Laws & Regulations

How Corruption Waged War On An Alabama Superfund Cleanup

"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In autumn of 2013, a senior executive from a powerful coal company and a lawyer from one of the state’s most influential firms hashed out a strategy for avoiding a serious — and expensive — problem."

Source: Washington Post, 04/29/2019

"Trump Drive to Boost Fossil Fuels Hits a Wall in Federal Courts"

"From easing regulations on coal mining to opening more federal land to oil drillers, President Donald Trump has kept a laser focus on bolstering the U.S. fossil fuel industry to achieve what he calls “energy dominance.” Time and time again, federal judges have gotten in the way."

Source: Bloomberg, 04/29/2019

"U.S. Opens Criminal Probe Into Ford Emissions Certification"

"The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Ford Motor Co’s emissions certification process in the United States, the automaker disclosed on Friday, saying it was cooperating fully with the probe and still conducting its own internal review."

Source: Reuters, 04/29/2019

"How a New White House Memo Could Undermine Science in U.S. Policy"

"President Donald Trump's administration has launched yet another attempt to control the use of science in federal policymaking—this time with a memorandum to government agencies from the White House budget office."

Source: InsideClimate News, 04/26/2019

EPA Proposes Weaker Standards on Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water

"After pressure from the Defense Department, the Environmental Protection Agency significantly weakened a proposed standard for cleaning up groundwater pollution caused by toxic chemicals that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans and that have been commonly used at military bases."

Source: NY Times, 04/26/2019

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