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Dozens rally in Boston in support of immigrant TPS holders as Trump administration moves toward removing legal status

Dozens rally in Boston in support of immigrant TPS holders as Trump administration moves toward removing legal status

Dozens demonstrated outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston on Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration’s moves to revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua....

An invasive species is popping up in Boston - and it's threatening monarch butterflies

An invasive species is popping up in Boston - and it's threatening monarch butterflies

An invasive weed is taking over gardens across Greater Boston, including Jamaica Plain and East Boston. Monarch butterflies in danger The weed - black swallow-wort - is having a deadly impact on wildlife, especially the monarch butterfly...

'Exceptionally Dangerous': Trump EPA Targets Endangerment Finding That Enables Climate Rules

'Exceptionally Dangerous': Trump EPA Targets Endangerment Finding That Enables Climate Rules

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration faced an onslaught of criticism on Tuesday for starting the process of repealing the 2009 legal opinion that greenhouse gases endanger public health and the welfare of the American people—which has...

Zeldin announces EPA climate change rollbacks in Indianapolis

Zeldin announces EPA climate change rollbacks in Indianapolis

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was at an Indianapolis truck dealership on Tuesday, announcing rollbacks that will undo efforts to combat climate change taken during former President Barack Obama’s administration. In a...

Lois Frankel criticizes Trump administration policies on women’s health care and environment

Lois Frankel criticizes Trump administration policies on women’s health care and environment

Rep. Lois Frankel, a U.S. Congresswoman representing Florida’s 22nd district since 2013, recently posted a series of statements on her social media account addressing federal policy decisions affecting women’s health care and environmental...

Climate Scientists Warn Hotter Summer Nights Worsening Health

Climate Scientists Warn Hotter Summer Nights Worsening Health

Climate scientists are warning that not only summer days, but summer nights are getting hotter, creating a public health worry, according to a new report. Night temperatures are not dropping far enough in comparison to the peak highs in the 80s...

As Trump’s EPA reverses landmark climate policy, California could lead a resistance

As Trump’s EPA reverses landmark climate policy, California could lead a resistance

In a stunning move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed to repeal its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health. The proposal would also revoke the standards the agency has set for...

US: EPA moves to gut environmental oversight

US: EPA moves to gut environmental oversight

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Lee Zeldin on Tuesday argued that his agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Zeldin said a key 2009 scientific assessment of the dangers of greenhouse gases that...

How Trump’s Latest Move Primes America To Be Free Of Democrats’ ‘Climate Nonsense’

How Trump’s Latest Move Primes America To Be Free Of Democrats’ ‘Climate Nonsense’

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday that it is formally moving to end the rule allowing the agency to regulate greenhouse gasses, which will allow greater consumer choice, cut transportation costs and benefit the American...

Trump EPA Moves To Disqualify Carbon Dioxide As Pollutant; Strip Key Climate Change Policy | Details

Trump EPA Moves To Disqualify Carbon Dioxide As Pollutant; Strip Key Climate Change Policy | Details

This step, expected to be unveiled this week, marks the Trump administration’s most aggressive push yet to dismantle federal climate efforts. Photo : AP The Environmental Protection Agency, under Administrator Lee Zeldin, is gearing up to unravel...

Mark DeSaulnier discusses environmental initiatives and veterans’ care in recent public statements

Mark DeSaulnier discusses environmental initiatives and veterans’ care in recent public statements

Mark DeSaulnier, U.S. Congressman representing California’s 10th district since 2015, recently shared updates on his work and community engagement through a series of posts on social media.On July 27, 2025, DeSaulnier posted about an event focused...

SWISS unveils new First and Business Class seats, selects Boston as first A350 long-haul destination

SWISS unveils new First and Business Class seats, selects Boston as first A350 long-haul destination

SWISS First Suite Plus Mockup A350SWISS has revealed its all-new First and Business Class seats under the ‘SWISS Senses’ cabin concept, which will debut this fall on its new Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The A350’s first long-haul destination will be...

Trump EPA Targets Climate Rule Cornerstone, Moves to Strike Down Greenhouse Gas Mandate

Trump EPA Targets Climate Rule Cornerstone, Moves to Strike Down Greenhouse Gas Mandate

Proposal to repeal Obama-era Endangerment Finding aims to dismantle $1 trillion in environmental regulations. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Environmental Protection Agency formally proposed on Tuesday to rescind the legal foundation that has...

Trump’s EPA Moves to Kill “Holy Grail” of Climate Regulations

Trump’s EPA Moves to Kill “Holy Grail” of Climate Regulations

The sun sets behind wildfire smoke as drought conditions worsen on July 12, 2021 near Glennville, Calif. David McNew/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On...

Flexibility and Sustainability Driving Evolution in Equipment

Flexibility and Sustainability Driving Evolution in Equipment

At conferences and trade shows up and down the calendar, bio/pharmaceutical companies take the opportunity to showcase new, updated, or redesigned equipment, responding to not only the latest demands of the market, but also the innovations of...

Planting guide: How to keep up with the evolving climate

Planting guide: How to keep up with the evolving climate

A senior research fellow, Allen is part of a team from UMass and the Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Management Network that recently released a climate-smart gardening guide and an extensive database of native plants that...

Wallis Annenberg, arts and wildlife philanthropist, dies at 86

Wallis Annenberg, arts and wildlife philanthropist, dies at 86

“I’ve never had a problem using the Annenberg name,” Wallis Annenberg told Vanity Fair in 2009. “That’s who I am, and I’m happy to be that. I’m very proud of it. But I want to be worthy. Because it opens a lot of doors, and I want to be the best...

EPA Moves to Eliminate the Basis for a Trillion Dollars of Climate Change Regulations

EPA Moves to Eliminate the Basis for a Trillion Dollars of Climate Change Regulations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Tuesday that the EPA would propose rescinding the 2009 so-called "Endangerment" finding by the Obama administration. This finding underpins every "climate change" and most...

Backpedaling on pollution, meteor showers, world’s first passenger jet: Catch up on the day’s stories

Backpedaling on pollution, meteor showers, world’s first passenger jet: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Sky-gazers will get a good chance to see fireballs streaking across the night sky this week. Two meteor showers will reach their peak, and another is ramping up. Check out these tips on how to watch....

EPA climate rollback threatens California clean air protections

EPA climate rollback threatens California clean air protections

The EPA, under Trump appointee Lee Zeldin, plans to rescind the endangerment finding on greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA claims the scientific basis for the endangerment finding is unreliable, despite previous legal challenges upholding it. This...

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