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EJScreen Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool (Version 2.3)
This is an 1unofficial copy of EJScreen hosted by the Public Environmental Data Partners. Some links and text may incorrectly suggest that this site is affiliated with the US Government. The EJScreen Tool was an EPA web application taken down in January of 2025 as part of Executive Order 14151. It was described as “an -
2026-02-12
Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the Republican president to roll back climate regulations. The rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency rescinds a 2009 government -
2026-02-12
Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Will Reverberate for ‘Decades’
The EPA’s repeal of a cornerstone climate rule is part of an aggressive agenda whose effects will outlast the president President Donald Trump is shrinking the Environmental Protection Agency more quickly and aggressively than ever before, culminating in last week’s move to rescind the crucial “endangerment finding” underpinning key regulations of planet-warming pollution. And unlike -
2026-02-11
Officials Claim Drone Incursion Led to Shutdown of El Paso Airport
The secretary of transportation said the military had neutralized a drug cartel drone. Two officials said testing of counter-drone technology prompted the closure. The F.A.A. initially said it would last 10 days. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted an order to ground all flights at El Paso International Airport on Wednesday. The order was initially issued -
2026-02-02
Shortages of new aircraft, fuel put emissions goal at risk, IATA’s Walsh says
By Tim Hepher and Huey Mun Leong Summary IATA chief says airline-supplier profit gap unsustainable Emissions targets becoming more challenging, Walsh says Engine makers are “not our partners,” IATA chief says SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) – The head of a body representing global airlines said on Monday shortages of efficient new aircraft and alternative fuels -
2026-01-29
UECNA Webinar: Does airport expansion always benefit the economy of a country?
A new report from the New Economics Foundation and T&E argues it does not. Its author Dr Alex Chapman explains why. -
2026-01-28
Airline loyalty programs seen at risk if Trump caps credit-card interest rates
By Padraic Halpin and Tim Hepher A United Airlines airplane passes by an American Airlines plane at the O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights Summary Companies Loyalty programs generate revenue through miles sold to credit-card banks Trump’s proposal faces uncertain path, needs congressional action Banks and airlines warn cap could -
2026-01-28
Highline Forum January 28, 2026, Meeting Agenda
A presentation by host Port of Seattle; Community Co-Chair selection; 2026 State Legislative agendas; 2026 Federal Legislative agendas; StART update by new Aviation Managing Director Wendy Reiter -
2026-01-28
EPA Advances Cooperative Federalism to Improve Air Quality by Taking an Important Step to Reconsider Biden-era “Good Neighbor Plan”
Agency Proposes to Approve State Implementation Plans for Eight States January 28, 2026 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – On January 27, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed phase 1 of its reconsideration of the deeply flawed Biden-era “Good Neighbor Plan.” Under phase 1, the agency is proposing to approve eight -
2026-01-27
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy & FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford Unveil New Agency Structure to Enhance Safety, Embrace Innovation, & Increase Transparency
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford today announced their plan to implement a long overdue overhaul of the FAA’s organizational structure. The comprehensive re-organization – the largest in the agency’s history – includes the creation of a new safety oversight office.