Laws & Regulations

"US Withdraws From UN Climate Damage Fund"

"Establishment of the fund in 2023 was a victory for climate change activists from developing nations."

"The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations climate damage fund that was established in 2023 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change when natural disasters strike.

Source: Politico, 03/10/2025

"EPA Reverses Course, Reinstating Dozens Of Environmental Justice Workers"

"Less than a month after placing the entire staff of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights on administrative leave, the Environmental Protection Agency has reinstated dozens of employees in offices across the country."

Source: Washington Post, 03/10/2025

Judge Blocks Trump Funding Freeze for Climate Work. Will White House Comply?

"A federal judge Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s freezing of congressionally approved federal funding, which has affected a variety of services and programs across the country, including climate and conservation work approved under the Inflation Reduction Act."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/10/2025

"Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump"

"On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in psychology at Emory University, nervously announced to the online world that she was planning a national protest in defense of science. “I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world,” she wrote in a post on Bluesky, a social media platform."

Source: NYTimes, 03/10/2025

Contamination Fears Drive Push To Remake California Cannabis Agency

"After a year of product tests that show pesticides in California cannabis products, regulators have yet to update standards. Santa Cruz County commissioners say the delay warrants a “public health emergency” and shifting responsibility to other state agencies."

Source: LA Times, 03/07/2025

"EPA Nominee Says US Should Adapt To, Not Mitigate, Climate Change"

"President Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office in charge of climate change and air pollution said Wednesday that the U.S. should “adapt to” rather than try to minimize climate change."

Source: The Hill, 03/07/2025

National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Admin Appear to Want It Kept Quiet.

"America’s national parks saw more than 331 million visits last year, a record. But the Trump administration does not want to call attention to those numbers, according to a National Park Service memo, amid mass firings of rangers and other employees at the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Arches and other popular destinations."

Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2025

"He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It."

"The new head of the Food and Drug Administration division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies."

Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2025

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