polluters
Coverage of polluters in the Nexus archive.
- Trump to use wartime powers to dole out $700m to coal industry
Donald Trump is using the Defense Production Act to allocate $700 million to coal-fired power plants, aiming to support what he calls 'beautiful clean coal' despite its status as a dirty fossil fuel. Critics accuse him of prioritizing polluters by invoking wartime powers to prop up coal output.
- Trump to use wartime powers to dole out $700m to coal industry
Donald Trump is using the Defense Production Act to allocate $700 million to coal-fired power plants in the US, aiming to support coal output. Critics accuse him of prioritizing polluters over environmental concerns, as coal is described as the dirtiest fossil fuel.
- How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
EPA chief Lee Zeldin, under Trump, has rescinded environmental regulations, eliminated departments, and terminated scientists, drawing criticism from journalist Elizabeth Kolbert. Trump praised Zeldin as 'our secret weapon.'