Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donor Benefits from Worker Safety Weakening
"Meatpacking giant JBS gave $5 million; industry soon celebrated a decision to make those on the assembly line work faster."
Source: Capital & Main, 01/13/2026
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Court Says Trump Illegally Blocked Clean Energy Grants To Dem States
"A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election."
Source: AP, 01/13/2026
"Congress Is Rejecting Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science"
"Congress is racing to undo thousands of cuts to federal science programs that President Trump called for last year when planning the government’s current budget." "After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research."
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2026
States Need More Help Replacing Lead Pipes. Congress May Cut Funds Instead.
"The Senate is taking up a spending package passed by the House of Representatives that would cut $125 million in funding promised this year to replace toxic lead pipes. "
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/13/2026
"Trump Administration Moves To Reverse Mining Ban Near Boundary Waters"
"The Trump administration and northeast Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber are taking action to end a 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area that was imposed three years ago under former President Joe Biden."
Source: MPR, 01/13/2026
High Court Hears Arguments In Suit Over Damage To Louisiana Coast
"The Supreme Court on Monday morning grappled with a dispute in Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana over whether oil and gas companies can move a lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for damage to the Louisiana coast to federal court."
Source: SCOTUSblog, 01/13/2026
"Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet"
"By pulling the United States out of the main international climate treaty, seizing Venezuelan crude oil and using government power to resuscitate the domestic coal industry while choking off clean energy, the Trump administration is not just ignoring climate change, it is likely making the problem worse."
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2026
Judge Allows Offshore Wind Farm To Keep Building After Trump Opposition
"A federal judge on Monday temporarily allowed an offshore wind farm to keep building after yet another attempt by the Trump administration to halt it."
Source: The Hill, 01/13/2026
"EPA to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution"
"In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show."
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2026
"The War Over a Weedkiller Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court"
"The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether to take up a case involving weedkillers and cancer that could effectively curtail one of the largest waves of tort litigation in American history."
Source: NYTimes, 01/12/2026
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