Laws & Regulations

"A Coal-Burning Steel Plant May Thwart Cleveland’s Climate Goals"

"The facility is the city’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Advocates say its dirty blast furnaces need to be replaced with cleaner technology."

Source: Canary Media, 09/19/2025

"FOIA Records Reveal EPA Leaders Frequent Meetings With Industry Lobbyists"

"Top regulatory officials met with agricultural and chemical industry representatives dozens of times in the first few months after President Donald Trump took office in January, government records show — meetings that were followed by a series of regulatory rollbacks and a downplaying of pesticide concerns by the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission."

Source: The New Lede, 09/19/2025

Musk Companies May Have Sidestepped Criticized Environmental Regulations

"Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation, especially given the quick timelines his companies prefer to operate on."

Source: ProPublica, 09/18/2025

Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Stokes Legal Concerns

"The Trump Administration wants to vacate approval of US Wind’s Maryland project. Experts believe the move could be illegal and could jeopardize the clean energy transition nationwide."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/18/2025

120 Environmental Defenders Killed Or Disappeared In Latin America Last Year

"At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or have gone missing around the world in 2024, with more than 80% of those cases in Latin America, according to a report released Wednesday by watchdog group Global Witness."

Source: AP, 09/18/2025

"Trump Escalates Attacks on Political Opponents After Charlie Kirk’s Killing"

"President Trump and his top advisers are escalating their attacks on their opponents in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, placing the blame for political violence on Democrats alone and signaling a broad crackdown on critics and left-leaning institutions."

Source: NYTimes, 09/18/2025

National Academy Of Sciences Rebuffs Trump EPA Effort To Undo Climate Rules

"Evidence that climate change harms public health is “beyond scientific dispute,” the independent National Academy of Sciences said Wednesday in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke a landmark U.S. government finding to that effect that underpins key environmental regulations."

Source: AP, 09/18/2025

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