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"California Abandons Diesel Truck Ban And Other Clean-Air Rules Before Trump" [1]

"California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [11]
Source: CalMatters [12], 01/15/2025
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What Biden Rules Could Congress Unplug With Review Act? [13]

As the Biden White House rushes to enact environment and energy policy before Inauguration Day, an obscure law leaves room for the incoming administration to claw them back. At risk: strengthened emissions standards for vehicles and power, tougher energy efficiency standards and plans to replace lead pipes. The latest EJ TransitionWatch explains how the reversal works — and why it might not.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ TransitionWatch [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Policy [19]
Pollution [7]
Technology [20]
Transportation [8]
Water & Oceans [21]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
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Elon Musk’s Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight [22]

"Elon Musk’s Boring Company is constructing a planned 68-mile tunnel system beneath Las Vegas where drivers will ferry passengers around the urban core in Teslas. Despite its size, the project, because it’s privately funded, has not gone through the vetting typical of public transit systems, including lengthy governmental studies."

Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Source: ProPublica [24], 01/09/2025
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Climate-Driven Sea Level Rise Will Overwhelm Major Oil Ports, Study Shows [25]

"Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Infrastructure [18]
Transportation [8]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
International [26]
Source: Guardian [27], 01/07/2025
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"Chemtrail Conspiracy Theories: Why RFK Jr Is Watching The Skies" [28]

"Belief in a supposed US government plot linked to aircraft condensation trails has been boosted by confusion over proposals to geoengineer a response to the climate crisis"

Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [29]
Science [30]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [31], 01/02/2025
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EPA Approves California Electric Car Mandate. Will Trump Try To Revoke It? [32]

"The Biden administration today approved California’s groundbreaking mandate phasing out new gas-powered cars just weeks before the incoming Trump administration poses a threat of overturning electric vehicle and climate rules."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: CalMatters [33], 12/20/2024
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"Biden Moves To Stall Gas Export Projects That Trump Promises To Boost" [34]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday released a long-awaited analysis of the dangers that liquefied natural gas exports pose to the environment and the economy, raising a potential hurdle to a central part of President-elect Donald Trump’s energy agenda."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [8]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [35], 12/18/2024
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"Trump Tariff Plan Threatens To Drive Up Gas Prices" [36]

"Trump said late last month that on his first day in office, he would place 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods. The two countries are the leading sources of U.S. oil imports — and if he implements the tariffs, analysts say the action could result in higher gasoline prices."

Consumer [37]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Canada [38]
Mexico [39]
Source: The Hill [40], 12/18/2024
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"Gas Could Mean Billions for Indigenous People in Canada. Some Fear a Cost." [41]

"New export terminals along the rugged Pacific coastline have reignited a generations-old debate over identity and environmental stewardship."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [42]
Infrastructure [18]
People & Population [43]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [8]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
Canada [38]
Source: NYTimes [45], 12/16/2024
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"Biden Pushes Out Over $100 Billion in Clean Energy Grants as Term Winds Down" [46]

"U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for international climate policy John Podesta said."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Justice [42]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Reuters [47], 12/04/2024
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