"House Deploys Rule-Killing Law Against Biden Mining Curbs"
"Republicans this week are planning to use a rule-killing law to undo Biden-era restrictions on mining near more than 1 million acres of Minnesota wilderness."
Source: E&E News, 01/21/2026
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As Stone Countertops Kill Workers, GOP Seeks Protections for Manufacturers
"Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even more workers, experts warn."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/21/2026"Looming Water Supply 'Bankruptcy' Puts Billions At Risk, UN Report Warns"
"The world is facing irreversible water "bankruptcy", with billions of people struggling to cope with the consequences of decades of overuse as well as shrinking supplies from lakes, rivers, glaciers and wetlands, U.N. researchers said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/21/2026"Trump’s Plan To Make Data Centers Pay For Power Plants Has Big Flaws"
"The Trump administration wants PJM Interconnection, the country’s biggest power market, to force data center developers to pay directly for the new power plants they need. It’s the latest attempt to curb skyrocketing energy costs for the roughly 67 million people PJM serves from Virginia to Illinois."
Source: Canary Media, 01/21/2026"Judges Signal Support For ‘Forever Chemicals’ Superfund Rule"
"A federal appellate court panel did not seem swayed by industry groups’ plea to toss EPA’s hazardous substance designations for two types of PFAS."
Source: E&E News, 01/21/2026"After Helene, Rural North Carolina Turns To Solar And Battery Hubs"
"More than a year after the storm’s devastation, clean-energy microgrids are springing up in remote areas thanks to a program that could become a national model."
Source: Canary Media, 01/21/2026"Brazil's Seed Collectors Combat Amazon Deforestation"
"Restoration of forestland and other areas is taking root, but lags far behind the rapid rate of deforestation in the Amazon."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 01/21/2026"Trump Admin Redirects Carbon Capture Funds To Prop Up Old Coal Plants"
"The Energy Department is planning to prop up old and shuttered coal plants using more than half a billion dollars that Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas."
Source: E&E News, 01/20/2026How EPA Ethics Officials Cleared Former Industry Insiders To Be Regulators
"Environmental Protection Agency ethics officials have interpreted impartiality guidelines in a way that has allowed several former industry insiders to oversee dramatic changes to chemical regulations, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show."
Source: Washington Post, 01/20/2026"No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds"
"A scientific review of 43 studies on acetaminophen use during pregnancy concluded that there was no evidence that the painkiller increased the risk of autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders."
Source: NYTimes, 01/20/2026"World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law"
"An international agreement to safeguard marine life is now in effect. Known as the High Seas Treaty, it represents the first time that international waters, which lie outside of any country’s jurisdiction and cover nearly half the globe, can be protected."
Source: NYTimes, 01/20/2026"How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change"
"Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed."
Source: NYTimes, 01/20/2026"Colorado’s Wolves In The Political Crosshairs As Trump Targets The State"
"A program to reintroduce the predators is essentially blocked, with Colorado leaders saying the state is being punished for jailing election denier Tina Peters."
Source: Washington Post, 01/20/2026"White House Told CBS To Run Trump Interview Unedited Or Get Sued"
"White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News to air an interview with President Donald Trump in full or face a lawsuit, according to an audio recording of the exchange reviewed by The Washington Post."
Source: Washington Post, 01/20/2026"Zeldin Talks Data Centers, Permitting With House GOP"
"The EPA administrator discussed deregulation and energy demand over lunch with Republicans."
Source: E&E News, 01/20/2026
