Laws & Regulations

FCC's Carr Says ’60 Minutes’ Complaint “Likely To Arise” in Merger Review

"Brendan Carr, Donald Trump‘s pick to serve as chairman of the FCC, said that the agency would examine a complaint over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris as it reviews the merger of Skydance with Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS."

Source: Deadline, 11/26/2024

"Congress Poised For Another Farm Bill Punt After Senate Nonstarter"

"House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year extension of the massive legislation by the end of the year rather than a new, longer-term measure."

Source: The Hill, 11/25/2024

NOx: "E.P.A. Proposes Limits on Harmful Pollutant From Power Plants"

"A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday could better protect communities against pollution from natural gas plants. For the first time in almost two decades, the rule would update emission limits of nitrogen oxides, a group of gases that are harmful air pollutants produced from burning fossil fuels."

Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024

"The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea"

"Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement."

Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024

Biden DOI Trying To Save The Colorado River Before Trump Takes Over

"The Biden administration is swimming against the current to get seven Western states to agree to divvy up the Colorado River’s water in a way that would protect the river basin and the West’s largest single water source – and do it before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to a source familiar with the negotiations."

Source: CNN, 11/22/2024

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