Laws & Regulations

"New York canceled power contracts for three offshore wind projects Friday, citing a turbine maker’s plans to scrap its biggest machines." "It’s a major blow to New York’s climate plan and to President Joe Biden’s energy ambitions."

"Plans to build what would have been one of the largest chemical recycling plants in the country in Pennsylvania were canceled this week."

"The administration has blocked a proposed industrial road needed to mine copper in the middle of the state, and has banned oil drilling on 13 million acres in the North Slope."

"The Biden administration is designating two “forever chemicals,” man-made compounds that are linked to serious health risks, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, shifting responsibility for their cleanup to polluters from taxpayers."

"The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to aid conservation efforts for migratory birds."

"After years of analysis and debate, California regulators have adopted a nation-leading drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen found in water supplies across the state."

"For decades, the federal government has prioritized oil and gas drilling, hardrock mining and livestock grazing on public lands across the country. That could soon change under a far-reaching Interior Department rule that puts conservation, recreation and renewable energy development on equal footing with resource extraction."

"A group of Republican-led states want the EPA to begin the process of rolling back elements of its Title VI regulations, according to a new petition for rulemaking."

"Water scarcity, overuse and development are among the reasons why 10 waterways across the nation were ranked this year’s most endangered rivers by the advocacy group American Rivers."