In a move that stunned environmental advocates, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) under Trump dropped a high-profile enforcement case on behalf of the EPA against a Louisiana rubber plant whose emissions of chloroprene, a chemical considered to be a likely carcinogen in humans, reached hundreds of students in nearby schools.

Justine Musk, Elon Musk’s first wife and the mother of five of his surviving children, was once closely connected to the formative years of two of the most iconic companies in modern history: Tesla and SpaceX.

Washington Democrats in the Legislature are mulling a tax aimed primarily at Tesla amid national protests against the DOGE-leading billionaire.