Environmental Politics

Appeals Court Unanimously Sides With Biden EPA On Updated Power Plant Rules

"A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously denied a lawsuit from a coalition of Republican attorneys general and the fossil fuel industry seeking to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pollution standards for power plants."

Source: The Hill, 07/23/2024

"Lawmakers Take Up $5B Colorado River Settlement"

"A House Natural Resources subcommittee will review a $5 billion deal to ensure tribal water rights in northeastern Arizona, including funds for a new pipeline connecting Lake Powell to tribal reservation in the Colorado River Basin."

Source: E&E News, 07/23/2024

"Here’s Where Kamala Harris Stands on Climate"

"Vice President Kamala Harris has for years made the environment a top concern, from prosecuting polluters as California’s attorney general to sponsoring the Green New Deal as a senator to casting the tiebreaking vote as vice president for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in United States history."

Source: NYTimes, 07/23/2024

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