"How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations"
"The polarization of politics means that rules are imposed, gutted and restored with each election. Experts say that’s bad for the economy."
Source: NYTimes, 04/29/2024
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Biden Marks Earth Day By Announcing $7 Billion In Solar Power Grants
"President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities. He also plans to expand his New Deal-style American Climate Corps green jobs training program."
Source: AP, 04/22/2024
RFK Jr.’s Onetime Allies In Green Advocacy Call For Him To Drop Out
"Environmental groups are condemning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential bid and his environmental policy in new efforts on Friday, portraying him as a candidate who will increase the chances former President Donald Trump is reelected."
Source: CNN, 04/22/2024
"Will Trump Quit The World Bank? It Would Send Climate Shock Waves."
"A conservative plan to withdraw from global development banks threatens poor nations and U.S. credibility, analysts say."
Source: E&E News, 04/18/2024
"Trump Rails Against Wind Energy In Fundraising Pitch To Oil Executives"
"“I hate wind,” the former president told oil industry officials at a recent Mar-a-Lago dinner, doubling down on promises to end this form of clean energy."
Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2024
"SuperFund Tax Shortfall: Trouble For Cleanups, EPA Budget"
"The Biden administration has juiced EPA’s Superfund program with billions of dollars, but an unexpected shortfall for “polluter pays” taxes and election-year politics may bring the high times for the toxic waste site cleanup program to a close."
Source: E&E News, 04/17/2024
"Biden Is Stalling On A Rule That Would Save Americans Nearly $1.5 Billion"
"With just over six months before the election, at least one major Biden proposal appears to be stalled: an update to the federal housing rules that agency experts estimate would save homeowners nearly three times more money on energy bills than it would add to construction costs, spread out over a 30-year mortgage."
Source: HuffPost, 04/15/2024
"Trump Allies Target NOAA Climate Research"
"Allies of former President Donald Trump don’t just want to muzzle federal climate science if he wins a second term — they also want to upend the agencies that fuel such research."
Source: E&E News, 04/12/2024
Trump Appointees Barred EPA Staff From Warning Senate About PFAS Loophole
"Trump administration officials barred experts from warning legislators that they were about to write a major environmental loophole into law, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staffers alleged in newly revealed internal communications."
Source: The Hill, 04/11/2024
"Jared Kushner Has Big Plans for Delta of Europe’s Last Wild River"
"Albania’s Vjosë River is known as Europe’s last wild river, and its pristine delta is a haven for migratory birds. As plans for luxury developments there — spearheaded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — move ahead, conservationists are sounding the alarm."
Source: YaleE360, 04/10/2024
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