"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to put the brakes on a lawsuit filed by young activists who have accused the U.S. government of ignoring the perils of climate change."
"A new planned route for the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska would not have a major impact on the state’s water, land or wildlife, according to an updated environmental study produced by the Trump administration."
"Andrew Wheeler will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his first congressional hearing as acting EPA administrator."
"American Electric Power last week abandoned its plan to build the largest wind farm in the United States, a victim of a complex mix of political, regulatory and market challenges."
"The parties to Anaconda's Superfund cleanup have reached an agreement in principle, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Sunday."
"The Trump administration’s hard look at uranium imports is already rattling nuclear utilities’ fuel-purchasing decisions."
"The California Department of Pesticide Regulation should list chlorpyrifos as a toxic air contaminant (TAC), a state scientific panel has recommended following review of a comprehensive risk assessment of the widely used insecticide."
"Studies conducted in the late 1970s and early 1980s were kept under wraps by chemical companies as pollution spread across the US, according to an editorial published today."
"Lt. Gov. Brian Calley on Sunday declared a state of emergency for Kalamazoo County [Mich.] after high levels of contaminants were found in the drinking water."
"Rule changes the Trump administration is proposing for the Endangered Species Act, though not expected to directly impact species inside the National Park System, would have indirect impacts that could jeopardize plant and animal species and in the long-run could affect visitors' experiences, according to experts well versed in how the act functions."
