Greenhouse Gases Industry Coalition Proposes Tax Plan
A coalition of greenhouse gas industry groups advocates a carbon tax. The piece discusses EPA site changes in April under Trump and Pruitt leadership, noting removal of climate change info and updates stating human activity drives recent warming, amid debated messaging and policy shifts.
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Industry Coalition
EPA
Washington Post
Jason Samenow
Trump
Pruitt
United States
Texans Split Over Paris Climate Accord Fallout
Texas officials and residents weigh the Paris Agreement after President Trump withdraws the U S from it. Baytown representatives back the move while Houston leaders and others pledge to uphold the pact. Environmental advocates warn of rising emissions and ocean acidification amid corporate climate policy debate.
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Texas
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brian Rabin
Baytown
Houston
Pasadena
Trump
United Nation
Rabin
Senate
Obama
China
Sylvester Turner
Turner
Sylvia Garcia
Barack Obama
U.S
Alan Springer
Jacquelyn Young
Texas Health and Environment Alliance
Young
German grocery store Lidi planned in Baytown area
Baytown council rezones 2.98 acres near Archer Drive for a German store Lidi to rival Aldi with no construction start date. Officials approve involuntary annexation study of 228 acres east of John Martin Road and west of Garth Road tied to San Jacinto Boulevard. A measure to set permanent speed and school zone on Blue Heron Parkway is approved after improper posting.
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Baytown
Archer Door
Lidi
Aldi
Council
John Martin Road
Garth Road
Blue Heron Parkway
Climate change debated amid political divides and energy shifts
The text outlines rising flood risks and sea level concerns, the greenhouse effect, and impacts on weather, ecosystems, and agriculture. It notes partisan divides in addressing warming, US policy shifts under Obama and Trump, and introduces the Climate Leadership Council proposing a carbon tax backed by ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, GM, and Johnson & Johnson with Baker and Shultz as co-authors.
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ExxonMobil
Darren Woods
Climate Leadership Council
Chevron Phillips
Heather Bettta
Courth
Washington, D.C
Brian Zabcik
Clean Air and Clean Water
Environment Texas
TCEQ
Ceouncil.org
Texas
Obama
Trump
United States
Shell
Johnson & Johnson
James A. Baker III
George P. Shultz
Mayors Back Climate Accord Push Amid Paris Withdrawal
Miami Beach AP report notes New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu at the U.S. Conferences of Mayors says cities will shape climate policy after the Paris accord. A nationwide survey of 66 cities in 30 states shows 90 percent favor partnerships with other governments to craft climate plans and transportation programs, with focus on low carbon options and energy efficiency.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Trump
U.S
New Orleans
Mitch Landrieu
Peple
Pleasantville
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