Roads are improving thanks to clear skies, but it will be cold Friday night with lows in the single digits and teens. Most of our roadways are…
The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. This decision rescinds a 2009 declaration that carbon dioxide and other gases endanger public health. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the move Thursday, calling it a major deregulatory action. Critics argue it undermines efforts to combat climate change and could lead to more pollution. Environmental groups are certain to challenge the action in court. The EPA also proposes delaying a Biden-era rule on vehicle emissions, which could impact the push for electric vehicles.
President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin to announce the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FILE - Motor vehicle traffic moves along the Interstate 76 highway in Philadelphia, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
FILE - The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates at sunset near Emmett, Kan., Jan. 3, 2026, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)
FILE - President Donald Trump holds an executive order regarding coal during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington, as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin and coal miners watch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
FILE - An American flag flies amidst debris of destroyed homes, in the aftermath of tornadoes that tore through the region, in Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FILE - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building is seen in Washington on Sept. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
A dry January has meant most states have received half their average precipitation or even less
FILE - Olympic rings are displayed near a slope of the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the alpine ski and ski mountaineering disciplines, at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)