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"Green Amendments Gain Traction in More States Ahead of Elections"

"A new wave of state legislators are pursuing the constitutional right to a safe environment, which attorneys say could strengthen climate lawsuits and policy if interpreted correctly. But the effectiveness of those amendments hinges on their legal language and other details."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/07/2024

"‘In A Word, Horrific’: Trump’s Extreme Anti-Environment Blueprint"

"The United States’s first major climate legislation dismantled, a crackdown on government scientists, a frenzy of oil and gas drilling, the Paris climate deal not only dead but buried. A blueprint is emerging for a second Donald Trump term that is even more extreme for the environment than his first, according to interviews with multiple Trump allies and advisers."

Source: Guardian, 02/07/2024

"‘Symbol Of Polarisation’: EU Scraps Plans To Halve Use Of Pesticides"

"The European Commission is shelving plans to cut pesticide use and is taking the pressure off agriculture in its latest emissions recommendations, as farmers around Europe continue protests demanding higher prices for their products and an easing of EU environment rules."

Source: Guardian, 02/07/2024

The Industry ‘Scandal’ That Might Upend How America Builds Houses

"Fossil fuel companies are trying to strip a series of climate-friendly measures out of the latest round of model building codes used to regulate construction virtually everywhere in the United States."

Source: HuffPost, 02/07/2024
March 10, 2025

DEADLINE: IJ4EU Fund for Cross-Border Investigative Journalism

Investigative Journalism for Europe is offering grants of up to €50,000 for investigative journalists seeking to collaborate across borders via two options: The Investigation Support Scheme and the Freelancer Support Scheme. Deadline is Mar 10 2025.

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