Reversal Rehearsal

“America’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4 percent in 2025 after two years of decline amid a resurgence of coal power.” The reversal isn’t actually due to Trump’s attacks on climate rules. That impact is yet to come. The big differences in 2025 were increased demand from data centers and colder winter temps.

+ Sometimes a headline that would have seemed impossible in any other era doesn’t even make you bat an eye during this one. For example: E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution.