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Until recently, an EPA website labeled causes of climate change relayed the scientific consensus that humans burning fossil fuels have made the planet hotter.
Now, that same site focuses on things like volcanic activity and changes in the Earth's rotation.
EPA Press Secretary Bridget Hirsch says in a statement that the Trump EPA is focused on protecting human health and the environment, quote, not left-wing political agendas.
As such, this agency no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult, unquote.
Trump has called climate change a hoax.
The EPA says the old webpages are still available to the public via archives.
An Atlanta TV station aired video in September showing a Waymo driverless taxi maneuvering around a stopped school bus.
The bus's red lights were flashing and its stop sign extended.
In Austin, Texas, the school district documented 19 similar incidents, one just moments after a student crossed in front of the Waymo vehicle.
Waymo says in an email statement that a software issue contributed to the problem and that it has been fixed.
Waymo plans to file a voluntary recall of the software with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which launched an investigation.
Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, which is a financial supporter of NPR.
An Atlanta TV station aired video in September showing a Waymo driverless taxi maneuvering around a stopped school bus.
The bus's red lights were flashing and its stop sign extended.
In Austin, Texas, the school district documented 19 similar incidents, one just moments after a student crossed in front of the Waymo vehicle.
Waymo says in an email statement that a software issue contributed to the problem and that it has been fixed.