Tag #Environmental Policy

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Wolves Added to Rhineland-Palatinate Hunting Law

Rhineland-Palatinate will include wolves in its hunting law, reversing the environment minister's prior stance due to a lowered European protection status and increased livestock attacks; however, high hurdles for culling remain.

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Life on Land
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€1 Billion Cut to French Ecological Budget Highlights Growing Environmental Concerns

France's ecological transition budget faced a €1 billion cut, reflecting a broader trend of downplaying environmental concerns in French politics amid rising populism, despite increased extreme weather events; polls show only 5% of French citizens prioritize environmental issues.

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Climate Action
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Trump Administration Halts Wildfire Prevention Funding, Raising Concerns

The Trump administration's halting of federal funding for wildfire prevention programs has led to layoffs, project suspensions, and increased risks of future costly wildfires, impacting organizations like the Lomakatsi Restoration Project and the American Loggers Council, with concerns raised by Sen...

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Trump's Pro-Straw Executive Order Contradicts Overwhelming Public Support for Plastic Reduction

President Trump issued an executive order on Monday reversing the Biden administration's plan to phase out government purchases of plastic straws, cutlery, and packaging, despite an Oceana poll showing 81% of U.S. voters support reducing plastic production and single-use plastics.

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Life Below Water
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Trump Reverses Federal Push to Reduce Plastic Straws

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday reversing a federal push to reduce plastic straw usage, citing paper straw inefficiencies and higher costs, despite the significant contribution of plastic straws to pollution and harm to marine life, contradicting global efforts and the Biden admi...

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Life Below Water
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US Reinstates Steel, Aluminum Tariffs; Reverses Plastic Straw Ban

President Trump signed a decree imposing 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, eliminating prior exemptions, effective March 4th; he also aims to reverse the ban on plastic straws, despite environmental concerns; this impacts global trade and environmental policy.

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Bavaria Cuts Administrative Regulations by 15 Percent, Exceeding Targets

Bavaria reduced 519 administrative regulations by December 31, 2024, exceeding its 10 percent goal; a moratorium on new regulations is in effect until 2026; this is part of a larger effort to reduce bureaucracy, including the introduction of a new Modernization Act.

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Reduced Inequality
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Trump Administration Seeks to Reclaim \$20 Billion in Climate Funding

The Trump administration is attempting to reclaim \$20 billion in climate and clean energy funding from eight nonprofits, including the Coalition for Green Capital and Climate United Fund, awarded under Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, sparking legal challenges from clean energy advocates and accusa...

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Climate Action
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Netherlands Proposes Raising Nitrogen Threshold to Resolve Crisis

The Dutch cabinet plans to raise the nitrogen deposition threshold from 0.005 to 1 mol per hectare per year to address the nitrogen crisis, helping farmers and construction projects, though facing legal challenges and environmental concerns.

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Life on Land
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EPA Head to Rescind \$20 Billion in Climate Grants

The new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to rescind \$20 billion in grants for climate and clean energy projects, a move opposed by clean energy advocates and likely to face legal challenges, reversing the Biden administration's initiative funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, and creat...

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Climate Action
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US Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum; Reverses Plastic Straw Ban

President Trump signed a decree imposing 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from March 4th, eliminating all exceptions, impacting countries like Canada and the EU, while also reversing the ban on plastic straws despite environmental concerns; Tata Steel in the Netherlands will be signi...

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Trump Reverses Paper Straw Ban, Reinstates Plastic Straws in US Government

President Trump issued an executive order immediately ending the US government's use of paper straws, reverting to plastic straws due to their perceived superior functionality, despite environmental concerns and a previous directive phasing out plastic straws by 2035.

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Responsible Consumption and Production

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