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Esto es lo que el presidente Trump ordenó cambiar en su primera semana
A través de una ráfaga de órdenes, el nuevo presidente comenzó rápidamente a conducir al país en una dirección diferente en muchas cuestiones polémicas.
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Here’s What Trump Ordered in First Week, on Immigration, DEI and More
Through a flurry of orders, the new president quickly began driving the country in a different direction on many contentious issues.
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Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists
Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.
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California, We Feel Your Pain Here in Australia
In California’s fire-stoked debate over how aggressively to manage both nature and urban sprawl, Australia can share both empathy and insight.
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In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials
After a tour of areas damaged by the California wildfires, the president sparred with local leaders and blamed them for a wide variety of issues affecting the disaster response.
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What Is the Future of the Paris Agreement?
On President Trump’s first day in office, he pulled out of the Paris Agreement, a pact among nearly all nations to fight climate change. Reporting from Davos, Switzerland, David Gelles, a climate journalist for The New York Times, explains what this decision means for the rest of the world.
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Trump Says States Should Manage Disasters. Former FEMA Leaders Agree.
“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.
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Trump Said, ‘We Have More Coal Than Anybody.’ See Where We Burn It.
There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s energy. Experts say burning more doesn’t make financial sense.
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Trump’s Energy Policy is Full of Contradictions — on Purpose
His executive orders ultimately seek to make the market for oil and gas as big as possible.
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Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too great.
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The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos
C.E.O.s, policymakers and billionaires at the World Economic Forum’s conference have long pledged to fight climate change. Has it done any good?
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Trump’s Retreat From Clean Energy Puts the U.S. Out of Step With the World
Most major economies are investing in ever-cheaper solar and wind power. The United States risks further ceding a global market to China.
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‘Grab, Grab, Grab’: Trump’s First 100 Days
In this first episode of a new series, David Wallace-Wells joins Patrick Healy to examine what President Trump’s position on climate change tells us about how he plans to wield power more broadly.
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Five Ways Trump Made It Suddenly Harder to Face Climate Risks
From national security to home insurance, the president has quickly changed America’s climate adaptation policies in important ways.
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Trump's Energy and Border Emergencies Advance His Own Interests
Mr. Trump had the authority to declare two emergencies. But they also happened to advance his favorite targets: more fossil fuels and less immigration.
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Hollywood, TikTok, the Climate and Our Cold War with China
Hollywood’s silence reveals the contours of our escalating conflict with China; we’re digesting the war on TikTok, instead.
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Cameron Hamilton to Be Temporary Head of FEMA
Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
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Trump’s Paris Withdrawal Executive Order Is Grimmer This Time
Eight years ago, Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement spurred a big time reaction that shaped the decade. Now, it’s a different time.
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Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s Renaming Plan.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
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¿Por qué hace tanto frío en el sur de EE. UU. y el norte de México?
Una masa de aire gélido ha escapado del Ártico, provocando temperaturas bajo cero y nieve en latitudes en las que esto es inusual.
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