Laws & Regulations

"Sharon Block, Union Ally, Named to White House Regulatory Post"

"President Joe Biden has installed Obama-era labor official Sharon Block as interim political leader of the White House regulatory review office—an agency she’s recently said needs a worker-oriented overhaul—multiple sources briefed on the appointment told Bloomberg Law."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/22/2021

"Path to Biden’s Green Buying Pledge Runs Through Obama Policies"

"President Joe Biden‘s most potent weapon for making climate change a priority for companies and federal officials may already be in his arsenal as chief executive: the country’s roughly $600 billion annual procurement budget."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/21/2021

"Grim Prospects for Drilling on Arctic Leases Despite Trump Push"

"Donald Trump pushed through controversial oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as one of his last acts as president—but legal observers say the chance that oil development actually proceeds there is slim."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/21/2021

"Biden, in a Burst of Climate Orders, Rejoins the Paris Agreement"

"President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Wednesday recommitted the United States to the Paris climate agreement, the international accord designed to avert catastrophic global warming, and ordered federal agencies to start reviewing and reinstating more than 100 environmental regulations that were weakened or rolled back by former President Donald J. Trump."

Source: NYTimes, 01/21/2021

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