"Regulations: States Lead Court Fight Against Trump. They're Winning"
"The Trump administration's aggressive deregulatory agenda has run full-speed into a blockade set by Democratic attorneys general."
Source: Greenwire, 05/27/2020
Environmental Politics
"Britain, Host of UN Climate Talks, Proposes Full-Year Pandemic Delay"
"International negotiations designed to address the sweeping global threat of climate change will quite likely be delayed by a full year because of the coronavirus pandemic."
Source: NYTimes, 05/27/2020
"As Fishermen Flounder, Trump Clears A Path For Farming The Oceans"
"Struggling commercial fishers and environmentalists say the White House is exploiting COVID-19 to privatize the ocean."
Source: HuffPost, 05/26/2020
"Judge Nixes Bid To Stop Coal Sales That Trump Revived"
"A judge threw out a lawsuit on Friday from a coalition of states, environmental groups and American Indians which sought to revive an Obama-era moratorium against U.S. government coal sales on public lands in the West."
Source: AP, 05/26/2020
"Coal Company Sues EPA Over Power Plant Pollution Regulation"
"A coal company has challenged an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power plant pollution regulation in court after the agency recently finalized changes that weaken the standards' legal underpinnings."
Source: The Hill, 05/26/2020
"Automakers Fight Effort To Freeze Fuel Efficiency Standards"
"Some of the nation’s automakers are set to intervene in a lawsuit from a conservative group challenging the Trump administration’s plans to drastically reduce fuel economy standards."
Source: The Hill, 05/26/2020
"Trump Anti-Reg Push Likely To End Up In Court"
"An executive order signed by President Trump directing agencies to slash regulations in order to boost the economy is likely to lead to a number of court challenges."
Source: The Hill, 05/26/2020
Administration Leaves Testing Responsibility To States: Report
A report to Congress "doubles down on the administration’s stance that individual states, not the federal government, should bear primary responsibility for carrying out diagnostic tests to help curb the pandemic."
Source: Washington Post, 05/26/2020
While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump
Regulations that sprang from cornerstone environmental laws in place for decades are now under attack by the Trump administration, per legal experts in a recent webinar co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Get key takeaways and resources from the event from SEJ’s Dale Willman. Plus, watch the full webinar video.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
Parks Post-Coronavirus Reopening a Political Football?
As the United States restarts fitfully following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, one source of controversy — and of numerous local or regional environmental stories — is what to do at the nation’s park system. The latest TipSheet explains why public access to these national treasures is so contentious, then provides numerous story ideas and reporting resources.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
Pages
Advertisement 
