Environmental Politics

Industry Bills Would Bar Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections

"Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement."

Source: ProPublica, 03/07/2025

US Withdrawing From Plan To Help Major Polluters Move From Coal, Sources Say

"The United States is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition from coal to cleaner energy, several sources in key participating countries said."

Source: Reuters, 03/06/2025

Anti-DEI Push Kills $75 Million Grant To Plant Trees In Places That Need Them

"Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution from the big ships traveling the nearby Mississippi River and that offer shade on sweltering summer days."

Source: AP, 03/05/2025

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