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FEMA Will Deny Grants to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies

The move by the Trump administration may be largely symbolic since official boycotts on Israeli firms are rare.

© Kyle Grillot for The New York Times

Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in Pasadena, Calif., in January. The Trump administration is linking its stance on Israel to grants awarded by the agency.
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FEMA Will Deny Grants to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies

The move by the Trump administration may be largely symbolic since official boycotts on Israeli firms are rare.

© Kyle Grillot for The New York Times

Federal Emergency Management Agency workers in Pasadena, Calif., in January. The Trump administration is linking its stance on Israel to grants awarded by the agency.
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How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

© Ellis R. Bosworth/Associated Press

A smoggy street in Los Angeles in 1954.
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Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming

The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

The Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.
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