Laws & Regulations

GOP May Kill Ban On Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge

"Republicans are quietly moving to kill proposed regulations for PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge that is spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers across the country, destroyed their livelihoods and contaminated food and water supplies."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/29/2025

"How Brazil's 'Devastation Bill' Puts Amazon At Risk Of Deforestation"

"As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon city of Belém in November, President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva is under pressure to veto a measure that could have a huge impact on the world's largest tropical rainforest."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/29/2025

"Senate Spending Bills Take Trump To Task"

"Senate appropriators on Thursday approved a $41.5 billion spending bill to fund the Interior Department and EPA, setting up a showdown with the House and President Donald Trump. The bill represents a bipartisan compromise on the agency budgets, a necessity given the need to attract 60 votes on appropriations measures in the Senate."

Source: E&E News, 07/29/2025

"EPA To Launch Plan Tuesday For Undoing Climate Rule Cornerstone"

"The Trump administration is planning to release a proposal Tuesday that would overturn a 16-year-old scientific finding that has allowed three administrations to regulate climate pollution."

Source: E&E News, 07/29/2025

"Denied Federal Flood Relief, A Maryland Town Is Left On Its Own"

"The residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like the president has turned his back on them."

Source: Washington Post, 07/28/2025

"Controversial Interior Department Aide From DOGE to Leave Agency"

"Tyler Hassen, a former Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who was given sweeping powers to overhaul the Department of the Interior, is leaving the agency, he confirmed on Friday."

Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2025

Climate Advocates Outraged At Trump Admin Plans To Fast-Track AI Sector

"The Trump administration has unveiled plans to speed the development of the highly polluting artificial intelligence sector, sparking outrage from climate advocates. Rolled out on Wednesday, the 28-page scheme pledges to remove so-called “bureaucratic red tape” and streamline permitting for datacenters, semiconductor manufacturing facilities and fossil fuel infrastructure."

Source: Guardian, 07/28/2025

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