Laws & Regulations

"RCFP Calls DHS Actions Against Journalists ‘Disturbing,’ Seeks Meeting"

"The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is requesting a meeting with officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies to discuss several incidents in which federal agents have arrested and used force against journalists."

Source: Reporters Committee, 10/07/2025

How We Probed A Maze Of Websites To Tally Brazilian Shark Meat Orders

"A recent Mongabay investigation found widespread government purchases of shark meat in Brazil to serve in thousands of public institutions." "As part of the research, we spent months combing through dozens of websites where Brazilian government agencies are legally required to publish their procurement records."

Source: Mongabay, 10/07/2025

"Appeal Seeks To Force Factory Farms To Disclose Hazardous Air Emissions"

"A coalition of food, environmental and animal welfare groups is appealing a recent federal court decision that upheld a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempting factory farms from publicly disclosing hazardous air emissions information."

Source: The New Lede, 10/07/2025

Fracking Waste In A Landfill Again Poses A Monongahela Pollution Problem

"On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority’s sewage treatment plant, about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh."

Source: Allegheny Front, 10/07/2025

"New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Admin Hires"

"The Trump administration wasted no time in tapping individuals with ties to fossil fuel industries and right-wing think tanks funded by oil tycoons for key environmental and energy policy positions, according to a new report."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/07/2025

"Advocates Raise Alarm Over PFAS Pollution From Datacenters Amid AI Boom"

"Tech companies’ use of PFAS gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought"

"Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – PFAS “forever chemical” pollution.

Source: Guardian, 10/06/2025

FEMA Holds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is withholding more than $300 million in emergency preparedness grants from states until they can prove that their population estimates, used to calculate award amounts, do not include people who have been deported from the United States."

Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2025

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