Laws & Regulations

"Judge Orders US Officials To Weigh Coal Mine’s Climate Costs"

"A judge says U.S officials downplayed climate change impacts and other environmental costs from the expansion of a massive coal mine near the Montana-Wyoming border, in a case that could test how far the Biden administration is willing to go to unwind its predecessors’ decisions."

Source: AP, 02/05/2021

"Biden Orders Sweeping Review Of Government Science Integrity Policies"

"President Joe Biden today [Jan. 27] created a task force that will conduct a 120-day review of scientific integrity policies across the U.S. government, including documenting instances in which “improper political interference” interfered with research or led to the suppression or distortion of data."

Source: Science, 02/03/2021

Toyota, Fiat Chrysler Quit Trump Effort To Bar Calif. Emissions Rules

"Toyota Motor Corp, Fiat Chrysler and other major automakers said on Tuesday they were joining General Motors in abandoning support for former President Donald Trump’s effort to bar California from setting its own zero emission vehicle rules."

Source: Reuters, 02/03/2021

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