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The Download: saving the US climate programs, and America's AI protections are under threat

MIT Technology Review

Nonprofits are trying to preserve a US effort to modernize greenhouse-gas measurements, amid growing fears that the Trump administration's dismantling of federal programs will obscure the nation's contributions to climate change. The Data Foundation, a Washington, DC, nonprofit, is fundraising for an initiative that will coordinate efforts among nonprofits, technical experts, and companies to improve the accuracy and accessibility of climate emissions information. It will build on an effort to improve the collection of emissions data that former president Joe Biden launched in 2023--and which President Trump nullified on his first day in office. The new greenhouse-gas coalition is one of a growing number of nonprofit and academic groups that have spun up or shifted focus to keep essential climate monitoring and research efforts going amid the Trump administration's assault on environmental funding, staffing, and regulations. America's AI watchdog is losing its bite Most Americans encounter the Federal Trade Commission only if they've been scammed: It handles identity theft, fraud, and stolen data.