Government
EPA scraps $1.7 billion worth of DEI and environmental justice grants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin took to social media Monday to announce the cancellation of over 400 diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and environmental… Read More
Government
Biden will reportedly hand environmental lobby one last gift on his way out the door(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to restrict offshore oil and gas drilling in his final days in office, a move that would placate… Read More
Energy
24 states join court case seeking to stop electric semitruck mandate(The Center Square) — A coalition of 24 states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, have signed a brief against a federal electric truck mandate. On March… Read More
Courts
Fluoride in water poses ‘unreasonable risk’ to children, federal court rules(The Sentinel) – A federal court has recently ruled that fluoride in drinking water poses “an unreasonable risk” to children, and ordered the United States… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools to get 45 e-buses costing $5.9M in Federal taxpayer funds(The Center Square) – School districts in Detroit, Lansing and Pontiac will each receive $5.9 million in federal funding to buy 15 clean-powered school buses apiece. The funding… Read More
Federal government
AGs, industry groups sue feds over new water rule(The Center Square) – A group of attorneys general and industry organizations are suing the federal government over a new water protection rule that went into effect last month. Read More
Biden administration
Biden administration’s green energy ‘slush fund’ comes under fire(The Center Square) – U.S. House Republicans are raising concerns about a new federal green energy “slush fund.” The Inflation Reduction Act included $27 billion for the EPA… Read More
COVID-19
Owner of Missouri companies indicted for $2.9M in COVID relief fraud, Clean Air Act violations(The Center Square) – A Missouri company has been indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulently obtaining $2.9 million in federal pandemic loans and violating the Clean Air… Read More
Missouri
Missouri joins 19-state coalition challenging EPA on California regulations(The Center Square) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Tuesday she’s leading a coalition of 19 states challenging an Environmental Protection Agency decision regarding trucks, emissions and California. Read More
Biden administration
‘Ambitious’ Biden regulation would ‘force’ most Americans out of gas cars, critics say(The Center Square) – Will the Biden administration’s latest energy regulations force Americans out of gas vehicles and into more expensive electric cars? Lawmakers in the U.S. House held… Read More
Biden administration
EPA orders states to accept waste from Ohio train derailment site(The Center Square) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered states with approved and available toxic waste facilities to accept materials transported from the train derailment in East Palestine,… Read More
Biden administration
Abbott denounces Biden’s ESG policies that hurt Texas oil and natural gas industry(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott denounced President Biden’s ESG policies on Thursday, arguing they will hurt the U.S. energy industry. Biden’s environmental, social, and corporate governance… Read More
Courts
Landmark ruling: EPA does not have unlimited authority to regulate emissions of energy industryWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court dealt an intense blow to the Biden administration’s climate agenda on Thursday, ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority… Read More
Gasoline
Abbott: EPA plan will cripple oil production in Permian Basin, raise gas prices further(The enter Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that he says would cripple oil and gas production in the Permian… Read More
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