Not long ago, global environmental activists looked at India with worry. The world’s fastest growing major economy – and one of its fastest growing emitters of carbon – was building … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County to receive portion of relief funding approved by Trump
Merced County is among the California regions set to benefit from an allocation of more than a half billion dollars approved by President Donald Trump to help repair damage from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump wrong on climate change and jobs
Donald Trump rode to the White House promising to bring back jobs for working-class Americans. But dismantling federal efforts to address climate change will make it harder to deliver on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is on the losing side of history on coal, climate change
The following editorial appeared in The Seattle Times on Friday, March 30: President Donald Trump made good on his wrongheaded campaign promise to roll back the clock on coal. But … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump to back away from Obama’s clean power plan
President Donald Trump on Tuesday will order the Environmental Protection Agency to dismantle his predecessor’s landmark climate effort, backing away from an aggressive plan to cut emissions at power plants … Click to Continue »
Read More »California isn’t giving up on fighting auto pollution � even with Trump in office
Wielding the same authority created decades ago to fight smog, California regulators on Friday moved forward with tough new pollution-reduction requirements for automakers selling cars in the state. The decision … Click to Continue »
Read More »California, Trump could fight over auto pollution standards
Former California state Senator Fran Pavley, a pioneer in climate change legislation, talks about the potential rollback of federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida scientists fear hurricane forecasts, climate research will suffer under Trump
A growing chorus of scientists is raising the alarm over reports of Trump administration budgets cuts that would affect climate change research and hurricane forecasting. On Monday, 32 Florida scientists … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump administration delays Asian carp plan, sources say
A tentative plan to address the threat of invasive Asian carp moving closer to Lake Michigan has been delayed, with sources telling the Detroit Free Press that the Trump administration … Click to Continue »
Read More »At The World Ag Expo Farmers Remain Optimistic About Trump, But Wary
The 50th Annual World Ag Expo in Tulare has now officially come to a close. The massive fair draws farmers and agricultural professionals from all over the world to check out the newest in farm equipment and technology as well as cut deals and make professional contacts. This year, the …
Read More »Sheriffs Mims And Youngblood Meet With President Trump
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims were among the law enforcement officials who met with President Trump today as part of the Major County Sheriff’s Association conference. Mims: “He pledged his support for law enforcement saying that we’re going to work together to keep our …
Read More »UOP economic forecast: Merced, Valley could see turmoil from Trump policies
Merced and the San Joaquin Valley could experience more turbulence than larger, more affluent urban and coastal areas of California as a result of the economic policies of President Donald … Click to Continue »
Read More »Eman Ali arrives to U.S. after delayed by Trump order
Eman Ali, 12, and her father Ahmed, arrive to San Francisco International Airport on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2016 after being stuck in Djibouti for more than a week because of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. … Click to Continue »
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