Laws & Regulations

Washington State’s Landmark Climate Law Hangs In The Balance This Election

"A groundbreaking law that forces companies in Washington state to reduce their carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for climate programs could be repealed by voters this fall, less than two years after it took effect."

Source: AP, 10/15/2024

"An Oil Giant Railroads Its SCOTUS Connection To Gut Environmental Law"

"A fossil fuel giant with deep ties to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, along with other powerful pro-business groups, are explicitly pressuring Gorsuch and his fellow justices to rule in favor of oil and gas interests in an upcoming Supreme Court case."

Source: Lever News, 10/11/2024

EPA Reaches $4.2M Settlement Over 2019 Explosion At Philadelphia Refinery

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after an explosion and fire in 2019."

Source: AP, 10/09/2024

Fossil Interests And Hometown Newspaper Work To Kill Solar In Ohio County

"A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other"

Source: Floodlight, 10/09/2024

Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case Claiming Cancer Alley Racism

"Black residents of Louisiana’s St. James Parish asked a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn a lower court ruling and give them the opportunity to argue at trial that local land-use policies are racist and have concentrated polluting industrial plants in their neighborhoods."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/08/2024

"EPA Not Protecting Public From Neonic Exposure, Analysis Suggests"

"Rodent studies given to US regulators by insecticide makers close to 20 years ago revealed the chemicals could be harmful to the animals’ brain development – data worrisome for humans exposed to the popular pesticides but not properly accounted for by regulators, according to a new research report published this week."

Source: The New Lede, 10/08/2024

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