Economy & Business

"Green Steel Is The Way Forward For Indiana, Former Steelworkers Say"

"Advocates warn that what’s left of the industry could be lost if companies choose to invest in dirty blast furnaces instead of modernizing with cleaner steelmaking."

Source: Canary Media, 04/06/2026

"Debate Swirls Over Agency Oversight of Workplace Chemical Safety"

"A debate over which federal office should be the primary regulator of hazardous chemical safety in the workplace is playing out in courts and Congress."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/06/2026

"What The Looming Sale Of CNN Means For Trump’s Feud With The Network"

"Animosity from the White House has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists."

Source: Washington Post, 04/06/2026

Trump DOI To Rejoin Drilling Agencies Separated After 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

"The Trump administration said Friday it is combining two agencies that were separated in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The Interior Department said the overhaul would increase efficiency and speed up permitting for offshore oil and gas drilling."

Source: AP, 04/06/2026

"Work To Get Lead Paint Out Of NJ Homes Faces Funding Cliff"

"Work to get lead out of Garden State homes has surged in recent years, fueled by an influx of federal pandemic relief money and urgency from Newark’s drinking water crisis. But it’s been years since Newark largely dealt with its water problems, with the subsequent calm taking attention away from lead issues."

Source: Gothamist, 04/02/2026

Trump EPA Official In Charge Of Methane Regs Helped Write Oil's Case Against Them

"Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry. Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA objecting to controls on methane emissions."

Source: ProPublica, 04/02/2026

Trump Plans To Move Forest Service HQ To Utah And Shutter Research Sites

"President Donald Trump’s administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation’s capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that involves shuttering research facilities in 31 states and concentrating resources in the West, the agency announced Tuesday."

Source: AP, 04/02/2026

"US Has Caused $10Tn Worth Of Climate Damage Since 1990, Research Finds"

"The US has caused an eye-watering $10tn in global damages to the world over the past three decades through its vast planet-heating emissions, with a quarter of this economic pain inflicted upon itself, new research has found."

Source: Guardian, 03/27/2026

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