Laws & Regulations

"Trump Freezes New Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Leases"

"President Trump directed the Treasury Department to freeze new offshore wind leases on the outer continental shelf Monday evening as one of a flurry of executive orders he signed within hours of taking office."

Source: The Hill, 01/22/2025

"Trump Orders Removal of EV-Favoring Policies and Subsidies"

"President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider eliminating subsidies and other policies that favor electric vehicles, laying the groundwork for moves that risk slowing adoption of cleaner cars in the US."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/22/2025

"Trump Freezes Inflation Reduction Act And Infrastructure-Law Funding"

"The Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to ​“immediately pause the disbursement of funds” under the landmark federal climate and energy laws passed during the Biden administration, a move that will throw tens of billions of dollars of lawfully designated federal funding into limbo — and one that is likely to be challenged in court."

Source: Canary Media, 01/22/2025

As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Enviros Stress ‘Climate Emergency’

"During his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that could bolster the fossil fuel industry amid mounting losses from the climate crisis."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/22/2025

"Trump Officials Pause Health Agencies’ Communications, Citing Review"

"The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts, according to nearly a dozen current and former officials and other people familiar with the matter."

Source: Washington Post, 01/22/2025

"MLK Jr.’s Fight for Civil Rights Was an Environmental Battle as Well"

"Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis on April 4, 1968."

Source: Mother Jones, 01/21/2025

Storm-Hit Town Voted For Trump, Who Vowed To Overturn Law To Fix Its Homes

"Donald Trump has said he will overturn a law that helps communities better weather the effects of climate change. If he follows through, he’ll be reversing an initiative that has disproportionately benefited areas that make up his base."

Source: ProPublica, 01/21/2025

"Trump Signs Order To End ‘Government Censorship’ Of Social Media"

"President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order intended to “immediately stop all government censorship,” a sweeping action that could chill years of efforts to combat the proliferation of false information online."

Source: Washington Post, 01/21/2025

"Trump Says He’s Withdrawing The US From The Paris Climate Agreement Again"

"President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies."

Source: AP, 01/21/2025

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