Environmental Politics

“A federal judge over the weekend struck down a Trump administration effort to restrict tax credits for wind and solar energy.”

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency.”

“As the West enters a high-risk wildfire season, Nevada’s largest utility is asking state regulators to OK a $500 million insurance policy funded by its ratepayers."

“The Supreme Court has directed a lower court to rethink a ruling that upheld Biden-era efficiency regulations for commercial water heaters and consumer furnaces."

"Environmental groups on Wednesday sued attempting to stop the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife refuge in Texas, claiming it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf Coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations."

“Extreme drought and rising temperatures in the US are poised to overwhelm the Trump administration’s plans to control wildfire by logging federal forests, scientists say."

“On Monday, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama ​told Reuters in an interview that his country will press ahead with ⁠a luxury resort planned by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his ​daughter Ivanka Trump on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite protests over ​its environmental impact.”

“Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee wants to overhaul the National Historic Preservation Act. That may be a step too far for many Democrats.”

“EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them ‘pencils down.’”

“The agency’s regulatory rollback for grocery refrigerators has sparked a backlash from U.S. manufacturers.”