SEJ
Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > Laws & Regulations

Records: Upper Peninsula Mine Approved Despite Major Concerns [1]

"Over and over, Michigan environmental regulators sounded alarms as they reviewed a proposed large, open-pit ore mine in the Upper Peninsula near the Menominee River, prized for walleye fishing and a major tributary to Lake Michigan. ... Then the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and then-Michigan Department of Environmental Quality approved the mine anyway."

Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [10]
Source: Detroit Free Press [11], 08/14/2019
  • Read more about Records: Upper Peninsula Mine Approved Despite Major Concerns [1]

States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Obama-Era Climate Rule [12]

"A coalition of 29 states and cities on Tuesday sued to block the Trump administration from easing restrictions on coal-burning power plants. The move could ultimately limit how much leverage future administrations would have to fight climate change by restricting a major source of Earth-warming pollution."

Climate Change [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [15], 08/14/2019
  • Read more about States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Obama-Era Climate Rule [12]

Greens Sue Trump Admin Over Reduced Penalties On Fuel Efficiency [16]

"Two prominent environmental groups sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing it is breaking the law by cutting penalties for automakers that do not meet Obama-era fuel efficiency standards."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [19], 08/13/2019
  • Read more about Greens Sue Trump Admin Over Reduced Penalties On Fuel Efficiency [16]

"EPA Won’t Approve Warning Labels For Roundup Chemical" [20]

"The Trump administration says it won’t approve warning labels for products that contain glyphosate, a move aimed at California as it fights one of the world’s largest agriculture companies about the potentially cancer-causing chemical."

Agriculture [21]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [25]
Source: AP [26], 08/13/2019
  • Read more about "EPA Won’t Approve Warning Labels For Roundup Chemical" [20]

"Top U.S. Auto Safety Official To Depart" [27]

"The top U.S. auto safety official, a key player in efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to rollback the nation’s vehicle fuel efficiency requirements, will step down at the end of the month, the Transportation Department announced on Monday."

Air [28]
Climate Change [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Reuters [29], 08/13/2019
  • Read more about "Top U.S. Auto Safety Official To Depart" [27]

"Massachusetts, California Vow Suit Over Endangered Species Rollback" [30]

"California and Massachusetts say they’ll go to court to fight the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [31]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [32]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [33], 08/13/2019
  • Read more about "Massachusetts, California Vow Suit Over Endangered Species Rollback" [30]

"New Trump Rules Weaken Wildlife Protections" [34]

"The Trump administration took its final step Monday to weaken the Endangered Species Act, a bedrock law that brought the bald eagle, the American alligator, the California condor, the humpback whale and the grizzly bear back from the brink of extinction."

Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Science [35]
Wildlife [32]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [36], 08/13/2019
  • Read more about "New Trump Rules Weaken Wildlife Protections" [34]

"Environmentalists Object To Georgia Power Coal Ash Plans" [37]

"Environmental groups urged Georgia officials to reject plans by Georgia Power to keep coal waste in ponds at several power plants."

Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Source: AP [39], 08/12/2019
  • Read more about "Environmentalists Object To Georgia Power Coal Ash Plans" [37]

"Inside The Tsilhqot’in Nation’s Battle Against Taseko Mines" [40]

"A proposed copper and gold mine has been rejected twice by the federal government for its impacts on Fish Lake, an area considered sacred by the Tsilhqot’in. But B.C.’s mining laws allow the company to move ahead with exploration work anyway. That doesn’t square with Tsilhqot’in law and the community says it won’t back down".

Forests [41]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [42]
Public [9]
Canada [43]
Source: The Narwhal [44], 08/12/2019
  • Read more about "Inside The Tsilhqot’in Nation’s Battle Against Taseko Mines" [40]

"Trump Delay Casts Doubt on First Major U.S. Offshore Wind Farm" [45]

"The Trump administration cast the fate of the nation’s first major offshore wind farm into doubt by extending an environmental review for the $2.8 billion Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts.

Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]
Source: Bloomberg [47], 08/12/2019
  • Read more about "Trump Delay Casts Doubt on First Major U.S. Offshore Wind Farm" [45]

Pages

  • « first [5]
  • ‹ previous [48]
  • …
  • 751 [49]
  • 752 [50]
  • 753 [51]
  • 754 [48]
  • 755
  • 756 [52]
  • 757 [53]
  • 758 [54]
  • 759 [55]
  • …
  • next › [52]
  • last » [56]
  • Contact Us  |
  • Donate  |
  • Join  |
  • Members  |
  • Privacy & Security Policies  |
  • Reach SEJ Members  |
  • Renew  |
  • Site Map
The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.

Source URL:https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=754

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/records-upper-peninsula-mine-approved-despite-major-concerns [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [9] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [11] https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/08/13/back-forty-mine-menominee-river-upper-peninsula/1935792001/ [12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/states-sue-trump-administration-over-rollback-obama-era-climate-rule [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [14] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [15] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/climate/states-lawsuit-clean-power-ace.html [16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/greens-sue-trump-admin-over-reduced-penalties-fuel-efficiency [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [19] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/457165-green-groups-sue-trump-administration-for-reduced-penalties-on-fuel [20] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-won-t-approve-warning-labels-roundup-chemical [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [25] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [26] https://www.apnews.com/e8fe1846109c47e8979555f1391af628 [27] https://www.sej.org/headlines/top-us-auto-safety-official-depart [28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [29] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-usa/top-u-s-auto-safety-official-to-depart-idUSKCN1V21VG [30] https://www.sej.org/headlines/massachusetts-california-vow-suit-over-endangered-species-rollback [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [33] https://whdh.com/news/massachusetts-california-vow-suit-over-endangered-species-rollback/ [34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/new-trump-rules-weaken-wildlife-protections [35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [36] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/08/12/new-trump-rules-weaken-wildlife-protections/ [37] https://www.sej.org/headlines/environmentalists-object-georgia-power-coal-ash-plans [38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [39] https://www.apnews.com/3f497341d2ce429289dce88244edc8a1 [40] https://www.sej.org/headlines/inside-tsilhqot-nation-s-battle-against-taseko-mines [41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [44] https://thenarwhal.ca/this-is-not-canada-inside-the-tsilhqotin-nations-battle-against-taseko-mines/ [45] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-delay-casts-doubt-first-major-us-offshore-wind-farm [46] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [47] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-09/u-s-is-said-to-extend-review-of-first-major-offshore-wind-farm?srnd=climate-changed [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=753 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=750 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=751 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=752 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=755 [53] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=756 [54] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=757 [55] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=758 [56] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws?page=1215