WASHINGTON, DC, May 1, 2025 (ENS) – President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025, the first day of his second term as President. His 100th day in office was April 30, 2025. This chronology documents the most important of his presidential actions that have impacted the environment of the United States in his first 100 days. […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, October 2, 2024 (ENS) – Hurricane Helene blasted through the southern United States Thursday night as a deadly Category 4 Hurricane, claiming at least 175 lives in six states, and leaving millions still without power. Falling trees crushed buildings as historic flooding across multiple states put homes and businesses underwater. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, March 21, 2024 (ENS) – Final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light- and medium-duty vehicles for upcoming model years 2027 through 2032 were set this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency following an 11-month public consultation process. […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023 (ENS) – Fifty oil and natural gas producers, including Saudi Aramco, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and 28 other national oil companies, have signed an agreement to reduce their carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 and curb methane emissions to near-zero by 2030. […]
SEATTLE, Washington, November 17, 2020 (ENS) – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, is giving nearly $800 million to 16 environmental groups in the first donations from his $10 billion Earth Fund. in February, Bezos announced the creation of his personal $10 billion Earth Fund, designed to support what Bezos has called “needle-moving solutions” to the climate crisis. […]
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