Laws & Regulations

Project 2025 Video Says Feds Should ‘Eradicate’ Climate Change References

"A training video associated with Project 2025 — a controversial playbook for a future conservative presidency by the right-wing Heritage Foundation — calls for eliminating references to climate change across the federal government."

Source: The Hill, 08/13/2024

USFS Orders Arrowhead Bottled Water Company To Shut Down Calif. Pipeline

"In a decision that could end a years-long battle over commercial extraction of water from public lands, the U.S. Forest Service has ordered the company that sells Arrowhead bottled water to shut down a pipeline and other infrastructure it uses to collect and transport water from springs in the San Bernardino Mountains."

Source: LA Times, 08/12/2024

"Louisiana Advocates ‘Gobsmacked’ By Decision Halting Massive Grain Terminal"

"Blaming “wealthy plantation owners” and outside “special interest groups,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry decried the abrupt decision late Tuesday to cancel a massive grain elevator proposed for a small predominantly Black community along the Mississippi River fighting to preserve its history and landmarks."

Source: Floodlight, 08/09/2024

‘Massive Disinformation Campaign’ Slowing Global Transition To Green Energy

"Fossil fuel companies are running “a massive mis- and disinformation campaign” so that countries will slow down the adoption of renewable energy and the speed with which they “transition away” from a carbon-intensive economy, the UN has said."

Source: Guardian, 08/09/2024

"Peel Those Apples: Washing Produce Doesn’t Remove Pesticides, Study Finds"

"A new scientific report lends weight to consumer concerns about pesticide residues on food, presenting fresh evidence that washing fruit before eating does not remove various toxic chemicals commonly used in agriculture."

Source: Guardian, 08/09/2024

Illinois Trees, Plants Damaged By Renewed Use Of Weedkillers On Farms

"Patsy Hirsch and her husband moved to an Elgin subdivision nearly three decades ago, drawn by a backyard thicket of oak, hickory and cherry trees so dense the canopy blotted out the sun."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 08/08/2024

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