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Laws & Regulations

N. Dakota Enacts First US Law Shielding Roundup From Some Cancer Lawsuits

"A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer."

Source: AP, 04/29/2025

Oil Companies Downplayed Extent Of Spills In Gulf Of Mexico: Investigation

"Mongabay Latam and Data Crítica examined and compared official data of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, including satellite images by scientists studying oil spills and evidence compiled by fishing communities. Their analysis found that most oil spills are not reported."

Source: Mongabay, 04/29/2025

Burgum Confirms Administration Is Reviewing National Monument Boundaries

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed Friday the administration is reviewing the boundaries of several national monuments — meaning it eventually could move to shrink them."

Source: The Hill, 04/28/2025

"China Says Trump’s Order on Seabed Mining Violates International Law"

"China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that an executive order President Trump signed a day earlier to accelerate the permitting process for seabed mining in international waters “violates international law and harms the overall interests of the international community.”

Source: NYTimes, 04/28/2025

Supreme Court Could Limit Agencies’ Duty To Consider Environmental Harms

"A forthcoming Supreme Court decision is poised to weaken a bedrock law that requires federal agencies to study the potential environmental impacts of major projects."

Source: Grist, 04/28/2025

"‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries"

"On August 6, 2012, a corroded, eight-inch pipe at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, California, cracked open, sending a white cloud hundreds of feet into the air. The cloud quickly engulfed the 19 refinery firefighters, managers and other workers who had been trying to fix what had been a small leak in the pipe."

Source: Public Health Watch, 04/28/2025

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