Laws & Regulations

Five Face Trial In Peru Over The Killing Of An Amazon Defender

"The trial is due to start Tuesday for five men over the killing of an Indigenous Amazon leader, in a rare legal case that prosecutors and advocates say could test whether Peru can hold perpetrators accountable for violence linked to illegal logging and drug trafficking in one of the world’s most dangerous regions for environmental defenders."

Source: AP, 01/22/2026

Congress OKd Billions For EV Chargers. Four Years Later, Only 2% Is Spent.

"States have spent only 2 percent of the billions of dollars that the federal government set aside four years ago to build electric vehicle charging stations on U.S. highways." "President Donald Trump’s spending freeze added a speed bump to the slow rollout of a Biden program to build a nationwide network of EV chargers."

Source: E&E News, 01/22/2026

"Trump’s Plan To Make Data Centers Pay For Power Plants Has Big Flaws"

"The Trump administration wants PJM Interconnection, the country’s biggest power market, to force data center developers to pay directly for the new power plants they need. It’s the latest attempt to curb skyrocketing energy costs for the roughly 67 million people PJM serves from Virginia to Illinois."

Source: Canary Media, 01/21/2026

As Stone Countertops Kill Workers, GOP Seeks Protections for Manufacturers

"Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even more workers, experts warn."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/21/2026

Dems Seek Investigation of $3.5 Million Deal by Interior Official’s Husband

"House Democrats asked the Interior Department’s inspector general on Tuesday to investigate whether Karen Budd-Falen, the agency’s third highest ranking official, played a role in the federal approval of a lithium mine after her husband entered into a $3.5 million financial relationship with the mine’s developer."

Source: NYTimes, 01/21/2026

"An Alabama Mayor Signed an NDA With a Data Center Developer. Read It Here."

"The non-disclosure agreement was a major sticking point in a lively town hall that featured city officials, data center representatives and more than a hundred frustrated residents."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/21/2026

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