Claire Brown

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Claire Brown |Karen Zraick

In April, President Trump issued an executive order announcing his plan to protect "American energy from state overreach" and directing the Justice Department to block state and local climate initiatives "that threaten American energy dominance and our economic and national security."Last week, the contours of that effort became clearer when the department filed lawsuits against four states.

1 month ago | nature.com | Jesse Aaron |Caron Jacobs |Leonel Malacrida |Paul French |Daniel Fletcher |Christopher Wood | +2 more

Discussions at a recent conference on microscopy technology dissemination spotlighted the importance of setting technology adoption capable of producing scientific outcome as the end goal. This Comment examines current global efforts in microscopy dissemination and summarizes the challenges and paths forward.

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | David Gelles |Claire Brown

Before President Donald Trump returned to office, it was widely expected that his administration would again reduce support for clean energy, promote fossil fuels and disengage from global efforts to combat climate change. But during his first 100 days, Trump’s efforts to roll back regulations and stop climate action have shocked even those who were raising the alarm in the months before the election. “Full-on fight club” is how one environmental lawyer described it last month.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | David Gelles |Claire Brown

Before President Trump returned to office, it was widely expected that his administration would again reduce support for clean energy, promote fossil fuels and disengage from global efforts to combat climate change. But during his first 100 days, Trump's efforts to roll back regulations and stop climate action have shocked even those who were raising the alarm in the months before the election. "Full-on fight club" is how one environmental lawyer described it to us last month.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Claire Brown |Karen Zraick

The lawsuits are among many filed against the Trump administration's moves to freeze billions of dollars in funding that had been awarded through two laws passed in 2021 and 2022, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. Various judges have ordered the administration to unfreeze funds, but the administration has cited legal loopholes to avoid doing so.