Laws & Regulations

Under Order, EPA Says It Will Propose Drinking Water Limit For Perchlorate

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it would propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a harmful chemical in rockets and other explosives, but also said doing so wouldn’t significantly benefit public health and that it was acting only because a court ordered it."

Source: AP, 01/07/2026

Congress’ Latest Spending Package Spares Environment, Energy Agencies

"Congressional appropriators’ latest bipartisan spending package, unveiled Monday, would reduce funding for a host of energy and environment programs while rejecting the Trump administration’s requests for even greater cuts."

Source: E&E News, 01/07/2026

"‘Not About Special Treatment,’ Miccosukee Tribe Responds To Trump Veto"

"The Miccosukee Tribe is rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that the tribe worked against his administration’s immigration efforts, the basis he used to veto a flood protection project in the Everglades."

Source: States Newsroom, 01/06/2026

Trump Says Cost Drove Water Pipeline Veto, But Some Say It's Retribution

"President Trump vetoed a bill this week to help finish a water pipeline project in Colorado. The bill had overwhelmingly passed Congress with bipartisan support. The president says his veto is about "fiscal sanity." Some say the president is retaliating against the state for political reasons."

Source: NPR, 01/06/2026

"Exclusive: Soy Trading Firms To Abandon Amazon Protection Pact In Brazil"

"Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's top farm state, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters."

Source: Reuters, 01/06/2026

"U.S. Overhauls Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Recommends Fewer Shots"

"The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the United States, bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and delivering on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-standing goals to upend the nation’s pediatric vaccine schedule."

Source: Washington Post, 01/06/2026

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