Rachel Frazin

6 days ago | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Rachel Frazin

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5253688-interior-orders-offshore-wind-project-halted-as-trump-seeks-no-windmills/ by Rachel Frazin The Interior Department is halting an offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration as President Trump has called for “a policy where no windmills are being built.” In a statement posted on the social platform X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he is directing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to “immediately halt all...

1 week ago | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Rachel Frazin

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5251110-newsom-doubles-down-on-climate-policy/by Rachel FrazinCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and top state Democrats announced Tuesday they would seek an extension of the state’s cap-and-trade emissions reduction program — countering Trump administration efforts to thwart such initiatives. Newsom — along with state Sen.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Ella Lee |Rachel Frazin

A federal judge on Wednesday indefinitely blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions of dollars in Biden-era climate grants. U.S. District Tanya Chutkan said the EPA may not suspend or terminate the green grant awards nor limit access to those funds while a lawsuit challenging the effort to recoup the money moves forward.

1 week ago | kfor.com | Rachel Frazin

The Trump administration is eyeing cuts to climate, weather and ocean research in a draft budget blueprint for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A draft document from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) obtained by The Hill shows the administration wants to eliminate NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and cut 74 percent of its funding.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Rachel Frazin

The Trump administration canceled a $3.1 billion grant program for climate-friendly crops, the Agriculture Department announced Monday. In a press release, the department said that it was canceling Biden-era Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, which funded 141 projects that sought to advance climate-friendly farming practices.