"Hochul Proposes Weakening New York’s Climate Law"
"Gov. Kathy Hochul is backing measures that would weaken the strict deadlines for implementing New York’s landmark climate law and make the targets easier to meet."
Source: Politico, 03/23/2026
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Trump DOI Issues Sudden Waiver Allowing Budd-Falen To Work On Grazing
"Ethics officials at President Donald Trump’s Interior Department granted Karen Budd-Falen, the agency’s No. 3 official, a waiver on March 11 — the very day that Public Domain inquired about her recent work on grazing issues — that provides her wide latitude to work on grazing policy and permitting, despite her family’s vast personal holdings in the public lands grazing industry."
Source: Public Domain, 03/23/2026Biogas Project Touted As Climate Fix Emits Thousands Of Tons Of Methane
"A Wisconsin project dubbed the “world’s largest manure biogas project” emits nearly 5,000 metric tons of climate-warming methane annually, roughly equivalent to emissions from 30,000 gasoline-powered vehicles, according to state data that adds to concerns about the impacts of large-scale manure digesters."
Source: The New Lede, 03/23/2026"The First US Coal Plant In A Decade Is On Shaky Ground"
"Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data center politics."
Source: E&E News, 03/23/2026"EPA Chief to Headline Event by Group That Says There’s No Climate Crisis"
"Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will be the opening speaker at a conference next month sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a group that rejects the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, the organization has announced."
Source: NYTimes, 03/23/2026"Trump’s Latest Attempt To Derail EV-Charger Construction"
"States are fighting a requirement that chargers getting federal funding be made with 100% American components — a standard no manufacturers currently meet."
Source: Canary Media, 03/23/2026Trump EPA Is Paving The Way For Haze To Return To National Parks, Conservationists Warn
"A year ago, federal environmental regulators told West Virginia officials that their plan to clear sulfur and smog from skies over the state’s national wilderness areas wasn’t good enough because a dozen coal plants didn’t analyze whether they needed better pollution controls."
Source: AP, 03/23/2026"Record-Torching March Heat ‘Virtually Impossible’ Without Climate Change"
"On Friday, March 20, eight states set an all-time March heat record, and the U.S. national March heat record was set or tied for the third consecutive day"
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/23/2026"12 Climate Reads For Women’s History Month"
"These books and reports explore climate change through historical, scientific, social, and political lenses."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/23/2026"24 States Sue the E.P.A. for Renouncing Its Power to Fight Climate Change"
"A coalition of 24 states, along with a dozen cities and counties, sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its decision to relinquish the government’s legal authority to fight climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 03/20/2026"Contentious Alaska Oil, Gas Drilling Rights Sale Generates Record Revenue"
"The Trump administration said this week that its recent sale of the rights to drill in a contentious area of Alaska generated record revenue for federal oil and gas lease sales."
Source: The Hill, 03/20/2026Sewage Sludge Battle Heats Up As Greens Appeal Move To Dismiss EPA Lawsuit
"A federal court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging US regulators failed to prevent widespread contamination of farmland with toxic PFAS chemicals was based on a “flawed interpretation” of the Clean Water Act, creating “dangerous real-world consequences for public health,” a watchdog group argued in a new court filing."
Source: The New Lede, 03/20/2026"AI Power Demand Creates ‘High Likelihood, High Impact’ Grid Risks"
"The North American transmission watchdog warns of cascading outages if the largest data centers aren’t regulated."
Source: E&E News, 03/20/2026"Trump Admin Details Enviro Agency Exodus"
"More than 10,700 staffers left EPA and the Interior and Energy departments under a Trump program that incentivized resignations."
Source: E&E News, 03/20/2026"Balcony Solar Bill Gains Momentum In Illinois"
"More than two dozen states are considering bills that would make it easier for households to adopt plug-in solar arrays. Illinois could be next to pass one."
Source: Canary Media, 03/20/2026
