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US 2024 Election Analysis: As Donald Trump is to become the next US president, the US government will yet again depart from climate action

A Greener Life

Instead, Donald Trump, a prolific climate denier, will become the 47th US President on January 20th, 2025, for the next four years and will lead the US until 2029, just a year before critical UN, EU, and current climate energy goals—plans that are almost certain to be shelved by the next Trump Administration.

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Why You Should Care That Congress Might Use the CRA to Overturn California Waivers

Legal Planet

So the federal government will undermine the state’s ability to meet federal law. The federal government will likely sanction California for failing to meet federal pollution standards while taking away its most effective tool. The other would transition cars to zero emissions. ” We don’t know what that means.

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Trump 2.0, Day One: Considerations for Cities and Community Partners

Law Columbia

This blog post highlights aspects of the EOs of particular interest to cities, other local governments, and community based organizations (CBOs). Government Accountability Office found that the Trump administration violated the Act during his first term. Still, broader uncertainty around tax credits remains. In addition to EO No.

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US astronomy facing ‘extinction level’ event following Trump’s 2026 budget request

Physics World

NASA would also lose planned missions to Venus, Mars, Jupiter and the asteroid Apophis that will pass close to Earth in 2029. Littlewood says that, while alternative sources of funding such as philanthropic contributions can help, if the proposed government cuts are approved then philanthropy can’t replace federal support.

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Nuclear Energy’s Unsettled Revival

Circle of Blue

As a technology that produces no climate-changing gases and uses much less water to operate, this next generation of electricity-generating reactors makes a lot of sense. government from opening a long-term storage facility at Yucca Mountain for decades. Three others operate in China, Russia and Japan. More are on the way.

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist

New Scientist

The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out Photo12/7e Art/Aardman Animations/Alamy We write a lot about robots here at New Scientist – the latest cutting-edge developments, the newest technology. Fancy reading about a golf robot ? A laundry robot ? A kickboxing robot ? A space robot ? We’ve got you covered.

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Gone a Century, Arctic Grayling Return Soon to Michigan. Can They Survive?

Circle of Blue

Nearly a decade since a coalition of tribes, governments, nonprofits and businesses hatched an ambitious plan to bring back a native fish thats been absent from Michigan for nearly a century, the moment of truth is nigh. The fish basically just took off, and they were never really seen again, Martell said.