Laws & Regulations

States, Orsted Sue Trump BOEM For Halting New England Offshore Wind Farm

"Connecticut, Rhode Island and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday that they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project."

Source: AP, 09/05/2025

"House Votes to Advance a Mining Road Through the Alaskan Wilderness"

"The House voted late on Wednesday to advance a 211-mile industrial road that would cut through pristine Alaskan wilderness to reach a proposed copper and zinc mine, handing a victory to the company behind the contentious mining venture."

Source: NYTimes, 09/05/2025

"Dem NRC Members Warn They Could Be Fired Over Safety Decisions"

"Democratic members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told lawmakers Wednesday that it’s a possibility they could be fired by President Donald Trump at any moment for their regulatory decisions, while questioning recent White House executive orders to accelerate reactor design approvals."

Source: E&E News, 09/04/2025

Explosion at La. Oil Plant Leaves Black Community Coated in Toxic Fallout

"As oily rain fell on Roseland, where 90% of kids live in poverty, the Trump administration is considering gutting chemical-disaster safeguards."

Source: Capital B, 09/04/2025

Washington, D.C.: "The View From The Militarized Zone"

"Bobbi Stevenson Bauer loves her flowers. The Arlington, Virginia, resident often travels to downtown Washington, D.C., to visit the Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian and the U.S. Botanic Garden, two of the many tourist destinations that are situated along the National Mall. ... “I haven’t seen it this empty since Covid,” she reported during a recent visit." 

Source: National Parks Traveler, 09/04/2025

"White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind"

"The White House has taken the extraordinary step of instructing a half-dozen agencies to draft plans to thwart the country’s offshore wind industry as it intensifies its governmentwide attack on a source of renewable energy that President Trump has criticized as ugly, expensive and inefficient."

Source: NYTimes, 09/04/2025

"EPA Fires Some Staffers Who Signed Letter Critical of Leadership"

"The EPA on Friday terminated at least five of the roughly 140 employees who signed a public letter in June critical of the agency’s political leadership, according to the staffers’ union. At least 10 other tenured employees have gotten a notice of proposed removal, said Nicole Cantello, an EPA lawyer and president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 704."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/03/2025

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