Laws & Regulations

Maryland Joins Multistate Coalition To Buck Trump Vaccine Policies

"Maryland has joined a growing coalition of states that are setting their own public health guidelines to counter the Trump administration’s more restrictive vaccine policies, a health department spokesperson said Thursday."

Source: States Newsroom, 09/19/2025

Proposed Dominion Peaker Plant Flouts Environmental Justice, Community Says

"The utility’s environmental justice analysis lacks community health data, according to attorneys representing affected residents."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025

Enviros and Local Governments Appeal Dismissal of Case Over Justice Grants

"Environmental justice nonprofits, local governments and Indigenous groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center filed notice on Tuesday that they will appeal a U.S. District Court judge’s dismissal of their case seeking to reverse the Trump administration’s decision to cancel the $3 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program in February."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025

"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

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