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What Does Trump’s Tariff on Solar Panels Mean for Pennsylvania?

Amy Sisk·January 30, 2018

Pennsylvania’s solar industry will feel the effects of the Trump administration’s move to place a tariff on foreign-built solar panels, but will it stop solar installations in the state?

Economy Politics

The Incredible Shrinking Monuments

Julie Grant·January 26, 2018

The Trump administration is shrinking the size of some national monuments, and opening other public land to industry like drilling. For some, that flies in the face of history.

Conservation Podcasts Politics

Inside the EPA’s Regulatory Rollback Machine

Kara Holsopple and Reid Frazier·January 18, 2018

The rollback of a rule to control coal waste in rivers and lakes is a case study in how the EPA operates under the Trump administration.

Podcasts Politics Pollution Your Environment Update

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Failed Coal Bail Out

Reid Frazier·January 12, 2018

The proposal would have subsidized coal plants that would otherwise be driven out of business by cheaper and cleaner natural gas.

Energy Politics

Trump’s USDA Moves Closer to Scrapping Animal Welfare Rule

Julie Grant·January 12, 2018

The proposal is a u-turn for the agency and would change the way chickens and livestock can be treated.

Food and Agriculture Politics

Federal Commission Kills Trump’s Plan to Save Coal Plants

Reid Frazier·January 9, 2018

President Trump’s Energy Secretary Rick Perry argued the rule could have protected the grid from power shortages during man-made or natural disasters. But critics said it was simply a bail out plan for coal.

Economy Energy Politics