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FCC's Carr Says ’60 Minutes’ Complaint “Likely To Arise” in Merger Review

"Brendan Carr, Donald Trump‘s pick to serve as chairman of the FCC, said that the agency would examine a complaint over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris as it reviews the merger of Skydance with Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS."

Source: Deadline, 11/26/2024

"Court Deals Setback To Efforts To Regulate Pesticide-Coated Seeds"

"A federal court this week dealt a blow to calls for new regulations on pesticide-coated seeds used in farming, ruling that US regulators were not acting improperly in exempting the seeds from registration review."

Source: The New Lede, 11/25/2024

"Congress Poised For Another Farm Bill Punt After Senate Nonstarter"

"House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year extension of the massive legislation by the end of the year rather than a new, longer-term measure."

Source: The Hill, 11/25/2024

NOx: "E.P.A. Proposes Limits on Harmful Pollutant From Power Plants"

"A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday could better protect communities against pollution from natural gas plants. For the first time in almost two decades, the rule would update emission limits of nitrogen oxides, a group of gases that are harmful air pollutants produced from burning fossil fuels."

Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024

Will Trump ‘Disappear’ Environment, Climate Data?

Might the incoming Trump administration attempt to blot out any data that undermines his environmental policies, especially around global warming? Many recall, for instance, the 2017 disappearing of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s informative climate change web pages. The new EJ TransitionWatch column explores the concern and offers a heartening assessment of the prospects of preserving these archives of essential information.

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