Laws & Regulations

Trump EPA Adds Another Industry Lobbyist To Ranks Of Conflicted Regulators

"The nation’s main office for protecting Americans from harmful chemicals is welcoming its fourth prominent industry insider since President Trump took office, adding to an administration full of former lobbyists and corporate executives who are making environmental policy."

Source: The New Lede, 12/15/2025

"Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Oil Exploration in Remote Areas of the Arctic"

"A federal lawsuit filed Thursday challenges an oil company’s new permit to explore for oil in a remote region of the Arctic in Alaska, arguing that such activity threatens the tundra’s ecosystem and the caribou herds that Native communities rely on for sustenance."

Source: NYTimes, 12/12/2025

EPA Was Considering Massive Omaha Lead Cleanup. Then Trump Shifted Guidance.

"For over a century, a smelter and other plants polluted Omaha with 400 million pounds of lead. The city now has the largest residential lead cleanup site in the U.S."

Source: Flatwater Free Press, 12/12/2025

"Vote To Overhaul FEMA Canceled After Leaked Report"

"An expert panel advising President Donald Trump about overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled a meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. EST Thursday at which members were set to release a report recommending their changes to the disaster agency."

Source: E&E News, 12/12/2025

"Federal Judge Blocks FEMA From Canceling Climate Resiliency Grants"

"A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that the Trump administration could not unilaterally cancel a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program that states used for disaster preparation, imposing a potential hurdle in the administration’s efforts to tighten FEMA’s purse strings."

Source: NYTimes, 12/12/2025

"A New Report Describes Deep Environmental Cuts, State by State"

"Fewer inspections, weaker enforcement and less oversight: Deep cuts to state budgets and at the Environmental Protection Agency are preventing regulators from fully protecting the public from pollution, according to a report released today by the Environmental Integrity Project."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/11/2025

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