Laws & Regulations

Wyoming Using Dark Money To Help Keep Coal Plants In Other States Open

"Stephanie Kodish is used to opposition to her work. In her job with the National Parks Conservation Association, she pushes utilities to comply with environmental laws. That can mean installing expensive new anti-pollution technology on coal plants, or even closing them down."

Source: NPR, 10/29/2020

"Parents Sue Chlorpyrifos Makers Corteva, Dow Over Child’s Autism"

"The farmworker parents of a girl with autism, obesity, and vision problems are suing Dow Chemical Co., Corteva, a California town, and two pesticide application companies, claiming that exposure to the powerful insecticide chlorpyrifos led to her significant health problems."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/29/2020

"Mining, Logging Now Allowed in Tongass National Forest"

"Alaska’s Tongass National Forest—America’s largest—is no longer protected under the 2001 Roadless Rule, and its remote islands and old-growth trees are now open to new logging and mining, according to a record of decision to be published Thursday in the Federal Register."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/29/2020

"The Most Important Climate Ballot Initiatives to Watch on Election Day"

"The presidential race may be sucking up all the climate oxygen at the national level, but it’s far from the only place climate is on the ballot. This election is full of existential choices down the ballot, with tons of crucial Senate, House, and local fights, too."

Source: Earther, 10/28/2020

Auditor Slams CA For Exide Cleanup Delays, Sees Costs Near $650 Million

"The cleanup of thousands of lead-contaminated homes, child-care centers, schools and parks surrounding the closed Exide battery recycling facility in Vernon is running behind schedule and over budget due to poor management by California regulators and has left children at continued risk of poisoning, according to a state audit released Tuesday."

Source: LA Times, 10/28/2020

"EPA: Top Agency Player Entertained Industry Job Options"

"Ryan Jackson was a hot commodity throughout scandal and its aftermath at the Trump administration's EPA. The former chief of staff entertained job discussions outside EPA several times while he was the top aide to Administrator Andrew Wheeler and his predecessor, Scott Pruitt."

Source: E&E News, 10/27/2020

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