Laws & Regulations

Biden Admin Backs King Cove Road Through Izembek Wildlife Refuge

"The Biden administration on Wednesday endorsed a land exchange that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska."

Source: Anchorage Daily News, 11/14/2024

"Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies"

"America’s oil industry released its wish list for the incoming Trump administration on Tuesday, a five-point plan that would eliminate many of the Biden administration’s most far-reaching efforts to reduce climate pollution and limit the warming that is driving ever more destructive and deadly extreme weather."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/13/2024

‘Mass Deportations Would Disrupt The Food Chain’: Calif. Warns Of Threat

"Take a drive through the Salinas or Central valleys in California and you’ll pass from town to town advertising its specialty fruit or vegetable: strawberries in Watsonville, garlic in Gilroy, pistachios in Avenal and almonds in Ripon. More than 400 types of commodities are grown in the Golden state – including a third of the vegetables and three-quarters of the fruits and nuts produced in the United States. Much of that food is grown by immigrant farm workers – many of whom are undocumented."

Source: Guardian, 11/12/2024

DOI Proposes Strengthened Protections For Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat

"The Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published proposed updates to strengthen conservation and management of greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands, informed by the best available science, collaborative work with states, and input from local, Tribal and federal partners."

Source: Lewistown News-Argus, 11/12/2024

"Climate Talks Open With Calls For A Path Away From The ‘Road To Ruin’"

"United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks. It then turned to the main issue: money."

Source: AP, 11/12/2024

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