Laws & Regulations

Greens Petition EPA To Add Warnings To Pesticides Linked To Cancer

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should require cancer warnings on all pesticide products containing ingredients the agency has found show evidence of carcinogenicity, according to an emergency petition filed Wednesday by the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental health advocacy group."

Source: The New Lede, 07/09/2026

EPA’s Pesticide Approvals Prompt Fears of PFAS Contamination on Farms

"Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order supporting regenerative agriculture practices that he said would “reduce overall use” of chemical pesticides, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a flurry of controversial approvals."

Source: Civil Eats, 07/09/2026

The ‘Time-Consuming’ Permits Dozens Of Data Centers Are Skipping

"A court ruling shrinking the scope of the Clean Water Act has allowed new data centers to speed through the federal permitting process. Communities are feeling the effects."

Source: E&E News, 07/09/2026

Judge Tosses $3.8B Defamation Suit by Trump Media vs. Washington Post

"A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of The Washington Post, throwing out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed in 2023 by President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media and Technology Group." "The social media company failed to identify convincing evidence that The Post acted with actual malice, a federal judge in Tampa ruled."

Source: Washington Post, 07/09/2026

Tribes Hope Farm Bill Can Feed More And Preserve Indigenous Culture

"At Ashawaug Farm in southwest Rhode Island, Dawn and Cassius Spears preserve their Indigenous knowledge of agriculture through the cultivation and keeping of three Narragansett heritage crops: white corn, succotash beans and crookneck squash."

Source: AP, 07/08/2026

Alabama Seeks To Fill Wetlands, Streams for Controversial Highway

"Alabama officials are seeking federal permission to fill a stretch of wetlands and streams to move forward on the Birmingham Northern Beltline, a decades-long highway project that critics say is unnecessary and will destroy huge swaths of sensitive forests, wetlands and streams."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/08/2026

How a Billionaire-Owned Concrete Plant Took Over a Detroit Community

"As the city recovers from the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, major construction has reshaped it. New concrete businesses have opened in response. A concrete mixing plant has opened in the Cadillac Heights neighborhood, a process aided by the decisions of city officials."

Source: BridgeDetroit, 07/08/2026

US Power Use To Beat Record Highs In 2026 And 2027 As AI Use Surges: EIA

"U.S. power consumption, which hit its second straight annual record high in 2025, will rise further in 2026 and 2027, driven by AI-hungry data centers and electrification, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy ​Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters, 07/08/2026

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