Economy & Business

Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill — For Now

"On the day the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the national forest roadless rule, the Senate parliamentarian said a proposal to sell millions of acres of public lands cannot go through without 60 votes in the chamber."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/26/2025

"Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers"

"David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules."

Source: NYTimes, 06/26/2025

"Megabill Could Derail Hundreds Of Planned Clean Energy Projects"

"A POLITICO analysis identified 794 planned clean electricity generation facilities — mostly in GOP districts — that could lose subsidies under the House bill. The Senate is debating changes."

Source: Politico, 06/25/2025

As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions for Oil Industry

"Draft legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee includes $18 billion in new tax benefits for oil and gas companies and guts those for renewable energy and electric vehicles."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/24/2025

"US Forest Service to Repeal Roadless Rule to Promote Logging"

"The US Forest Service will begin the process to repeal the agency’s 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects millions of acres of national forest land from logging nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Monday."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/24/2025

"What To Know As The Senate Tries To Pass Trump’s Agenda Bill Next Week"

"After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It will be a major test for Republican Leader John Thune and Trump’s own hold on the upper chamber that aides say will be cast as a binary choice for the rank-and-file: you either are with the president or you aren’t."

Source: CNN, 06/23/2025

"The World’s Banks are Still Betting on Fossil Fuel Industry Growth"

"The world’s biggest banks continue to bankroll the expansion of the fossil fuel industry and have largely retreated from their climate commitments, even as the world heads toward breaching thresholds for a livable planet."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/20/2025

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