Laws & Regulations

"E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy"

"The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter."

Source: NYTimes, 08/06/2025

Nations Gather In Geneva To Again Confront The World’s Plastic Crisis

"Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet."

Source: AP, 08/06/2025

"New Data Center Proposals Would ‘Kill’ Michigan’s Strong New Climate Laws"

"New Michigan data center plans are on the verge of triggering an “offramp” in the state’s nation-leading climate laws that would effectively halt the shift to renewables less than two years after the plans were approved."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

"Pesticide Manufacturer Spent More Than $200K Lobbying In Iowa"

"Bayer, the biotech company and manufacturer of Round Up, has substantially increased its spending on lobbying in Iowa since the introduction of a pesticide labeling bill in 2024."

Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch, 08/05/2025

"West Virginia Scrambles To Strip Artificial Dyes From School Meals"

"When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays. Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles and and older verisons of Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made with synthetic dyes."

Source: AP, 08/05/2025

"Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets"

"The newest draft of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement lacks meaningful pollution reduction targets and allows states to evade legal accountability, according to concerned environmental advocates and experts who have reviewed the document."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

Amid PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2 Billion DuPont Settlement

"While the federal government is scaling back regulations on “forever chemicals,” New Jersey is holding polluters accountable, announcing a record-breaking $2 billion settlement with DuPont and several related companies with a $875 million payout and up to $1.2 billion in cleanup costs."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2025

Report Calls Plastics “Grave” Danger To Health As Nations Negotiate Treaty

"Plastics are a “grave” danger to humans and the planet, responsible for an estimated $1.5 trillion annually in health-related costs, and nations need to center human health as they finalize the global plastics treaty, scientists said in a new report released Monday."

Source: The New Lede, 08/05/2025

"Trump’s EPA Puts California In Its Crosshairs With Its Proposed Car Rules"

"Documents supporting the EPA’s plan to roll back vehicle emission standards reference California by name nearly 30 times. For more than 50 years, California has had special authority from the EPA to set strict tailpipe emission standards. The agency’s own analysis indicates that without California’s leadership and tax credits created under President Biden, national adoption of electric vehicles will decline and gasoline prices will increase." 

Source: LA Times, 08/04/2025

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