"Supreme Court Watchlist: Agency Power, Air Rules, Water Rights"
"The Supreme Court is halfway through another term that will have transformative consequences for environmental law."
Source: E&E News, 02/13/2024
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"‘Under The Radar’: Biden Is Pushing 2 Big Climate Rules As First Term Ends"
"The White House is reviewing two rules that could push the federal government to spend billions each year on climate-friendly products and services, potentially sending reverberations across the economy."
Source: E&E News, 02/13/2024
"The Unlikely Coalition Behind Biden’s Liquefied Natural Gas Pivot"
"Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause."
Source: Grist, 02/13/2024
Nearly Half Of The World’s Migratory Species Are In Decline: UN Report
"Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change."
Source: AP, 02/13/2024
"EPA Again OKs Use Of Toxic Herbicide Linked To Parkinson’s Disease"
"The US Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on its controversial finding that a toxic herbicide is safe for use across millions of acres of American cropland, despite what public health advocates characterize as virtual “scientific proof” the product causes Parkinson’s disease."
Source: Guardian, 02/13/2024
"Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands Are A Growing Biofuel Battleground"
"When Varlin Higbee eyes the scrubby forest of pinyon pines and juniper trees that fill the high desert outside this old Union Pacific Railroad town, there’s just one thought that crosses his mind: “They’re just a wildfire waiting to happen,” the Lincoln County commissioner says of the low, bushy trees."
Source: LA Times, 02/12/2024
"New York City Is Considering a Laundry Pods Crackdown"
"New York City is considering limiting the types of laundry and dishwashing detergents available in the five boroughs. City Council Member James Gennaro, a Democrat, introduced a bill on Thursday that would make it illegal to sell or distribute detergent pods or laundry sheets that contain polyvinyl alcohol, also known as PVA or PVOH."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/12/2024
"First Fatal Case Of Alaskapox, A Newly Identified Viral Disease"
"An elderly man on the Kenai Peninsula has died from Alaskapox, making him the first person to be killed by the viral disease that was identified only nine years ago, state health officials reported on Friday."
Source: Alaska Beacon, 02/12/2024
Proposed Mine Outside Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp Nears State Approval
"A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia regulators released draft permits for the project, which opponents say could irreparably harm a natural treasure."
Source: AP, 02/12/2024
"Enbridge Appeals To Vacate An Order That Would Shut Down Its Pipeline"
"An attorney for the energy company Enbridge tried to persuade a federal appellate court Thursday to vacate an order that would shut down part of a pipeline running through a Wisconsin tribal reservation."
Source: AP, 02/12/2024
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