Enforcement of environmental laws in the United States plummeted during the first year of Donald Trump's second term, according to a new report, while the U.S. government also set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace agreement. These developments occurred amid other international and domestic events, including a U.S.-India trade deal and fallout in the U.K. over an ambassador appointment.
A report from the Environmental Integrity Project revealed that civil lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in cases referred by the Environmental Protection Agency dropped significantly. The report found that only 16 such lawsuits were filed in the first 12 months after Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025, a 76 percent decrease compared to the first year of the Biden administration.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters. If the deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, he added.
In other international news, the U.S. and India released a framework for an interim trade agreement after months of negotiations. The deal is being met with mixed reactions, with some in India expressing disapproval.
Across the Atlantic, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein caused a furor, leading Morgan McSweeney to take responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson to the diplomatic post in 2024.
These events come as Spain investigates one of the worst train accidents in its history, which occurred in January and resulted in 46 deaths. Train conductors in Spain are scheduled to begin a three-day strike to call for better safety on the nation's rail network.
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