Clearly Has Chosen Growth Over Climate

Commentary As with many other nations these days, a tension exists in China between climate and pollution considerations on the one hand and the desire for economic growth on the other. Though Beijing has assured the international community any number of times that it sincerely aims to decrease pollution and cut back on emissions of…


Macron in China Urges ‘Shared Responsibility for Peace’

BEIJING—French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he wants to “engage China toward a shared responsibility for peace” in Ukraine when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. French officials said earlier that Macron planned to urge Xi in talks Thursday to use Beijing’s influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but didn’t expect a big…


Inconvenient Truth: 32 Climate Predictions Proven False | Facts Matter

Right now, many people below the age of 30 in America are under the impression that the world is going to end in just a few short years. And the reason that they have this impression is not a mystery. For instance, if you happen to be in New York City, and you take a…


NTD News Today (March 27): Executive Orders on Climate Coming: John Kerry; US, Canada Strengthen Immigration Law

The Biden administration wants a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by the end of the decade, and Climate Envoy John Kerry says the administration is ready to employ executive orders and other measures to achieve it. New Yorkers who love cooking over a flame could soon find themselves out of luck. The Democrat-led government is close to banning…


‘Climate Action Plan’ in Southern City Draws Backlash Over Diversity, Smart City Language

A Climate Action Plan being debated in Chattanooga, Tennessee was the subject to a public hearing in front of the city’s council on Tuesday, March 21, drawing a wide range of support and adamant opposition. Tuesday’s meeting was of such interest that Chattanooga City Council Chairman Darrin Ledford said the building was over capacity per…


First Look at How EPA Will Spend $32 Billion in Environmental Justice Grants

Since the Inflation Reduction Act allocated $60 billion to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accelerate environmental justice work, the EPA has been busy figuring out how to spend it. Some $32 billion will be broken into grant programs with at least 40 percent of that money ($12.8 billion) going to projects that advance equity…