Laws & Regulations

"White House Told CBS To Run Trump Interview Unedited Or Get Sued"

"White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News to air an interview with President Donald Trump in full or face a lawsuit, according to an audio recording of the exchange reviewed by The Washington Post."

Source: Washington Post, 01/20/2026

"World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law"

"An international agreement to safeguard marine life is now in effect. Known as the High Seas Treaty, it represents the first time that international waters, which lie outside of any country’s jurisdiction and cover nearly half the globe, can be protected."

Source: NYTimes, 01/20/2026

How EPA Ethics Officials Cleared Former Industry Insiders To Be Regulators

"Environmental Protection Agency ethics officials have interpreted impartiality guidelines in a way that has allowed several former industry insiders to oversee dramatic changes to chemical regulations, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show."

Source: Washington Post, 01/20/2026

"Trump Admin Redirects Carbon Capture Funds To Prop Up Old Coal Plants"

"The Energy Department is planning to prop up old and shuttered coal plants using more than half a billion dollars that Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas."

Source: E&E News, 01/20/2026

"At Detroit Auto Show, Spotlight Dims For EVs"

"At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space. One of those tracks used to be set aside exclusively for electric vehicles as U.S. automakers sought to quickly build out the cars of the future."

Source: AP, 01/16/2026

"Built To Last: The Enduring Legacy Of The Endangered Species Act"

"As the son of a popular Michigan Congressman, John Dingell, Jr., grew up accustomed to being around power brokers and deal-makers. In 1938, at the tender age of 12, he began working as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives, long before he would succeed his father and launch his own distinguished Congressional career. But it was the time he spent with his father in the woods, not the U.S. Capitol, that had the most lasting impact."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 01/16/2026

"New York Offshore Wind Project Allowed to Restart Construction — for Now"

"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing the developer of Empire Wind, an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, to resume construction after the Trump administration suspended work there in late December."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/16/2026

"Pentagon To Overhaul Independent Military Newspaper, Calling It ‘Woke’"

"The Defense Department said it plans to overhaul Stars and Stripes, the storied military newspaper that has long enjoyed editorial independence, to rid it of “woke distractions” and refocus coverage on “warfighting.”"

Source: Washington Post, 01/16/2026

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