The cuts
HD blocks order to reinstate civil servants
The US Supreme Court has blocked a lower court's order to reinstate civil servants fired in President Donald Trump's job cuts, NBC reports.
The case concerns 16,000 probationary employees at government agencies, who are now unable to get their jobs back while their disputes with their employers are resolved.
HD has not ruled on whether it is right or wrong to fire them, only that the organizations that brought the case do not have the right to act as plaintiffs, writes NPR.
Several disputes are ongoing over the mass layoffs of government employees. Many of them are stuck in thorny definitions of who is allowed to pursue the lawsuits – unions, civil rights organizations, individuals – and which courts should hear them.
HD blocks order to reinstate civil servants
The US Supreme Court has blocked a lower court's order to reinstate civil servants fired in President Donald Trump's job cuts, NBC reports.
The case concerns 16,000 probationary employees at government agencies, who are now unable to get their jobs back while their disputes with their employers are resolved.
HD has not ruled on whether it is right or wrong to fire them, only that the organizations that brought the case do not have the right to act as plaintiffs, writes NPR.
Several disputes are ongoing over the mass layoffs of government employees. Many of them are stuck in thorny definitions of who is allowed to pursue the lawsuits – unions, civil rights organizations, individuals – and which courts should hear them.
Climate policy
Trump strengthens coal industry – to increase mining
US President Donald Trump wants to revive the declining coal industry in the US. Presidential orders that he signed on Tuesday will facilitate increased coal mining by reducing regulation and stopping planned closures of existing coal power plants. This is reported by AFP.
The ambition is to greatly increase domestic electricity production to support the energy-hungry AI expansion.
Trump is using the Defense Production Act, which gives the state the right to control industrial production in times of crisis. The president is also ordering the Justice Department to "combat" states that try to regulate the coal sector, writes Reuters.
Trump also wants to prevent future presidents from canceling his state coal investments.
Trump strengthens coal industry – to increase mining
US President Donald Trump wants to revive the declining coal industry in the US. Presidential orders that he signed on Tuesday will facilitate increased coal mining by reducing regulation and stopping planned closures of existing coal power plants. This is reported by AFP.
The ambition is to greatly increase domestic electricity production to support the energy-hungry AI expansion.
Trump is using the Defense Production Act, which gives the state the right to control industrial production in times of crisis. The president is also ordering the Justice Department to "combat" states that try to regulate the coal sector, writes Reuters.
Trump also wants to prevent future presidents from canceling his state coal investments.
Trump wants to increase coal – will drive the AI fight
Donald Trump is to sign several presidential orders to increase coal production in the US, two sources told Reuters.
The orders will give both the Interior and Energy Departments the opportunity to support the coal industry.
The goal is not only for coal to revive the shrinking fossil fuel industry, but also to provide energy for energy-intensive data centers. Something that will be important when the US wants to become world dominant in the AI industry, writes Bloomberg.
The president has long criticized Democrats for introducing regulations on coal industry emissions and has promised to increase the country's energy production. The presidential orders are expected to be signed today, Reuters reports.
Donald Trump is to sign several presidential orders to increase coal production in the US, two sources told Reuters.
The orders will give both the Interior and Energy Departments the opportunity to support the coal industry.
The goal is not only for coal to revive the shrinking fossil fuel industry, but also to provide energy for energy-intensive data centers. Something that will be important when the US wants to become world dominant in the AI industry, writes Bloomberg.
The president has long criticized Democrats for introducing regulations on coal industry emissions and has promised to increase the country's energy production. The presidential orders are expected to be signed today, Reuters reports.
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