Plastics Firms Blocked Bans And May Have Broken US Laws – Study
"Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis and may have breached a host of US laws, a new report argues."
Source: Guardian, 07/02/2024
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Calif. Communities Win ‘Massive’ Victory as Oil Industry Drops Referendum
"The oil industry withdrew its $40 million campaign to kill a historic law to protect neighborhoods from oil drilling’s toxic effects, but is threatening to challenge the measure in court."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/02/2024Biden OSHA Inching Closer To A Heat Standard For Workers As Election Looms
"The long-awaited rule could be finalized before November, but it faces political hurdles either way."
Source: Grist, 07/02/2024"Here’s What the Court’s Chevron Ruling Could Mean in Everyday Terms"
"The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to limit the broad regulatory authority of federal agencies could lead to the elimination or weakening of thousands of rules on the environment, health care, worker protection, food and drug safety, telecommunications, the financial sector and more."
Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2024"Climate Change Gets Short Shrift In Presidential Debate"
"Over more than an hour and a half of back-and-forth, climate change got just a couple minutes of airtime during a CNN-hosted debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump on Thursday."
Source: Grist, 07/01/2024"Supreme Court Halts EPA ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule"
"The Supreme Court has dealt another blow to a major EPA air pollution control initiative, freezing implementation of the agency’s latest crackdown on smog-forming emissions that cross state lines."
Source: E&E News, 06/28/2024"EPA Chief Seeks To Reassure Employees As Specter Of Trump Looms"
"In a speech to staff, Michael Regan rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to sideline climate scientists."
Source: Washington Post, 06/28/2024"Another Chemical Recycling Plant Closure Offers ‘Flashing Red Light’"
"For the second time this year, a chemical recycling plant built to turn waste into usable products has closed, casting further doubt on the viability of an upstart industry that has been plagued by financial and technical challenges in its effort to scale up."
Source: EHN, 06/28/2024"Water-Rich Gila River Tribe Near Phoenix Flexes Its Political Muscles"
"Stephen Roe Lewis grew up seeing stacks of legal briefs at the dinner table — often, about his tribe’s water. His father, the late Rodney Lewis, was general counsel for the Gila River Indian Community and fought for the tribe’s rights to water in the Southwest, eventually securing in 2004 the largest Native American water settlement in U.S. history."
Source: AP, 06/28/2024"Environmental Rulings To Watch At The Supreme Court"
"As the Supreme Court gets ready to issue the final rulings of the term, the justices are still sitting on a handful of cases that could deal a blow to environmental protections and agency powers."
Source: E&E News, 06/27/2024"Trump Says Clean Energy Is a Scam. That Could Benefit China, Experts Say."
"President Biden’s landmark climate law could be repealed in a Trump administration. Economists said that would jeopardize $488 billion in American investments."
Source: NYTimes, 06/27/2024"US Rep. John Curtis Wins Utah GOP Primary For Romney’s Open Seat"
"A pair of moderate Utah Republicans won primary elections Tuesday for U.S. Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn’t fully embrace Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP."
Source: AP, 06/27/2024"Latino Environmental Group Launches Climate Campaign"
"A top Latino environmental group is launching a series of bilingual ads on Monday, highlighting climate change as an issue that disproportionately affects Hispanics."
Source: The Hill, 06/27/2024"Supreme Court Could Curb NEPA Reviews Next Term"
"The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to setting new limits for how agencies account for climate and environmental risks for new projects." "The case follows the court’s recent trend of picking up controversial environmental issues."
Source: E&E News, 06/26/2024‘Gas Certification’ Is Greenwashing, Greens Charge in Contested New Report
"A growing effort by the fossil fuel industry to sell natural gas as a low-carbon fuel is little more than greenwashing, according to a new report by climate advocacy organizations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/26/2024
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