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Washington Post
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump's efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment
WASHINGTON — New Trump administration rules that give millions of people a shorter timeframe to sign up for the Affordable Care Act's health care coverage are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors around the country. The rules, rolled out last month, reverse a Biden-era effort to expand access to the Affordable Care Act's health insurance, commonly called 'Obamacare' or the ACA. The previous Democratic administration expanded the enrollment window for the coverage, which led to record enrollment.
E&E News
01-07-2025
- Business
- E&E News
EPA to amend Biden-era water pollution rule for coal plants
EPA will revise a Biden-era water regulation that seeks to limit toxic pollution from coal plants, in the Trump administration's latest attempt to bolster the struggling industry. The agency will propose extending compliance deadlines for a 2024 rule that requires coal power plants to effectively eliminate heavy metals and other pollutants from three wastewater streams. EPA will also 'explore other flexibilities' to promote use of coal for power generation, the agency said in a news release Monday. Administrator Lee Zeldin said the planned revisions would advance President Donald Trump's pro-coal agenda. Advertisement 'We know there are serious concerns about the compliance timelines, and we must consider more realistic options that may prevent the burdensome costs required by the current regulation from hurting American families,' Zeldin said in a statement.
E&E News
11-06-2025
- Politics
- E&E News
EPA to propose rolling back climate rule for power plants Wednesday
The Trump administration will move Wednesday to repeal federal limits on power plant climate pollution, attacking the Biden era's most ambitious attempt to use regulations to rein in heat-trapping gases from the electric grid, according to six people familiar with the situation. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will announce the repeal of the power plant carbon dioxide rule along with a separate regulation to curb hazardous air pollution such as mercury during an event at agency headquarters, the people said. The two repeal proposals are the most important EPA regulatory actions of President Donald Trump's second term to date. Without offering details, EPA said Tuesday that Zeldin will make a 'major policy announcement' at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Advertisement Scrapping the Biden-era power plant rule would effectively shelve regulations for the nation's second-biggest producer of climate pollution — the electricity sector — which accounts for one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gases.
The Independent
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Fox News' Jesse Watters claims that Sports Illustrated swimsuit models were ‘obese' during the Biden era
Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed that America's swimsuit models were obese during the four years of Joe Biden 's presidency. During a weekend instalment of Jesse Watters Primetime in which the host and pundit Julie Banderas were discussing the latest Sports Illustrated runway show in Miami, the latter described the event as 'a great strip show,' adding archly: 'Did you see what they weren't wearing?' 'This is a strip show?' Watters responded. 'No, it was a Sports Illustrated runway walk, but none of them actually have covered their behinds,' Banderas replied. 'But that's not my issue.' Pivoting to discussing model Livvy Dunne, who had performed the splits on the catwalk, the pundit continued: 'I don't have a problem with her because she actually was a gymnast and she actually did compete for the national championships for LSU [Louisiana State University]. 'I have competitive gymnast kids, so I respect that she can do a split. I don't know if doing it in a thong is appropriate.' From there, Watters began to riff: 'Remember back in the Biden era, all of the swimsuit models were obese. This is a good change. This is a healthy change of pace.' 'And it is Sports Illustrated,' Banderas chimed in, without picking him up on the observation. 'They're athletes. She's obviously very athletic. I mean, that's all I was thinking about. Weren't you? Weren't you thinking about her athletic ability when she made that turn there? Like right now, you're probably thinking she's probably really good at squats.' 'I'm not even looking at the screen,' Watters joked, before challenging Banderas to speculate on the extent of his own athletic prowess. 'How flexible do you think I am? Do you think I could do a straddle?' This controversial remark is far from a first for Watters.
Bloomberg
02-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Moves to Lift Biden-Era Curbs on Arctic Oil Drilling
The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era curbs blocking oil drilling across most of the mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska that's home to an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the planned policy shift late Sunday at a town hall in Utqiagvik, a village on the Chukchi Sea coast, as he and fellow members of President Donald Trump's cabinet visit Alaska to promote energy development in the region.
