• President Trump said on Thursday that larger tariffs could be placed on the European Union and Canada if they both work together “to do economic harm to the USA.” On Wednesday, Trump unveiled a 25% tariff on imported vehicles, expanding a global trade war and prompting criticism and threats of retaliation from affected U.S. allies.
• Global auto stocks tumbled and governments from Ottawa to Berlin threatened retaliation after President Trump unveiled a 25% tariff on imported vehicles, expanding a trade war and testing strained ties with allies. The new levies take effect on April 3.
• Cambridge, Massachusetts, will soon be much quieter and cleaner as city officials banned the residential use of gas-powered leaf blowers and will require users to switch to battery or electric-powered blowers.
• Democratic House Science Committee Members sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin demanding that he cease any plans to weaken or shutter EPA’s Office of Research and Development.
• Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is part of a coalition that wants a court to force the Trump administration to unfreeze “essential” funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Office of the Attorney General says the Trump administration is defying “multiple court orders” by withholding millions of dollars in FEMA grants to states.
• The CEO of Appalachia’s biggest natural gas producer says more pipelines are coming as data centers expand and coal plants retire. EQT’s Toby Rice took part in a presentation by natural gas industry leaders at the state Capitol Wednesday, briefly joined by West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey.