EPA withdraws toxicity assessment of PFAS contaminant, citing political interference -
Chemical & Engineering News – February 10 -
Citing a January 27 presidential directive on scientific integrity and evidence-based...more
2/12/2021
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DOJ to let companies pay for environmental projects again to reduce fines -
The Hill – February 5 -
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has eliminated nine Trump-era directives on environmental law enforcement, including...more
2/5/2021
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Biden, emphasizing job creation, signs sweeping climate actions -
The New York Times – January 27 -
President Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive actions, ranging from pausing new federal oil leases to...more
1/29/2021
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Congress takes aim at climate change in massive relief bill -
Bullet Associated Press – December 21 -
The pandemic relief and spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law on Monday includes billions of...more
12/30/2020
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California targets diesel trucks, ships for biggest pollution reductions in over a decade -
Bullet Los Angeles Times – August 27 -
The California Air Resources Board this Thursday adopted its biggest pollution-cutting...more
8/28/2020
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Bayer to pay more than $10B to resolve lawsuits over Roundup, PCBs, and Dicamba -
Bullet NPR – June 24 -
Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to end tens of thousands of lawsuits filed over its Roundup weedkiller, the...more
6/26/2020
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California sues Trump administration to block water rules -
Bullet ABC News – February 20 -
California sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block new rules finalized this week that would let farmers take more...more
2/21/2020
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BLM moves to expand oil and gas drilling in California -
San Francisco Chronicle – October 4 -
The U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last Friday opened up 720,000 acres in California...more
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Department of Interior announces significant changes to Endangered Species Act -
The New York Times – August 12 -
On Monday, August 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Interior announced significant changes, expected...more
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EPA will not approve labels that say Roundup chemical causes cancer -
U.S. News & World Report – August 8 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Thursday that it will not approve...more
8/9/2019
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EPA broke rules in shake-up of science panels, according to GAO study -
The New York Times – July 15 -
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday concluded that the U.S. Environmental...more
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California signals intent to sue over Trump’s coal rollback -
San Francisco Chronicle – June 19 -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, has signed a...more